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Crypto Co-ops and Game Theory: Why the Internet Must Learn to Collaborate to Survive
29.9.2020
As the internet shifts to the open, decentralized standards of Web 3.0, can we find a balance between competition and cooperation?
How the Crypto Industry Seesaws Between Assets and Infrastructure
29.9.2020
Bitcoin invented a new asset as well as new infrastructure. Often, we confuse the two roles it plays
Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees
29.9.2020
Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?
The Standard About to Revolutionize Payments
28.9.2020
Changing the standard way financial institutions communicate changes everything
Crypto Is Too Dependent on Dollars
28.9.2020
With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify
The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics
27.9.2020
Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system
How We Short Capitalism – And Finance the Revolution
25.9.2020
In the post-capitalist future, human beings will collaborate, communicate and create using the radically decentralized tools
A New Era of Media Begins With Tokenization
24.9.2020
Substack alone won't save publishing: The future of online content is where "money legos," communities and media meet
How Small Business Can Achieve ‘Economies of Scale’ By 2030
24.9.2020
Blockchain tech will allow small businesses to collaborate as never before, reducing the power of big business to dictate terms
Me, Myself and My Multiple Avatars
23.9.2020
In 2030, there are 20-odd versions of "you" floating around the internet. Can you manage all the personas you created?
The Currency Cold War: Four Scenarios
22.9.2020
Stablecoins. Bitcoin. Libra. China's DCEP. Digital $. By 2030, there could be dozens of competing currencies. How will the money wars play out?
A New Social Contract for the Digital Age
22.9.2020
Veteran futurist Don Tapscott imagines the world in 2030 and finds reasons for optimism in the face of persistent social crisis
How Activist Investors Can Help the Crypto Industry Mature
21.9.2020
Often demonized for acting self-interestedly, activist investors can bring much needed focus to struggling organizations. In crypto, too
DAOs Will Never Govern the World (at This Pace)
21.9.2020
DAOs were meant to fix the broken democratic processes in today's society. They've come up against their own governance roadblocks
How Web 3.0 Creates Value for Users, Not Platforms
18.9.2020
There has been a Cambrian explosion of Web 3.0 apps. Let's make sure this evolution continues for decades to come
Money Reimagined: Climate-Friendlier Crypto
18.9.2020
How Bitcoin can improve its energy efficiency, reduce its climate impact and help manage the electricity grid
Stop F***ing Around With Public Token Airdrops in the United States
18.9.2020
The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist
Say Hello to the Singularity
17.9.2020
Blockchain will be the operating system of the "technological singularity" – for better or worse
How Crypto Can Win Over Washington, DC
15.9.2020
The crypto industry can't ignore the government if it hopes to go mainstream. There's too much at stake
Enterprises Need Third Parties for Oracles to Work
14.9.2020
Decentralized, oracle-based systems, like Chainlink's, are unworkable for financial services without third-party verification