Opinion


Tech

Coronavirus Is a Catalyst for Work-From-Home Tech

Coronavirus could coerce us into a new era of productivity, where we finally leverage digital collaboration tools to their full potential.

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Policy

The US Needs Hester Peirce's Safe Harbor, or It Risks Falling Behind

A Beijing lawyer calls on the SEC to consider Hester Peirce's Safe Harbor proposal, which exempts startups from securities law while starting up. Without greater certainty around token sales, the U.S. risks falling behind other jurisdictions in blockchain commerce.

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Policy

That Noise You're Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve

Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto.

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Policy

How to Survive the Coronavirus and Keep Your Startup Alive

From protecting your staff to planning a succession, here's a six-point plan to staying out of legal trouble during the pandemic.

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Finance

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails

Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.

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Markets

Crypto Needs a Rational Value Investing Model

Until the value investing revolution led by Graham and Dodd, investors often gambled rather than invest rationally. Crypto has yet to go through a similar change, but it's started, says Arca CIO Jeff Dorman.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson points out the real narrative shift is in the broader market, not bitcoin.

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Finance

The Gig Economy Is Unfair. Here's How Token Models Can Help

The gig economy is unfair to many workers. We need tokenized co-operatives, says Gys Hough, a Dutch VC.

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Finance

The Tokenization Delusion

The idea of everyone issuing their own tokens, and transacting freely without government involvement, is nothing but a lovely dream.

Frances Coppola

Policy

The Dangerous Truth About India's Cryptocurrency Verdict

An only-partial court victory and the possibility of legislation banning crypto mean the industry’s legal status in India remains vulnerable.

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