Opinion


Markets

Why I'm Skeptical of FATF's 'Extreme Right Wing' Watch

The existence of hate organizations should not give grounds for increased financial surveillance.

The Skokie Affair, when neo-Nazis attempted to march in a small Illinois town, led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding freedom of speech and assembly.

Finance

Security Tokens Are Back and This Time It's Real

Billions in private assets could be securitized on a blockchain and sold to traders. So why haven't security tokens taken off yet?

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Policy

Stablecoins and CBDCs: Private Vs. Public Monetary Innovation

A Federal Reserve official praised stablecoins over CBDCs, yesterday. The debate cuts right to role of government in money.

Randal Quarles, vice chairman for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board.

Policy

More Energy-Efficient Blockchains Are Possible. Here's How

Proof-of-stake networks offer decentralization and security while using a fraction of the energy of proof-of-work chains like Bitcoin's. They are the future, says CasperLabs' CTO.

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Policy

A Reckoning for Binance and Other 'Global' Exchanges

The biggest crypto exchanges have grown by working around national regulators. Regulators are starting to take notice.

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Markets

Crypto Social Networks Aren't Cool

Blockchain technology is transformative, it's subversive, it's surprising – but it is not cool.

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Markets

Money Reimagined: Price Swings Versus the Long Term

The popping of bubbles does not indicate the failure of crypto technology itself, which continues to see massive long-term venture interest.

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Policy

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Fee Problem (and Solutions)

Bitcoin fees would make the cryptocurrency mostly unusable for Salvadorans. Here's how the first country to adopt BTC plans to tackle the fee problem.

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Markets

Protecting Free Speech With Decentralized Tech

The U.S. has strong, public institutions to protect speech, but the age of internet may also require public infrastructure.

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Policy

Article 7 and Bitcoin’s Latin American Coup

El Salvador's Bitcoin Law will make BTC a compulsory currency and create costs for everyday taxpayers – hardly an advancement for freedom or free money.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele