Year in Review 2019


Regulación

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

Mercados

The Year in Crypto Journalism: Truth Will Always Be Human

The crypto-sphere shows disdain for journalism, believing that technology is better at revealing truth. It isn't.

David Z. Morris, author of the book Bitcoin Is Magic

Mercados

What the Wild History of Digital Currency Tells Us About the Future

An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies.

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Tecnología

Never Mind Consumers, This Was a Year of Steady Infrastructural Progress

As the blockchain stack matures, we’ll look back on 2019 as the start of the blockchain adoption journey.

Jake Brukhman, Coinfund founder

Finanzas

2019 Saw the End of Blockchain Tourism: Marie Wieck, IBM

2019 saw a shift from dabbling in blockchain (just to make the trip) to applying the technology to solve problems.

Marie Wieck, General Manager, IBM Blockchain

Finanzas

This Year Proved Asia Is Ahead in Crypto-Blockchain Adoption

From mobile payments to regulation, Asia was quicker to take advantage of fintech technology.

Michael Ou, CoolBitX CEO

Regulación

Blockchain Faces Big Challenges But the Opportunity Is Enormous

Western economies can lead the world by embracing decentralization and the Internet-of-Value.

Don Tapscott, courtesy image

Regulación

Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs

Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it.

Jill Carlson, co-founder of Open Money Initiative

Finanzas

2019: The Year Washington, Silicon Valley and Beijing Faced Off Over Crypto

Hacks, futures, settlements, flippenings, geopolitical conflict – 2019 had it all.

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Mercados

Nic Carter on Quadriga, Libra and Other Suspect Projects

Nic Carter, a noted crypto skeptic, talks through the big stories of the year and argues that bitcoin mattered more than ever.

Castle Island Ventures' Nic Carter (CoinDesk archives)

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