Year in Review 2020

DeFi

Camila Russo on Building The Defiant and the Future of DeFi

The Defiant is required reading about DeFi these days. How did "one more Bloomberg journalist" become a successful media entrepreneur and influencer?

People  ·  23 December 2020
Opinion

Why I’m Long Crypto, Short DLT

"Too many champions of crypto want to be the epicenter of decentralization," says our columnist.

Business  ·  23 December 2020
Opinion

Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit’s 2021 Predictions

What is bringing us closer to a decentralized financial future?

People  ·  23 December 2020
Opinion

Crypto Needs to Engage With the World

Look beyond the casino-like financial experiments that currently offer only speculation and “get rich quick” schemes, says Cosmos' cofounder.

People  ·  22 December 2020
Opinion

The Blockchain NFT Wars Are Here

NFTs could become a trillion-dollar industry, but not before its scalability issues are adequately addressed.

People  ·  22 December 2020
Paul Tudor Jones

Druckenmiller, Jones and Bitcoin’s Perfect Trading Machine

Speculators like Stanley Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones love to play the game. Just don't pin them down to a side, says our columnist.

Markets  ·  22 December 2020
CBDCs

Central Banks Had to Up Their Money Game This Year – And They Did

Faced by the rise of stablecoins and other blockchain experiments, central banks had to up their monetary game – and they did.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 December 2020
Opinion

Public Blockchains Are Set to Reshape Global Commerce (2020 Was the Start)

EY's blockchain leader says blockchain technology's biggest impact will be in lowering transaction costs in the global economy.

Business  ·  21 December 2020
Opinion

You Say You Want a Bitcoin Revolution

The way the Beatles revolution was corporatized has lessons for Bitcoin's future. It needs to remain true to its roots.

People  ·  20 December 2020
Opinion

Where Peer-to-Peer Finance Grabbed Hold This Year

Nigeria, China, India, the U.S. and Vietnam were leading markets for peer-to-peer finance. South Africa and Turkey saw more stablecoin use.

People  ·  20 December 2020
Opinion

COVID and Big Tech Burnout Are Pushing Social Tokens Mainstream

Before this year, social tokens were an intriguing but mostly hypothetical way to build a creator community.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Opinion

What This Digital Asset Investment Firm Missed and Capitalized on in 2020

Arca's CIO on DeFi's big year, Bitcoin's ascent to “mainstream global investment,” and the promise of digitizing the live sports experience.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Privacy

The Pandemic Turbocharged Online Privacy Concerns

End-to-end encryption was never more important than this year. In 2021, battles over the future of online privacy – and therefore the nature of the internet itself – will come to head.

People  ·  19 December 2020
Opinion

Akon: Crypto Can Give Africa Financial Freedom

The revolutionary power of blockchain will play a significant role in the golden age of African development.

People  ·  18 December 2020
Governance

The Good, the Bad and the DAOs Only a Founder Could Love in 2020

Founder of DAO Leadership Grace Rachmany gives a rundown on the current state of the DAO landscape.

Tech  ·  18 December 2020