Like gift cards, digital tokens represent claims on future services. In a downturn, those tokens may not lose value as readily as equities and debt.
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Smart contracts and distributed ledgers can bring accountability and certainty to coronavirus relief efforts, says economist Stephanie Hurder.
Gold has traditionally been a safe place to invest during market turmoil. Now there's an even better version: tokenized gold, says the CEO of Smart Valor, a European exchange.
Corporate America has embraced fragility, says Nic Carter. Its business model depends on a bailout.
Miracle returns in investing seldom materialize. Beware excessive expectations for the bitcoin halving.
If history is a guide, financial models forecasting the post-halving bitcoin price are just as likely to shape the future as predict it.
Zero or negative interest rates will force stablecoins to look at their fee structures and cut costs. Only the fittest will survive, says our columnist.
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Should markets temporarily close even temporarily to calm investor panic? Noelle Acheson says no while crypto markets can’t. Both are good things.
Central banks are well placed to deliver regular, no-questions-asked monthly payments to everyone, and to manage any ensuing inflation.
With investors seeking safety in dollars, stablecoins have seen inflows of more than $2 billion since the crash. But, says our columnist Hasu, zero interest rates threaten business revenue.
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.
Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple.
It'll take a real financial crisis for bitcoin to prove its safe haven value.