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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months

24.1.2020
The Ripple CEO said at Davos an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year

UN Secretary-General at WEF: Dark Side of AI Threatens Our World

24.1.2020
In a symposium at the World Economic Forum, Antònio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlined what he believed were four gravest threats that the world faced today: climate war, mistrust of leaders, an increase of geopolitical tension, and the dark side of digital. Guterres...

Cypherpunk Harry Halpin Takes on Davos

24.1.2020
Nym Technologies CEO Harry Halpin speaks to CoinDesk's Leigh Cuen about the waning power of the Davos elite

WEF Introduces New Blockchain-based Track and Trace Platform

24.1.2020
The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind blockchain-based platform on Thursday, Day 4 of WEF’s Davos 2020 Annual Meeting. The aim of the platform is to assist businesses, regardless of the industry they belong to, effectively address consumer concerns regarding...

Charles Hoskinson’s Keynote Speech at WEF, Davos

24.1.2020
Charles Hoskinson, an American entrepreneur, crypto-expert, and mathematician, has delivered a keynote address in Davos on the global financial-technology system. The Co-founder and CEO of Cardano delve in detail about the emerging trends in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry and the impact...

Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project

23.1.2020
In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of global currencies

‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDC Trend at Davos 2020

23.1.2020
Companies are mainstreaming privacy, says Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony."

Facebook’s Libra Pushed World to Reconsider USD as Global Reserve Currency: WEF

23.1.2020
Global officials and economists at the WEF voice the fact that Facebook’s Libra pushed the world to start reconsidering the U.S. dollar as anchor currency

Industry Leaders at WEF See Major Role for Blockchain in Traceability

23.1.2020
Experts at the WEF agree that using blockchain for traceability is key. #CTdoesDavos

Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money

22.1.2020
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance

OKEx at Davos: Blockchain Best Placed to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked

22.1.2020
OKEx’s Lennix Lai argued that a digital, decentralized financial system underpinned by blockchain and crypto can be of mutual benefit to institutions and the unbanked

Finance Will Fall Behind Without Innovation, Experts at Davos WEF Say

21.1.2020
Mainstream finance faces a losing proposition without technological innovation, experts at Davos WEF explain

deVere Group CEO Urges WEF Delegates To Make Investment In Fintech

21.1.2020
Nigel Green, the founder and CEO of the world’s highly acclaimed independent global financial consultancy providing firm deVere Group, has made an appeal to the delegates of the World Economic Forum meet urging them to commit investments in fintech. The globally renowned financial gathering,...

WEF’s Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’: Is Crypto Regulation Imperative?

21.1.2020
The Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology team at the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it is creating a ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights: Design Principles for a Decentralized Future,’ to be presented at the international organization’s Annual Meeting in Switzerland from January 21–24....