Opinion

DeFi

CEXs vs. DEXs: The Future Battle Lines

The future will see DEXs challenge centralized exchanges by finally separating custody and exchange, says the co-founder of IDEX.

Business  ·  4 October 2020
Opinion

The Digital Archipelago: How to Build an Internet Where Communities Thrive

Technology exists to serve people. Today, the situation is nearly reversed. Each of us is just propping up an engagement graph somewhere.

Tech  ·  3 October 2020
Opinion

The Hard Forks That Didn’t Dilute Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin continues to trounce BCH, BSV and other wannabe challenger projects.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2020
Bitcoin

Why Hardnosed Bitcoiners Can Learn to Love DeFi

Stacking sats and decentralized finance are more similar economic modes than most realize.

People  ·  1 October 2020
Enterprise Blockchain

‘Great Artists Steal’ – What Enterprise Blockchain Can Learn From the Past

Enterprise blockchain doesn't need to reinvent the wheel: Communications standards in use for decades are built for machine-to-machine commerce.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 September 2020
Opinion

Better Broadband Will Pave the Way for a ‘Brand New World’

Self-help guru James Altucher sees a world where we can jump between virtual realities. Will it be a better world? Time will tell.

People  ·  29 September 2020
Governance

Crypto Co-ops and Game Theory: Why the Internet Must Learn to Collaborate to Survive

As the internet shifts to the open, decentralized standards of Web 3.0, can we find a balance between competition and cooperation?

People  ·  29 September 2020
Opinion

How the Crypto Industry Seesaws Between Assets and Infrastructure

Bitcoin invented a new asset as well as new infrastructure. Often, we confuse the two roles it plays.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2020
Coinbase

Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees

Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?

People  ·  29 September 2020
Payments

The Standard About to Revolutionize Payments

Changing the standard way financial institutions communicate changes everything.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 September 2020
DeFi

Crypto Is Too Dependent on Dollars

With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 September 2020
Stablecoins

The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics

Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 September 2020
Tokenization

How We Short Capitalism – And Finance the Revolution

In the post-capitalist future, human beings will collaborate, communicate and create using the radically decentralized tools.

People  ·  25 September 2020
Tokenization

A New Era of Media Begins With Tokenization

Substack alone won't save publishing: The future of online content is where "money legos," communities and media meet.

Tech  ·  24 September 2020
Opinion

How Small Business Can Achieve ‘Economies of Scale’ by 2030

Blockchain tech will allow small businesses to collaborate as never before, reducing the power of big business to dictate terms.

Business  ·  24 September 2020