Decentralized tools were not the default solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the protocols being built today will be ready for whatever comes next.
Programmable money can protect against politicians debasing currencies to satisfy their own interests.
From social media to controversial statues, the free speech debate is more alive than ever. New tech can help safeguard history while letting us live our values.
Bitcoin development is better funded than ever, cementing a patronage model that protects against insider maneuvering.
U.S. politicians say TikTok is a threat to Americans' privacy. But can we trust Silicon Valley giants to behave any better?
While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks.
Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap.
Ethereum has always struggled with explaining itself to the world. With DeFi, it's found not only a new avenue of development but of self-definition.
Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well.
Social media firms are quickly becoming as important to the economy, finance and real life as Wall Street titans. TBTF companies demand special attention.
If central banks issue digital currencies, they'll be thrown into a debate about financial privacy in the modern era. Is that what they want?
Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services.
Bitcoin's role as a communications and associative network - not just a financial network - means it deserves constitutional protection.
Calls to restrict the Fed's money printing powers fail to recognize the likely consequences, including price instability.
The desire for autonomy, self-sufficiency and personalization is driving innovation in personal finance, including the shift to crypto.