Opinion


Markets

Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees

Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019.

Policy

The Standard About to Revolutionize Payments

Changing the standard way financial institutions communicate changes everything.

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Policy

Crypto Is Too Dependent on Dollars

With most stablecoins pegged to dollars, the crypto industry is wedded to a single currency with uncertain prospects. Time to diversify.

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Policy

The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics

Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system.

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Markets

How We Short Capitalism – And Finance the Revolution

In the post-capitalist future, human beings will collaborate, communicate and create using the radically decentralized tools.

Barricade, the Paris Commune, May, 1871

Tech

A New Era of Media Begins With Tokenization

Substack alone won't save publishing: The future of online content is where "money legos," communities and media meet.

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Finance

How Small Business Can Achieve 'Economies of Scale' by 2030

Blockchain tech will allow small businesses to collaborate as never before, reducing the power of big business to dictate terms.

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Markets

Me, Myself and My Multiple Avatars

In 2030, there are 20-odd versions of "you" floating around the internet. Can you manage all the personas you created?

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Policy

The Currency Cold War: Four Scenarios

Stablecoins. Bitcoin. Libra. China's DCEP. Digital $. By 2030, there could be dozens of competing currencies. How will the money wars play out?

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