Opinion


Policy

How Crypto Can Win Over Washington, DC

The crypto industry can't ignore the government if it hopes to go mainstream. There's too much at stake.

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Finance

Enterprises Need Third Parties for Oracles to Work

Decentralized, oracle-based systems, like Chainlink's are unworkable for financial services without third-party verification.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Ending Money's Distance Trap

The internet made location irrelevant for information. Can it do the same for money?

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Markets

DeFi Mania Proves We Learned Nothing From the ICO Run-Up

DeFi is making money out of nothing but other people's misery. Five thousand years of history tell us how this tale will end.

"The South Sea Bubble, a Scene in 'Change Alley in 1720," (Robert Vernon/Creative Commons)

Markets

The Revolution You've Been Awaiting: Fintech + DeFi

Fintech and DeFi are showing new ways forward for finance. When they combine, outdated intermediaries will really be in trouble.

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Policy

Bitcoin, Mescaline and Parallel Worlds

From conspiracy theories to magical internet money, humans have bought into shared belief systems to make sense of reality.

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Policy

Banks Are Toast but Crypto Has Lost Its Soul

In becoming a high-risk, high-yield playground for dollar investors, the cryptocurrency world sold out, says our columnist.

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Markets

DeFi's Good, Bad and Ugly

Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry's image?

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Defanging FAANG

With the internet more monopolized than ever, can Web 3.0 help produce an economy that's fairer to innovation and startups?

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Finance

The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity

The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system.

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