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Tecnologia

China's Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US

While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks.

Sonny Ross/CoinDesk archives

Finanças

Figure's Mike Cagney: How to Build a Business in Blockchain

Mike Cagney, who co-founded SoFi, is one of fintech's most accomplished entrepreneurs. He talks to ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin about keys to success for blockchain startups.

Figure Markets CEO Mike Cagney (Figure)

Finanças

Weed Out the Soviet-Era Ponzi Scheme Eating Ethereum

The MMM Ponzi scheme accounts for 10% of Ethereum's transactions and 50% of Paxos's. It's time the Ethereum community did something about it.

Screenshot of the MMM BSC homepage (CoinDesk)

Mercados

DeFi Protocols Should Act More Like Fiduciaries

Open protocols can help reform the financial system, says our columnist. But they need to come with safeguards consumers understand.

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Tecnologia

What Fintech Can Learn From Elon Musk and SpaceX

A decade ago, few people believed Elon Musk could pull off a manned space launch, just as skepticism surrounds fintech and crypto today. What can the financial industry learn from SpaceX, asks ConsenSys' Lex Sokolin.

Credit: Official SpaceX Photos/Flickr

Política

The American Empire Is in Decline. Time for a New Economic System

From debt to inequality, the U.S. economy looks like a 1930s disaster waiting to happen. No wonder gold-bugs and Bitcoiners are feeling vindicated.

Empires are able to print their own money until trust in the currency falls, says Sokolin. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Mercados

Facebook's 'Scaled Back' Libra Proposal Is More Dangerous Than You Think

With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist.

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Finanças

Your Crypto Startup Needs a Recession Strategy

A shakeout is coming in crypto venture capital and entrepreneurs should react with a new plan, says our columnist.

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Mercados

We Won't Ever Think About the Financial System the Same Way

The last two weeks have proven how vulnerable the financial system is to shocks and innovation, says ConsenSys' fintech co-head.

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Finanças

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails

Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.

Via ConsenSys Codefi

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