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BitMEX Founder's Charges Highlight Risks for DeFi

The case against BitMEX, an offshore crypto trading platform, has regulatory implications for the burgeoning DeFi market.

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Privacy, Power, Fiscal Policy, the Poor: 4 Reasons to Worry About CBDCs

As central banks everywhere gear up to launch digital currencies, it's time to consider the possible downsides.

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Latin America's Big Blockchain Opportunity

Decentralizing the financial sector and putting trust in distributed ledgers means less reliance on the continent's corrupt intermediaries.

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Bitcoin Is the Biggest Big Short

Short-sellers help identify weaknesses in capital markets. Bitcoin helps us see what's wrong with the financial system.

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The Complete Case for $100K Bitcoin

It's conceivable. Here are the scenarios where a $100,000 bitcoin valuation becomes feasible.

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Open Finance Is Better Than Broken Finance

Traditional financial services fail to meet the core needs of a global economy. DeFi is not perfect but it's for everyone.

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The Dark Future Where Payments Are Politicized and Bitcoin Wins

If the payments system ever becomes seriously politicized, Bitcoin's apolitical nature could become more appealing. But that's not a scenario worth looking forward to.

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What the History of Airlines Tells Us About Blockchain Commerce

The ability to represent all industrial capacity as tokens on a blockchain will have huge implications for resource use, says our columnist.

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The Smart Money Economy

Digital money in a crypto wallet is only the first step. The bigger shift is a new software economy anchored in programmable blockchains.

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Why Bitcoin Thrives (and Why It Won't Replace the Dollar)

A world in which bitcoin becomes the global reserve currency is a world many of us would not want to live in.

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