Opinion


Policy

El Salvador Doesn't Need a Bitcoin Mandate

The Bukele administration should consider not enforcing, or eliminating, Article 7 of its new law. Let Bitcoin flourish on its own merits.

National Palace of El Salvador

Markets

The Left’s Bitcoin Dilemma

Politicians like Elizabeth Warren are pushing bitcoin policies that put the U.S.'s commitment to free speech at risk.

Elizabeth Warren at a campaign rally in California

Policy

Paying the IRON Price: Fractional Reserve Banking on a Blockchain

Algorithmic stablecoins are recreating traditional banking. And Iron Finance is learning old lessons all over again.

Game Of Thrones White Walkers Photocall

Markets

The Supercycle: How Crypto Could Shape the Decade Ahead

The supercycle thesis is the bold but vague idea that crypto is on the verge of mass adoption. Here's how it works and what it means.

"Rat Bike"

Markets

Curve DAO Contemplates Its Intellectual Property

A governance proposal to protect a DeFi project's IP prompts questions about a DAO's fiduciary duty and the open source ethos.

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Policy

Biden’s New FTC Chair Could Be a Big Web 3.0 Ally

Lina Khan made her name fighting data-hoarding platform monopolies. She could help clear the ground for a better model.

Lina Khan, new head of the FTC.

Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Has Its Own Media: So Far That's a Good Thing

So far, Future.com looks less like a news website than a dry, specialists-only academic journal. That's a net-plus for the tech industry.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Markets

On the Road: A Lesson About Open Access and Bitcoin

Capital can mean a source or flow. What type of world will flow from bitcoin?

New York City, as seen from the lower part of the Hudson River.

Markets

Kim Kardashian and EthereumMax. Why?

What is EthereumMax? Here's what we found after some quick research into Kim K's new favorite (?) crypto.

Kim Kardashian (Mike Cohen/Getty Images)

Finance

The Age of Autonomous Supply Chains

Companies can replace top-down planning with self-organizing blockchain systems, says our columnist. Think of supply chains orchestrated by smart contracts.

The headquarters of Russia's State Planning Committee, or Gosplan, in Moscow.