Society

Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future Is Being Built

Blockchain can upend – not just the business models of recent decades – but a millennia-old societal practice of deep significance to civilization.

Markets  ·  28 May 2018

Warning: Blockchain Could Rot Your Brain

As we move toward trusting everything recorded in a blockchain, consider the societal impact, e.g. on our ability to think critically and skeptically.

Markets  ·  23 March 2018
Markets

Just Because It’s Bad for Your Coin Doesn’t Mean It’s FUD

Not all unwelcome tidings can be dismissed as attempts to sow "fear, uncertainty and doubt," and shooting the messenger won't make the message untrue.

Markets  ·  23 January 2018
Business

Blockchain Brain Drain Is About More Than Money

The next-generation of financial technologists will want more from corporations and businesses, argues ex-CME digitization lead Sandra Ro.

Business  ·  15 December 2017
Bitcoin

You Want Democracy? Try a Hard Fork

The mere option of forking not only empowers cryptocurrency users when they leave a project, but also when they stay, writes Taylor Pearson.

Tech  ·  15 November 2017
Bitcoin

Welcome to Bitcoin Country: Silk Road and the Lost Threads of Agorism

Silk Road and black markets? University of Dublin's Paul Ennis takes a dive into the kinds of sub-cultures bitcoin and cryptocurrencies enable.

Markets  ·  23 September 2017
ICOs

Tokens for Climate Change? How We Can Rise Above ICO Mania

Tokens for climate change? CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey argues it's a question worth taking seriously.

Business  ·  20 September 2017
Trust

Crypto Utopia? Defining the Greater Good in a Blockchain World

Can this radical new technology, blockchain, create the underpinning of a safer, fairer and more prosperous society?

Business  ·  14 May 2017
Research

EU Parliament Report Explores Blockchain’s Social Impact

A new paper from the research arm of the European Parliament examines the relationship between blockchain and a shift in Europe's social values.

Markets  ·  10 May 2017
Politics

Bitcoin’s Unlimited Potential Lies in Its Apolitical Core

As bitcoin descends into party politics, contributor Nozomi Hayase makes an appeal for the community to unite behind its original ideals.

Markets  ·  21 April 2017
News

Land Registry: A Big Blockchain Use Case Explored

Is land titling a ready-made blockchain use case? CoinDesk profiles the pros and cons in discussion with industry experts.

Markets  ·  19 April 2017
Governance

Primavera de Filippi on Blockchain and the Quest to Decentralize Society

The Harvard researcher talks blockchain governance and her novel alternative to proof-of-work.

Tech  ·  18 April 2017
Altcoins

‘User-Generated Currency’: Bitcoin and the YouTube of Money

Why the ability of blockchain technologies to create many currencies could create a 'long tail' of new commerce opportunities.

Markets  ·  16 April 2017