People

Opinion

Where Peer-to-Peer Finance Grabbed Hold This Year

Nigeria, China, India, the U.S. and Vietnam were leading markets for peer-to-peer finance. South Africa and Turkey saw more stablecoin use.

People  ·  20 December 2020
Podcasts

Why Bitcoin and Rehypothecation Don’t Mix

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.

People  ·  20 December 2020
Opinion

COVID and Big Tech Burnout Are Pushing Social Tokens Mainstream

Before this year, social tokens were an intriguing but mostly hypothetical way to build a creator community.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Opinion

What This Digital Asset Investment Firm Missed and Capitalized on in 2020

Arca's CIO on DeFi's big year, Bitcoin's ascent to “mainstream global investment,” and the promise of digitizing the live sports experience.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Privacy

The Pandemic Turbocharged Online Privacy Concerns

End-to-end encryption was never more important than this year. In 2021, battles over the future of online privacy – and therefore the nature of the internet itself – will come to head.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Opinion

Akon: Crypto Can Give Africa Financial Freedom

The revolutionary power of blockchain will play a significant role in the golden age of African development.

People  ·  18 December 2020
Bitcoin

The CIO of $230B AUM Guggenheim Just Called for $400,000 BTC

A recap of 5+ insanely bullish stories that got buried in the bitcoin price action.

People  ·  17 December 2020
China

Bridging Cultural Gaps in 2021: Crypto in China and the US

Culture nuance defines a business climate. Multicoin investment principal Mable Jiang breaks down the divisions between East and West.

People  ·  17 December 2020
Opinion

Digital Assets Find Their Footing in Unstable Times

Socioeconomic forces have tipped in crypto's favor this year.

People  ·  17 December 2020
Bitcoin

Why $20,000 Bitcoin Matters

Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.

People  ·  16 December 2020
Opinion

Crypto Is a Low-Risk, High-Reward Career Move These Days

Betting your career on crypto is dangerous now we have billion dollar businesses and people like Paul Tudor Jones have endorsed Bitcoin.

People  ·  16 December 2020
Bitcoin

JPMorgan Discusses $600B in Potential New Bitcoin Demand

MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts.

People  ·  14 December 2020
MicroStrategy

Saylor Hits Back at Claims MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Trove Makes It an ETF

The MicroStrategy CEO took to Twitter to dismiss widespread speculation that his company's recent massive purchases of bitcoin have turned it into an investment firm or de facto ETF.

People  ·  13 December 2020
Podcasts

How Much Debt Can a Country Handle?

As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much?

People  ·  13 December 2020
Banking

The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up

Banks are moving into crypto and crypto companies are trying to become banks, so how does it all play out?

People  ·  12 December 2020