Opinion


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Unlike the Early Web, Crypto Does Not Need State Patronage

Blockchain doesn't need ARPANET-type government support. But co-ordination and collective action are vital to avoid duplication of effort.

DEFENSE FUNDING: The internet's beginnings can be traced back to the ARPANET, a program funded in the 1960s by the U.S. Advanced Research Project Agency.

Политика

Fundamental Investing Is Alive and Well in Crypto

Ironically, digital assets might be one of the best asset classes for true fundamental investment analysis, says our columnist.

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Финансы

Money Reimagined: Enterprise Blockchain Isn't Dead

Corporations find blockchain technology challenging to use. But it's much too early to write off enterprise applications wholesale.

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Политика

China Leads Africa's Digital Currency Race

With years of public investment and plenty of penetration for its phone makers, China is well placed to establish a digital currency in Africa.

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A Big Year for Decentralized Identity and Infrastructure

The World Economic Forum's head of blockchain highlights four trends to look out for in the year ahead.

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Политика

Why Crypto Markets Aren't 'All-to-All' Either (and How They Can Be)

GameStop-Robinhood revealed inequalities in the retail equity trading system. Can crypto markets do better? They must.

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Технологии

Robinhood Can't Democratize Finance Using Old Tools

Robinhood saw the ire of traders last week because it promised to be different. It turned out to be fancy app on top of an antiquated system.

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Политика

The GameStop Stop Is Not a Technology Problem

Robinhood didn't halt GameStop trading to punish retail players. It reacted to market risk. And, no, blockchain wouldn't have fixed this.

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Политика

Money Reimagined: Narratives Wall Street Can't Control

It used to be that Wall Street dictated the big stories around finance. It’s unclear whether that’s still the case.

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GameStop and the Real Market Manipulators

WallStreetBets traders coordinated buying of GameStop stock to squeeze short-selling hedge funds – but was that collusion?

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