Frances Coppola

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Markets

Por qué bitcoin podría ser algo bueno para El Salvador

La adopción de esa criptomoneda como de curso legal podría ayudar a impulsar la economía del país, dice nuestra columnista, pero hay riesgos si el gobierno se excede en la concesión de nuevos préstamos.

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Policy

Why Bitcoin Could Be Good for El Salvador

Adopting Bitcoin as legal tender could help the El Salvador economy grow, says our columnist, but there are risks if the government over-indulges new borrowing.

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Tech

Why Bitcoin Should Be Priced in Sats (and Why It Has a Divisibility Dilemma)

Exchanges should consider quoting bitcoin's price in sats to get more buyers. But are there enough to make bitcoin a global savings vehicle?

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Policy

Why Money Scarcity Means Someone Goes Hungry

We don’t want to create so much money that it becomes worthless. But it is better to risk inflation than to deny people the means to live.

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Markets

Caveat Depositor. How Safe Is Your Stablecoin?

USD stablecoins are created largely outside the dollar system and lack federal deposit guarantees. Investors should be careful.

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Finance

Scarcity Gives Bitcoin Value, but Not the Way You Think

Bitcoin is "scarce" (and therefore valuable) when demand for it exceeds the available supply, not because of its 21 million hard cap, says our columnist.

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Markets

Crypto’s Choice: Join the Financial System or Fight It

The crypto industry faces a momentous choice. Does it integrate with the existing financial system's rules? Or does it choose to fight for its anti-status quo principles?

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Markets

Why Bitcoin Thrives (and Why It Won't Replace the Dollar)

A world in which bitcoin becomes the global reserve currency is a world many of us would not want to live in.

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Markets

Ethereum, Dark Forests and the Limits of Transparency

The crypto world eschewed trust in favor of transparency. But transparency doesn’t solve the problem of untrustworthiness in financial markets.

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