William Mougayar

William Mougayar, a CoinDesk columnist, is the author of “The Business Blockchain,” producer of the Token Summit and a venture investor and adviser.

William Mougayar

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Opinion

The Crypto Industry Needs to Fix Itself Before It Can Progress

It's fair to blame regulatory agencies and Congress for failure to properly oversee crypto. But the industry also needs to look to its own failings, says William Mougayar.

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Policy

The US Needs a Dedicated Crypto Regulator

The current hodgepodge of regulators isn’t cutting it.

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Finance

4 Ways Blockchain Could Catapult Into the Mainstream

Blockchain technology adoption has largely been a top-down story. Here are some ideas that could get more bottom-up traction.

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Markets

We Still Lack a Rational Way to Value Tokens

Tokens continue to show little correlation between usage and value, confounding efforts to build better valuation methods.

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Finance

For DeFi to Grow, CeFi Must Embrace It

Despite the buzz, DeFi is not on a good trajectory. It's too technical, too volatile and too "geeky" to be adopted by "the mainstream," William Mougayar writes.

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Policy

Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It

We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money.

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Finance

Cut the Consensus: You Can't Run a Business Like a Blockchain

What works for the technical realm of blockchains does not automatically translate to the running of businesses or social organizations.

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Policy

While We Wait for Laws, We Need Better Interpretations of Existing Regulation

Congress isn't likely to pass crypto-favorable legislation in 2020. In the meantime, we have to hope for action from the SEC.

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Markets

Is the Window Closing on US Blockchain Leadership?

The U.S. should apply a "do no harm" approach and take a lead role on blockchain regulation, says William Mougayar.

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Markets

The Future of ICOs: In the Hands of Regulators or Innovators?

What is the future of initial coin offerings? One of the movements early leaders suggests the market might be at a tipping point.

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