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Lessons in Failing to Apply Blockchain and AI to Combat COVID

Blockchain tech is well suited to manage aspects of the fight against the coronavirus. Why hasn't it been used more?

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Crypto Dollars and CBDCs: The Battle to Come

The future of money will be a tussle between algorithmic and fiat-pegged stablecoins and central bank digital currency experiments.

Sasha Ivanov

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Why Crypto Crosses 'The Chasm' in a Post-Coronavirus World

2020 will be looked back on as the year that marks the present era from the past, says Bitwise Asset Management's CEO.

"Caesar" by Adolphe Yvon, 1875

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Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021

Crypto assets not only are not going away. They will become integral to our financial and political lives, says Blockchain.com's head of research.

garrick hileman

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Democracy Demands a Say in the Future of Money

The U.S. Treasury’s decision to impose know-your-customer rules to private cryptocurrency wallets is flawed in more ways than one.

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How DeFi 'Degens' Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development

Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki coins the phrase "regenerative finance" to describe the future of funding open-source development.

Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki has been a long-time advocate for public goods funding in crypto.

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CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs. What does 2021 hold in store?

raphael-auer

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Blockchain Developers Are Focused on the Wrong Problem

If it's to reach its full potential, the decentralized economy needs to scale censorship resistance, say Solana's CEO and COO.

Solana COO Raj Gokal, left, and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko

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16 Ethereum Predictions From a Crypto Oracle

Andrew Keys has 16 reasons why crypto will take center stage economically, politically and socially in 2021.

Andrew Keys

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The Fight for Consumer Adoption Is Just Beginning

In the next phase, blockchain networks have to find use cases beyond censorship resistance and permissionless access, says TRON's founder.

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