Year in Review 2019


Policy

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

Policy

Lessons From the First Digital Gold Boom

Long before crypto, there was digital gold. The boom of the mid-1990s has echoes for today.

JP Koning

Finance

Meet Crypto’s New Best Friend: Fiat

Fiat and crypto are not enemies. They are complementary in any effective trading ecosystem.

Halsey Minor (Uphold)

Markets

It's Time to Walk-the-Talk on Decentralized Governance

Truly decentralized governance needs to take input from all stakeholders, which requires strong personalities to share the podium.

Jake Yocom-Piatt, Decred co-founder

Finance

Can 'Dogfooding' Altcoins Find Real Users in 2020?

Dogfooding - or using your own product - is normal among crypto startups. Is it indicative of a lack of real demand?

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Finance

What DeFi Needs Next Year: Three Priorities

DeFi took off this year but it remains a small deal in the scheme of things. Here's how that changes.

HQ

Markets

Bitcoin’s Best Ally Is Just Time: Pompliano

Pomp talks Libra, why bank-issued coins are scary, and why this time is both different and not different.

Anthony Pompliano, Pomp, Morgan Creek

Tech

Decentralizing the Web Is More Necessary Than Ever

Galen Wolfe-Pauly says the bear market gives developers time and space to do what they do best.

Galen Wolfe-Pauly, Urbit CEO

Markets

Hold Tight, Here Come the Blockchain Wars

Prepare for a shakeout of blockchain projects in 2020 and the start of network-on-network conflict.

WOOD

Policy

Security Token Offerings Are (Finally) Set for Takeoff in 2020

After teething problems in 2018 and 2019, the market for security token offerings is ready for growth in 2020.

channing

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