Opinion


Política

Before We Regulate Crypto, We Need to Know What Crypto Is

UPenn's Sarah Hammer raised an interesting point in her congressional testimony yesterday: We don't have a unified source of data to make sense of crypto.

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Política

Has the Biden Administration Lost the Plot on Crypto Regulation?

The White House and Congress have yet to offer policy clarity for the crypto industry. Their agenda isn't focused on innovation and growth.

Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, center, and Michael Hsu, acting head of the Comptroller of the Currency, right, walk to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 21, 2021.

Tecnologia

Gaze Into the Orb to Collect Your Worldcoin

Y Combinator's basic income idea sounds creepy as hell.

Sam Altman

Mercados

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.

Finanças

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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Política

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.

Política

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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Política

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.

Buckingham Palace in London.

Mercados

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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Mercados

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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