Opinion


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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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 When they combine, outdated intermediaries will really be in trouble.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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