Year in Review 2019

Year in Review 2019

Change Won’t Happen With Chairman Clayton Around: Kristin Smith

A lobbyist surveys current attitudes towards blockchain in Washington D.C.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Lessons From the First Digital Gold Boom

Long before crypto, there was digital gold. The boom of the mid-1990s has echoes for today.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Meet Crypto’s New Best Friend: Fiat

Fiat and crypto are not enemies. They are complementary in any effective trading ecosystem.

Business  ·  14 December 2019
Decred

It’s Time to Walk-the-Talk on Decentralized Governance

Truly decentralized governance needs to take input from all stakeholders, which requires strong personalities to share the podium.

People  ·  13 December 2019
Bitcoin

Can ‘Dogfooding’ Altcoins Find Real Users in 2020?

Dogfooding - or using your own product - is normal among crypto startups. Is it indicative of a lack of real demand?

Business  ·  13 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

What DeFi Needs Next Year: Three Priorities

DeFi took off this year but it remains a small deal in the scheme of things. Here's how that changes.

Business  ·  13 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Bitcoin’s Best Ally Is Just Time: Pompliano

Pomp talks Libra, why bank-issued coins are scary, and why this time is both different and not different.

People  ·  13 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Decentralizing the Web Is More Necessary Than Ever

Galen Wolfe-Pauly says the bear market gives developers time and space to do what they do best.

Tech  ·  12 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Hold Tight, Here Come the Blockchain Wars

Prepare for a shakeout of blockchain projects in 2020 and the start of network-on-network conflict.

People  ·  12 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Security Token Offerings Are (Finally) Set for Takeoff in 2020

After teething problems in 2018 and 2019, the market for security token offerings is ready for growth in 2020.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

2019: The Inflection Point for Data Privacy

Americans have had enough of companies monetizing our personal data. Smart companies will react.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

The Year in Crypto Journalism: Truth Will Always Be Human

The crypto-sphere shows disdain for journalism, believing that technology is better at revealing truth. It isn't.

People  ·  11 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

What the Wild History of Digital Currency Tells Us About the Future

An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies.

People  ·  11 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

Never Mind Consumers, This Was a Year of Steady Infrastructural Progress

As the blockchain stack matures, we’ll look back on 2019 as the start of the blockchain adoption journey.

Tech  ·  11 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

2019 Saw the End of Blockchain Tourism: Marie Wieck, IBM

2019 saw a shift from dabbling in blockchain (just to make the trip) to applying the technology to solve problems.

Business  ·  11 December 2019