Year in Review 2020

Enterprise Blockchain Is at a Private-Public Crossroads

The big players in enterprise blockchain face a decision: stay with underwhelming consortia projects, or invest in public networks like Ethereum.

Markets  ·  6 January 2021

The Pandemic Was Just the Catalyst

Harry Dent predicted 2020's economic upheaval several years in advance. The coronavirus pandemic was just a trigger to a long-term reckoning over public debt, he says.

Markets  ·  5 January 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Looking Back on a Monumental Year

Four crypto industry experts share their biggest insights from 2020 and what they mean for 2021.

Markets  ·  3 January 2021
Opinion

This Is What Global Open-Source Money Seems Like

Some insist bitcoin simply can't be money because it has no basis in the material world. But the argument owes more to semantics than reality.

Tech  ·  3 January 2021
Base Layers

The Rise of Layer 2s Spells End for Altcoins

Bitcoin is no longer limited to a single chain, meaning altcoins like ether are trending towards irrelevancy, says the neuroscientist and DeFi entrepreneur.

People  ·  3 January 2021
Bitcoin

More Aussies Back Bitcoin, the Underdog

Aussie resilience (and bitcoin) binds us together during times of fear, uncertainty and doubt, says the head of a local exchange.

People  ·  2 January 2021
Opinion

Why Impact Investing and Crypto Are Mutually Beneficial

Two of the fastest growing alternative investment classes – ESG and crypto – are mutually beneficial, says the CEO of Fasset.

People  ·  2 January 2021
Opinion

Stablecoins, ‘Unsung Heroes and Other Institutional Crypto Takeaways

Vision Hill's Dan Zuller runs through his 10 takeaways from institutional crypto investing, and looks ahead.

People  ·  1 January 2021
Coronavirus

Lessons in Failing to Apply Blockchain and AI to Combat COVID

Blockchain tech is well suited to manage aspects of the fight against the coronavirus. Why hasn't it been used more?

People  ·  1 January 2021
CBDCs

Crypto Dollars and CBDCs: The Battle to Come

The future of money will be a tussle between algorithmic and fiat-pegged stablecoins and central bank digital currency experiments.

People  ·  31 December 2020
Coronavirus

Why Crypto Crosses ‘The Chasm’ in a Post-Coronavirus World

2020 will be looked back on as the year that marks the present era from the past; the demarcation line separating the before and the after.

People  ·  31 December 2020
Coronavirus

Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021

Crypto assets not only are not going away. They will become integral to our financial and political lives.

People  ·  31 December 2020
DeFi

How DeFi ‘Degens’ Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development

Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki coins the phrase "regenerative finance" to describe the future of funding open-source development.

People  ·  30 December 2020
CBDCs

CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs. What does 2021 hold in store?

Policy & regulation  ·  30 December 2020
Censorship

Blockchain Developers Are Focused on the Wrong Problem

If it's to reach its full potential, the decentralized economy needs to scale censorship resistance, say Solana's CEO and COO.

People  ·  30 December 2020