Opinion


Policy

A New Social Contract for the Digital Age

Veteran futurist Don Tapscott imagines the world in 2030 and finds reasons for optimism in the face of persistent social crisis.

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Markets

How Activist Investors Can Help the Digital Assets Industry Mature

Often demonized for acting self-interestedly, activist investors can bring much needed focus to struggling organizations. In crypto, too.

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Tech

DAOs Will Never Govern the World (at This Pace)

DAOs were meant to fix the broken democratic processes in today's society. They've come up against their own governance roadblocks.

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Tech

How Web 3.0 Creates Value for Users, Not Platforms

There has been a Cambrian explosion of Web 3.0 apps. Let's make sure this evolution continues for decades to come.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Climate-Friendlier Crypto

How Bitcoin can improve its energy efficiency, reduce its climate impact and help manage the electricity grid.

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Policy

Stop F**king Around With Public Token Airdrops in the United States

The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist.

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Tech

Say Hello to the Singularity

Blockchain will be the operating system of the "technological singularity" – for better or worse.

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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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