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Crypto Social Networks Aren’t Cool

Blockchain technology is transformative, it's subversive, it's surprising – but it is not cool.

People  ·  28 June 2021
Bitcoin

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Fee Problem (and Solutions)

Bitcoin fees would make the cryptocurrency mostly unusable for Salvadorans. Here's how the first country to adopt BTC plans to tackle the fee problem.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 June 2021
Newsletters

Protecting Free Speech With Decentralized Tech

The U.S. has strong, public institutions to protect speech, but the age of internet may also require public infrastructure.

People  ·  24 June 2021
Newsletters

Why the Current Inflation Wave Could Fizzle Out

Jerome Powell sees inflation as strong but short-lived. Why do some expect prices for cars, chips, and other key goods to stop rising?

Business  ·  23 June 2021
Newsletters

Digital Ownership Is Getting Heated

Remote-controlled thermostats in Texas might serve as a reminder to what we give up when we go digital.

People  ·  22 June 2021
Newsletters

The Infinite Tomato Economy

A satirical tweet about the compounding return on planting tomatoes reveals a lot about contemporary tech culture.

People  ·  18 June 2021
Governance

Curve DAO Contemplates Its Intellectual Property

A governance proposal to protect a DeFi project's IP prompts questions about a DAO's fiduciary duty and the open source ethos.

People  ·  17 June 2021
Newsletters

Biden’s New FTC Chair Could Be a Big Web 3.0 Ally

Lina Khan made her name fighting data-hoarding platform monopolies. She could help clear the ground for a better model.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 June 2021
Newsletters

On the Road: A Lesson About Open Access and Bitcoin

Capital can mean a source or flow. What type of world will flow from bitcoin?

People  ·  15 June 2021
Newsletters

2 Tweets Make a Story: Bloomberg’s Bitcoin Miami Report

The first story about COVID out of Bitcoin 2021 needed significantly more reporting than it had, and unfortunately, it drove copy-paste follow-ons instead.

News  ·  14 June 2021
Newsletters

The Node: The Dawn of Bitcoin Geopolitics

Latin American leaders have faced decades of repression by the United States. Bitcoin gives them a way to fight back.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2021
Newsletters

Miami Coin and Voting With Your Tokens

Patrick Stanley's new project may provide a way for people to reward and be rewarded by innovative cities.

Tech  ·  8 June 2021
Newsletters

The Ransom-Ware

An ode to companies that poorly guard their computer systems and end up paying extortionists bitcoin to unlock them (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling).

Business  ·  4 June 2021
DeFi

DeFi’s Sticky Future

Innovations tend to stack. And there's nothing more stackable than composability and interoperability involving money.

Tech  ·  3 June 2021
Newsletters

How Do You Know Crypto Is Winning? Look Where the Talent Is Going

Crypto is poaching top talent from financial and technology giants.

People  ·  2 June 2021