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Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?
23.1.2020
Bakkt preps consumer app for 2020 launch while Pornhub starts performer payouts in Tether, plus a controversial, obligatory new dev fund in BCH
Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
22.1.2020
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support
Tyrone Ross on Why Financial Advisors Are Taking Notice of DeFi
17.1.2020
Financial advisor and crypto advocate Tyrone Ross joins for hot takes on financial advisors, DeFi and the most important company in crypto
Why ‘Crypto Dad’ Is Building the Digital Dollar Foundation
16.1.2020
With the proverbial digital currency barbarians at the gate, ex-CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo launches a digital dollar initiative
Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
15.1.2020
From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
Mati Greenspan on the Technical and Macro Roots of Bitcoin’s Price Surge
14.1.2020
As BTC surges, is it fundamentals, technicals or macro context? Former eToro analyst Mati Greenspan breaks it down
Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto’s Killer App
13.1.2020
As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?
ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up
10.1.2020
A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee
Narrative Watch: Why 2020 Will Be the Year of the DAO
9.1.2020
2019 saw the launch of Moloch, MetaCartel, MarketingDAO and more than 1000 DAOs on Aragon. Will 2020 be even bigger?
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue
Hamstringing an Industry With Compliance Costs
7.1.2020
The risk to the industry when crypto companies have to spend millions on compliance, plus new BTC mining in TX and the IMF on digital currencies
Taking the TON Out of Telegram
6.1.2020
Discussing how bitcoin might react to Iran and a rise in instability, plus news that TON won’t be in Telegram and reviewing the Nakamoto.com dust up
YouTube, Tron and the Dream of Decentralization
3.1.2020
After YouTube (temporarily) removes crypto content and DLive moves to Tron, many are asking: Are decentralized social media alternatives possible?
Taylor Monahan on Crypto’s Divergent Possibilities in 2020
1.1.2020
Why 2020 represents a fundamental dividing line between cypherpunk crypto and government & corporate co-opted crypto
Tom Shaughnessy and Jordan Clifford on Layer 1 Wars, Token Economics and a Shift to Applications
31.12.2019
The big story of 2019 was "quiet" building. When it comes to 2020, however, watch out for fireworks
Katherine Wu on DeFi and the Inevitability of the Digital Yuan
30.12.2019
How DeFi found its footing in 2019 and what it means that 2020 will see the launch of a Chinese digital yuan
Camila Russo and David Hoffman on the 2020 DeFi Outlook
27.12.2019
Why the undisputed narrative of 2019 was the rise of DeFi and why 2020 promises even more exciting developments
Marty Bent on the Macro Fires on the Horizon
26.12.2019
From a trade war tweeting president to protests in Hong Kong, 2019 saw global instability (and in turn, the raison d’etre for bitcoin) increase
Rob ‘Crypto Bobby’ Paone and Preethi Kasireddy on Fundraising, Halvings, and the Long Steady Slog of Crypto
25.12.2019
Why 2019 was a long, steady slog of behind the scenes building and why 2020 promises more of the same
Meltem Demirors on Government Digital Currencies and Why ‘The Halvening’ Gets Weird
24.12.2019
Why the narrative of 2019 was the emergencies of Central Bank Digital Currencies and why the halvening won’t go as people expect