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How the OCC Is Building Crypto America (and Saving Banks From Extinction)
12.1.2021
Three interpretative letters from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lay the groundwork for banks to become crypto custodians, payment companies and miners in blockchain networks
FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says
12.1.2021
Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist
Now Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized Web
11.1.2021
After the U.S. Capitol insurrection and Twitter's unilateral ban of President Trump, decentralizing the web has never been more necessary
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Road to Gold
8.1.2021
Bitcoin may not be "digital gold" just yet. But, with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it's well on the way
Bull Run Democracy, Revisited
7.1.2021
In 2017, high-flying bitcoiners attempted to foment democracy in Venezuela by airdropping crypto and paper wallets. What did we learn from these experiments?
Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto
7.1.2021
The bearer nature of digital assets presents challenges to institutions getting into crypto. The need for greater security will likely impact the whole industry
The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum
6.1.2021
How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing
Enterprise Blockchain Is at a Private-Public Crossroads
6.1.2021
The big players in enterprise blockchain face a decision: stay with underwhelming consortia projects, or invest in public networks like Ethereum
Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield
5.1.2021
U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative
The Pandemic Was Just the Catalyst
5.1.2021
Harry Dent predicted 2020's economic upheaval several years in advance. The coronavirus pandemic was just a trigger to a long-term reckoning over public debt
Why I’ve Changed My Mind on Bitcoin
4.1.2021
Ritholtz Wealth Management's COO Nick Maggiulli on why he reversed positions on bitcoin
We Don’t Need a New Regulator to Have Better Crypto Regulation
4.1.2021
Contrary to popular wisdom, the U.S.' distributed regulatory structure is good for digital assets in the long run
This Is What Global Open-Source Money Seems Like
3.1.2021
Some insist bitcoin simply can't be money because it has no basis in the material world. But the argument owes more to semantics than reality
The Rise of Layer 2s Spells End for Altcoins
3.1.2021
Bitcoin is no longer limited to a single chain, meaning altcoins like ether are trending towards irrelevancy, says the neuroscientist and DeFi entrepreneur
More Aussies Back Bitcoin, the Underdog
2.1.2021
Aussie resilience (and bitcoin) binds us together during times of fear, uncertainty and doubt, says the head of a local exchange
Why Impact Investing and Crypto Are Mutually Beneficial
2.1.2021
Two of the fastest growing alternative investment classes – ESG and crypto – are mutually beneficial, says the CEO of Fasset
Stablecoins, ‘Unsung Heroes and Other Institutional Crypto Takeaways
1.1.2021
Vision Hill's Dan Zuller runs through his 10 takeaways from institutional crypto investing, and looks ahead
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2020
1.1.2021
2020 is over, which is great, even if it doesn’t mean everything terrible about this year is now in our collective rearview mirror. Video games played a bigger role in many of our lives than they have in years past, which made picking Kotaku’s top games pretty tricky. But, as always, here are...
Lessons in Failing to Apply Blockchain and AI to Combat COVID
1.1.2021
Blockchain tech is well suited to manage aspects of the fight against the coronavirus. Why hasn't it been used more?
Crypto Dollars and CBDCs: The Battle to Come
31.12.2020
The future of money will be a tussle between algorythmic and fiat-pegged stablecoins and central bank digital currency experiments