Opinion


Política

NFTs Are an Internet Game-Changer

The big deal: property rights for the digital age.

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Mercados

$2T and Counting: Some Friday Perspective

It’s easy to become desensitized to the value being generated in crypto. Here are a few real-world analogs.

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Mercados

If Crypto Causes ‘Instability,’ It’s Because the System Is Unstable

Crypto is increasingly interconnected in the global financial system, regulators warn. But the potential knock-on effects of a crypto market collapse would be of their own making.

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Tecnologia

Are Cryptocurrencies Secure? Yes and No – Here’s Why

What explains the simultaneous security and vulnerability of digital assets, and what can advisors do to help their clients who may be at risk?

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Política

Biden’s Orwellian Tax Surveillance Policy

It’s political suicide for the Democrats, and a dark sign for America.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs numbers in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. According to the U.S. Labor Department, the economy added a disappointing 194,000 jobs in September as the COVID-19 Delta variant negatively impacted the usual annual hiring patterns. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tecnologia

What Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Understand About Bitcoin

The JPMorgan CEO thinks the bitcoin supply cap is changeable. He ain’t wrong, but he definitely ain’t right.

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Tecnologia

The Financialization of NFTs Raises Regulatory Issues

A “fantasy startup investing” platform lasted just one day in open beta, but in the process, it proved that the financialization of NFTs may be problematic.

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Política

Learning by Doing: A Different Kind of Graduate School for Blockchain

Work hard, innovate and find a real problem that needs solving. That’s it.

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Política

‘Only the Little People Pay Taxes.’ The Pandora Papers and the Case for Crypto

Offshore revelations sap faith in centralized power and show why trustless systems are needed.

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Política

Sign-In With Ethereum Is Coming

The dangers of letting Facebook control your online identity are clear. One alternative would use your Ethereum wallet instead, and let you control your own data.

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