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Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Warning for Central Banks

Bitcoin's rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system. Will central bankers like Christine Lagarde take notice?

Policy & regulation  ·  15 January 2021
SEC

What Crypto Can Expect From Gary Gensler at the SEC

A ex-CFTC official on how Biden's rumored pick to head the SEC might treat crypto-related issues.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 January 2021
Twitter

Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy

Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be.

Business  ·  14 January 2021
Crypto Donations

The Downside of Crypto Donations

Nonprofits and their supporters are turning to crypto to avoid taxmen, middlemen and restrictive lawmakers. Unless they do their homework, nonprofits face restrictions of a different kind.

People  ·  13 January 2021
Opinion

FinCEN’s Crypto Surveillance Rule Violates the US Constitution

Proposals requiring crypto companies to report transactions amount to "mass surveillance" and flout the Fourth Amendment.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 January 2021
OCC

How the OCC Is Building Crypto America (and Saving Banks From Extinction)

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 January 2021
Opinion

FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says

Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 January 2021
Opinion

Now Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized Web

After the U.S. Capitol insurrection and Twitter's unilateral ban of President Trump, decentralizing the web has never been more necessary.

People  ·  11 January 2021
Newsletters

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Road to Gold

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.

Markets  ·  8 January 2021
Opinion

Bull Run Democracy, Revisited

In 2017, high-flying bitcoiners attempted to foment democracy in Venezuela by airdropping crypto and paper wallets. What did we learn from these experiments?

People  ·  7 January 2021
Custody

Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto

The bearer nature of digital assets presents challenges to institutions getting into crypto. The need for greater security will likely impact the whole industry.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 January 2021
Cryptography

The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum

How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.

Tech  ·  6 January 2021
Opinion

Enterprise Blockchain Is at a Private-Public Crossroads

The big players in enterprise blockchain face a decision: stay with underwhelming consortia projects, or invest in public networks like Ethereum.

Markets  ·  6 January 2021
Yield Farming

Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield

U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative.

People  ·  5 January 2021
Opinion

The Pandemic Was Just the Catalyst

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, he says.

Markets  ·  5 January 2021