Opinion


Mercati

Now Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized Web

After the U.S. Capitol insurrection and Twitter's unilateral ban of President Trump, decentralizing the web has never been more necessary.

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Mercati

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin's Road to Gold

Bitcoin may not be "digital gold" just yet. But with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it's well on the way.

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Mercati

Bull Run Democracy, Revisited

In 2017, high-flying bitcoiners attempted to foment democracy in Venezuela by airdropping crypto and paper wallets. What did we learn from these experiments?

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Politiche

Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto

The bearer nature of digital assets presents challenges to institutions getting into crypto. The need for greater security will likely impact the whole industry.

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Tecnologie

The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum

How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.

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Mercati

Enterprise Blockchain Is at a Private-Public Crossroads

The big players in enterprise blockchain face a decision: stay with underwhelming consortia projects, or invest in public networks like Ethereum.

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Mercati

Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield

U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative.

Bitcoin traders are tokenizing the cryptocurrency to run on the Ethereum blockchain for extra yield.

Mercati

The Pandemic Was Just the Catalyst

Harry Dent predicted 2020's economic upheaval several years in advance. The coronavirus pandemic was just a trigger to a long-term reckoning over public debt, he says.

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Mercati

Why I’ve Changed My Mind on Bitcoin

Ritholtz Wealth Management's COO Nick Maggiulli on why he reversed positions on bitcoin.

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Politiche

We Don’t Need a New Regulator to Have Better Crypto Regulation

Contrary to popular wisdom, the U.S.' distributed regulatory structure is good for digital assets in the long run.

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