Token Economy

The Node: The First Step to Making Sense of the Token Economy

Founders can build open-source platforms without fees and still get rich. Here's how.

Opinion  ·  2 August 2021

Wyoming’s New Crypto Banking Law Could Defang New York’s BitLicense

There may be a way for cryptocurrency businesses to get around New York's notoriously hard-to-get BitLicense, and it runs through Wyoming.

Markets  ·  14 November 2019
Binance US

Binance US Announces Dogecoin Listing

Binance US has listed longtime meme favorite dogecoin, according to the exchange.

Markets  ·  24 October 2019
Payments

Blockstack’s STX Token Now Traded on Binance and HashKey Pro

The advance is set to expand investors' access to Stacks (STX) – especially in Asia, a "priority region" for Blockstack.

Tech  ·  23 October 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Considers Listing Telegram, Polkadot Cryptocurrencies Among Others

Some of the coins under consideration, such as Telegram, are not yet live.

Markets  ·  19 September 2019
DeFi

From Crypto Winter to DeFi: A Year of Loss and Opportunity

The year since the last Consensus event wasn't just a crypto winter. It also included impressive progress in blockchain evolution, writes Michael Casey.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
Regulation

SEC Commissioner Fears ‘Heel-Dragging’ Will Stifle Crypto Innovation

SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce is worried that the regulators are moving too slowly for the crypto ecosystem.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2019
Exchanges

Beware the Fake Bitfinex White Papers Appearing Online

As speculation and impatience arises over the upcoming Bitfinex token sale, opportunistic fakers are creating bogus white papers.

Business  ·  5 May 2019
Binance

Bitcoin SV’s Delisting Isn’t ‘Censorship.’ But It’s Still a Problem

The controversy over delisting bitcoin SV shows why crypto exchanges need more consistent standards and rules.

Markets  ·  22 April 2019
Bitwise

Exchange Volumes May Be Fake, But Bitcoin’s Value Is Real

More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential.

Markets  ·  2 April 2019
Exchanges

What Coinbase Needs to Learn from the Neutrino Scandal

Once you have to trust someone, it really does matter who they are, as Coinbase's recent PR debacle illustrates.

Markets  ·  4 March 2019
Lightning Network

Will Crypto Torch Jamie Dimon?

The $156 in bitcoin being passed via the "Lighting Torch" is a bigger deal than trillions in JPM Coins would be, writes Michael J. Casey.

Markets  ·  18 February 2019
Ethereum

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Forming a ‘Token Task Force’

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is forming a task force to create business-grade standards for tokenized assets.

Business  ·  13 February 2019
Blockchain Technology

The Fallacy That Blockchain Is Stuck in One Place

Blockchain skeptics wrongly assume that the technology is in stasis, writes Michael J. Casey.

Markets  ·  11 February 2019
Privacy

The Crypto-Surveillance Capitalism Connection

If blockchain is to be a force for good, rather than a vehicle of subjugation, advocates must contend with the backlash against Big Tech.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019