How the NFT Boom Explains Square's Tidal Buy
Why on earth would a payments company buy a music streaming service?
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Mar 8, 2021 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2021
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How Coinbase Is Worth $100B
Poised for a public offering, Coinbase has built an incredibly profitable business. But Binance is probably worth a lot more.
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Feb 23, 2021 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
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Robinhood Can't Democratize Finance Using Old Tools
Robinhood saw the ire of traders last week because it promised to be different. It turned out to be fancy app on top of an antiquated system.
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Feb 1, 2021 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
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What DeFi Has in Common With Cubism
DeFi's innovation system is reminiscent of an art movement that passes ideas back and forth until lasting breakthroughs emerge.
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Jan 27, 2021 at 10:02 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2021
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How the OCC Is Building Crypto America (and Saving Banks From Extinction)
Three interpretative letters from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lay the groundwork for banks to become crypto custodians, payment companies and miners in block...
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Jan 12, 2021 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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Valuing Open Source: Principles for Acquiring DeFi Projects
As DeFi sees its first M&A, we’re left with a big question: How do you value an open-source project in a very new industry?
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Dec 3, 2020 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Dec 3, 2020
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The Smart Money Economy
Digital money in a crypto wallet is only the first step. The bigger shift is a new software economy anchored in programmable blockchains.
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Nov 17, 2020 at 3:17 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2020
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‘It’s This Really Precious Thing.’ Lex Sokolin on DeFi’s Next Chapter, and Frances Coppola on the End of Banks
The latest Opinionated podcast features Lex Sokolin, of ConsenSys, on the future of DeFi, and Frances Coppola on the end of banks as we know them. Your host is Ben Schiller, C...
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Oct 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2020
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How DeFi Can Avoid the Irrelevance of P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
To avoid the fate of other p2p projects, DeFi protocols need incentives and feedback loops so users choose open-source over closed systems.
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Oct 16, 2020 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2020
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The Revolution You've Been Awaiting: Fintech + DeFi
Fintech and DeFi are showing new ways forward for finance. When they combine, outdated intermediaries will really be in trouble.
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Sep 10, 2020 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020