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The Fourth Era of Blockchain Governance
10.8.2020
Blockchain systems have clear business advantages, but systemic governance design is key to building enterprise involvement
Bitcoin’s Stolen Revolution
9.8.2020
We wanted a permissionless system where users set the rules. We got a new financial toy for a small handful of wealthy companies and individuals
Decentralized Tech Will Be Ready for Humanity’s Next Crisis
8.8.2020
Decentralized tools were not the default solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the protocols being built today will be ready for whatever comes next
Money Reimagined: Warnings From an Argentine Tragedy
7.8.2020
Programmable money can protect against politicians debasing currencies to satisfy their own interests
Free Speech vs. Cancel Culture: Reasons for Optimism
7.8.2020
From social media to controversial statues, the free speech debate is more alive than ever. New tech can help safeguard history while letting us live our values
Bitcoin’s Patronage System Is an Unheralded Strength
6.8.2020
Bitcoin development is better funded than ever, cementing a patronage model that protects against insider maneuvering
TikTok and the Great Firewall of America
6.8.2020
U.S. politicians say TikTok is a threat to Americans' privacy. But can we trust Silicon Valley giants to behave any better?
China’s Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US
5.8.2020
While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks
Two Reasons Crypto’s Bull Market Is Coming
5.8.2020
Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap
Five Years In, DeFi Now Defines Ethereum
1.8.2020
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition
Money Reimagined: Let’s Be Privacy Scolds
31.7.2020
Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well
Social Media Companies Are ‘Too Big to Fail’
30.7.2020
Social media firms are quickly becoming as important to the economy, finance and real life as Wall Street titans. TBTF companies demand special attention
Central Banks Are Privacy Providers of Last Resort
30.7.2020
If central banks issue digital currencies, they'll be thrown into a debate about financial privacy in the modern era. Is that what they want?
To Beat Online Censorship, We Need Anonymous Payments
29.7.2020
Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services
Why Bitcoin Is Protected by the First Amendment
29.7.2020
Bitcoin's role as a communications and associative network - not just a financial network - means it deserves constitutional protection
Why Bitcoin-Like Scarcity Would Be a Disaster for the Dollar
28.7.2020
Calls to restrict the Fed's money printing powers fail to recognize the likely consequences, including price instability
How Millennials Are Shaping the Future of Money
27.7.2020
The desire for autonomy, self-sufficiency and personalization is driving innovation in personal finance, including the shift to crypto
From Enron to Wirecard: How Blockchain Tech Could Have Helped
25.7.2020
If blockchain technology is used within a regulated financial system, Wirecard-esque scandals can be a thing of the past, writes BRD CEO Adam Traidman
CoinDesk’s Twitter Hack Proved the Media Can’t Rely on Web 2.0
24.7.2020
Last week's Twitter hack, which downed a key CoinDesk channel for seven days, showed how news groups are overly dependent on social media
Money Reimagined: China’s ‘Cold War’ Blockchain Strategy
24.7.2020
China's new digital currency and Blockchain Services Network are part of a national plan to escape U.S. financial hegemony