Opinion


Policy

To See Libra's Potential, Look at the Philippines, Not the US

Some have written off Libra as a watered-down project. But you can see its potential in places where Facebook use is high and payment standards are low.

CAPITULATION? U.S. lawmakers grilled Libra board member David Marcus last year. The consortium has overhauled its plans. (Credit: House Financial Services Committee)

Markets

Spiritual Reflections on the Bitcoin Halving

The Bitcoin halving was like New Year's Eve with no time differences and everyone committed to a nonviolent revolution against financial tyranny.

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Policy

Central Bank Digital Currencies Need Decentralization

To reap the full benefits of digital currencies, central bankers need to consider decentralizing some authority, say the authors of a new report.

The Bank of England (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Finance and the Real Economy Can't Stay Out of Sync Forever

While Main Street is shut down, the financial world keeps moving as quickly as ever. That's not a sustainable situation, says our columnist.

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Markets

What I Learned the First Time I Lost a Million Dollars

It doesn't take long to learn how to trade, but it takes a lifetime to learn how to manage risk, says Jeff Dorman, CIO at Arca.

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Policy

Facebook’s Toothless Oversight Board Has Lessons for Blockchain

Facebook's new "oversight" board includes impressive names, but its formal powers are necessarily limited. There are learnings for blockchain governance.

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Markets

Staking Will Turn Ethereum Into a Functional Store of Value

With staking and a surge of demand for stablecoins, Ethereum has everything it needs to become a viable store-of-value network.

Osho Jha

Markets

Bitcoin's Halving Is Nothing Like Quantitative Tightening

The halving could both increase the rate at which bitcoin’s price rises and bring forward the point at which it crashes, says our columnist.

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Markets

PTJ on BTC: Bitcoin Is Now the Macro Big Bet

When a famed macro investor like Paul Tudor Jones invests in Bitcoin, you know it's a serious play. Next step: central banks buying crypto too.

Paul Tudor Jones II on CNBC

Finance

The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption

What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist.

Bitriver mining farm in Bratsk, Russia.