Opinion


Finanzas

For DeFi to Grow, CeFi Must Embrace It

Despite the buzz, DeFi is not on a good trajectory. It's too technical, too volatile and too "geeky" to be adopted by "the mainstream," William Mougayar writes.

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Regulación

You Think Crypto Isn't Ready to Be Money? Consider the Coin Shortage

If the United States had a digital dollar, we wouldn't need to worry about a lack of coins at retailers like Target and Kroger.

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Mercados

What the Fed's New Inflation Policy Means for Stablecoins

Stablecoins, which have been on a pandemic tear, have the potential to soak up deposits currently held by banks, where they offer little or no interest.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Regulación

Venezuelans Look to Crypto-Dollars for Financial Security

Crypto-dollars offer an alternative to unreliable currencies and the dangers of holding physical cash. They just need to be designed for everyday people.

Venezuelan Bolivars and U.S. dollars.

Regulación

Mr. Powell, If You Want Higher Inflation, Give People Money

The Federal Reserve wants a little more inflation to keep the economy buoyant. That's hard to achieve when Main Street is so under water.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will preside over this week's FOMC meeting.

Mercados

Money Reimagined: From COVID Generation to Crypto Generation

Millennials and Generation Zers have many reasons to embrace crypto and reform the financial system in their own interests.

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Regulación

Data Ownership Should Be About Software, Not Lawsuits

Andrew Yang's "Data Dividend" and the EU's GDPR are not enough to put users back in control of their data.

big-data

Tecnología

Think Quant Trading Doesn't Work in Crypto? Think Again

Looking at the performance of crypto hedge funds in 2018 and 2019, it is obvious that crypto quant funds are working.

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Tecnología

The Importance of Randomness in the Internet Age

Random numbers might not sound like a public good, but we actually rely on randomness for a host of socially useful things.

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Mercados

The NFT Game That Makes Cents for Filipinos During COVID

Axie Infinity, a NFT trading game running on Ethereum, has proven a pandemic lifeline for a small community north of Manila.

A collage of people in Nueva Ecija playing Axie (Emfarsis)