Year in Review 2019


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This Year's Top 10 Crypto Narratives

From “The Revolution Needs Rules” to “Unbank the Banked,” 2019 was full of resonant phrases. Selkis, CEO of Messari, makes sense of them.

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Blockchain Projects Work Better When Everyone Collaborates

To reach its potential, blockchain needs to support inclusion and avoid power consolidation, says the head of blockchain at the World Economic Forum.

Sheila Warren High Res

金融

Musicians Want to Break Free of Big Tech

Decentralized platforms are the best means to solve equity problems in creative industries, says Roneil Rumburg, co-founder and CEO of Audius.

Roneil Rumburg, Audius CEO

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Bitcoin Has Got Society to Think About the Nature of Money

2020 may be the year we see the value proposition of infrastructure built in response to bitcoin, says Daniel Gorfine, founder of Gattaca Horizons and former CFTC chief innovation officer.

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Dissidents and Activists Have a Lot to Gain From Bitcoin, if Only They Knew It

Bitcoin is working as Satoshi intended and already helps people facing repression. The problem is, many others don’t know about it yet.

Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation

科技

How DeFi Goes Mainstream in 2020: Focus on Usability

DeFi and cryptocurrencies can go mainstream, but they need to be as easy to use as Facebook or Google.

Alex Mashinsky, founder of Celsius Network

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In 2019, Students Demanded Blockchain Education. In 2020, It’s Coming

Student blockchain groups are popping up across the country, but student enthusiasm is not always backed by institutional buy-in.

Galen Danziger, MouseBelt CTO

科技

Even if a Thousand Projects Don't Make It, Blockchain Is Still a Change Catalyst

While we wait for crypto/blockchain success stories, it's already apparent that Satoshi's innovation is a change agent.

Gary Gensler

政策

The Great Crypto Experiment Continues

It wasn't a year for regulatory clarity, huge investments or mass adoption. Yet crypto still progressed.

CoinList co-founder Andy Bromberg (CoinList)

政策

Change Won't Happen With Chairman Clayton Around: Kristin Smith

A lobbyist surveys current attitudes towards blockchain in Washington D.C.

Kristin Smith, executive director at the Blockchain Association

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