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We Should Sign On to the Web, Not to Websites

You are you everywhere offline. You should be able to be you everywhere online, too.

Opinion  ·  12 July 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: A Bear Market Doesn’t Spell Doom

Plus: China’s Bitcoin crackdown, and why bitcoin isn’t a “boomer coin.”

Policy & regulation  ·  11 July 2021
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Money Reimagined: Inflation Is Here? Always Has Been

The Consumer Price Index has given Americans a falsely comforting perception of reality. When even this metric jumps 5%, we’d better hope it’s a glitch.

Opinion  ·  9 July 2021
Newsletters

Crypto Has a Marketing Issue

There’s a troubling cultural trend around cryptocurrency, one that encourages retail investors to “ape into” the market in search of riches.

Opinion  ·  8 July 2021
Ethereum Mining

Valid Points: The Fate of Ethereum Miners When There’s Nothing Left to Mine

Also: Why there’s growing demand for bitcoin on Ethereum.

Tech  ·  7 July 2021
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CryptoPunks Get Punked

Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps minted his own version of a CryptoPunk and was summarily hit with a copyright notification.

People  ·  6 July 2021
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State of Crypto: Yes, We’re Still Talking About Regulatory Clarity

An expressed desire for regulatory clarity in the U.S. isn’t new. But there’s increasing pressure for lawmakers and regulators to define just what sorts of digital asset activities are all right.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 July 2021
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Money Reimagined: United States of Stablecoin

To maintain the dollar's position in the world, the U.S. should follow Randal Quarles’ advice and foster an open, stablecoin-driven money system.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2021
Newsletters

Before We Regulate Crypto, We Need to Know What Crypto Is

UPenn's Sarah Hammer raised an interesting point in her congressional testimony yesterday: We don't have a unified source of data to make sense of crypto.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 July 2021
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Why I’m Skeptical of FATF’s ‘Extreme Right Wing’ Watch

The existence of hate organizations should not give grounds for increased financial surveillance.

People  ·  30 June 2021
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Stablecoins and CBDCs: Private Vs. Public Monetary Innovation

A Federal Reserve official praised stablecoins over CBDCs, yesterday. The debate cuts right to role of government in money.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 June 2021
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State of Crypto: Inside the NRCC’s Plan to Accept Crypto Donations

The NRCC will soon accept crypto donations because Republican donors requested the payment method, the campaign committee's chair said.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 June 2021
Newsletters

Crypto Social Networks Aren’t Cool

Blockchain technology is transformative, it's subversive, it's surprising – but it is not cool.

People  ·  28 June 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: This Bear Market May Not Last Long

Cryptocurrency markets will likely stay under sell pressure for the next few weeks, but data points indicate this bear market may be short-lived.

Markets  ·  27 June 2021
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Money Reimagined: Price Swings Versus the Long Term

The popping of bubbles does not indicate the failure of crypto technology itself, which continues to see massive long-term venture interest.

Markets  ·  25 June 2021