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Why Europe Bests the US at Attracting Crypto Startups
1.12.2020
The EU has created a common framework for regulating crypto across the economic bloc. The U.S. is still working out its approach
Banks Need to Adopt Crypto, Now
1.12.2020
Resistance is futile and the time for doing nothing with crypto was two years ago, not today, says our columnist
BitMEX Founder’s Charges Highlight Risks for DeFi
24.11.2020
The case against BitMEX, an offshore crypto trading platform, has regulatory implications for the burgeoning DeFi market
Privacy, Power, Fiscal Policy, the Poor: 4 Reasons to Worry About CBDCs
23.11.2020
As central banks everywhere gear up to launch digital currencies, it's time to consider the possible downsides
Latin America’s Big Blockchain Opportunity
23.11.2020
Decentralizing the financial sector and putting trust in distributed ledgers means less reliance on the continent's corrupt intermediaries
Bitcoin Is the Biggest Big Short
20.11.2020
Short-sellers help identify weaknesses in capital markets. Bitcoin helps us see what's wrong with the financial system
The Complete Case for $100K Bitcoin
19.11.2020
It's conceivable. Here are the scenarios where a $100,000 bitcoin valuation might begin to become feasible
Open Finance Is Better Than Broken Finance
19.11.2020
Traditional financial services fail to meet the core needs of a global economy. DeFi is not perfect but it's for everyone
The Dark Future Where Payments Are Politicized and Bitcoin Wins
18.11.2020
If the payments system ever becomes seriously politicized, Bitcoin's apolitical nature could become more appealing. But that's not a scenario worth looking forward to
What the History of Airlines Tells Us About Blockchain Commerce
18.11.2020
The ability to represent all industrial capacity as tokens on a blockchain will have huge implications for resource use, says our columnist
The Smart Money Economy
17.11.2020
Digital money in a crypto wallet is only the first step. The bigger shift is a new software economy anchored in programmable blockchains
Why Bitcoin Thrives (and Why It Won’t Replace the Dollar)
16.11.2020
A world in which bitcoin becomes the global reserve currency is a world many of us would not want to live in
Crypto Execs Need Liability Insurance
16.11.2020
When crypto companies are denied liability insurance, they are disincentivized from innovating
Data Is Labor: Why We Need Data Unions
15.11.2020
It's time to unionize and take back the wealth created by personal data, says a leading activist
Money Reimagined: The US’s Kodak Moment
13.11.2020
China's moves on digital currency have potential to rock the global economy. The U.S. risks getting left behind, like Kodak and digital photos
Why DeFi Needs to Branch Out From Ethereum
12.11.2020
For its long-term viability, decentralized finance cannot be defined by a single blockchain network
Flash Loans Aren’t the Problem, Centralized Price Oracles Are
11.11.2020
Flash loans attacks have received a lot of press attention. But they're not DeFi's biggest vulnerability, says Chainlink's CMO
African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles
11.11.2020
Startup capital in Africa still favors foreign founders at the expense of homegrown projects. A proposal to break the cycle
Digital Voting Is Coming. Let’s Do It Right.
10.11.2020
Cryptographic techniques, like zk-SNARKs and blockchains, could ensure online voting is secure and private
The Case for Bitcoin Banking (Despite Cred’s Bankruptcy)
10.11.2020
The failure of a Bitcoin bank reinforces the merit of a Bitcoin-based financial system, says our columnist