Year in Review 2019


Politiche

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

Finanza

Meet Crypto’s New Best Friend: Fiat

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

Halsey Minor (Uphold)

Mercati

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

Finanza

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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Finanza

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

Mercati

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

Tecnologie

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

Mercati

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

Politiche

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

Politiche

2019: The Inflection Point for Data Privacy

Americans have had enough of companies monetizing our personal data. Smart companies will react.

Naveen Jain, co-founder of Tari Labs

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