2018 Review

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The Coming Bifurcation of Bitcoin
Two particularly important ideas related to bitcoin's future are likely going to conflict with each other. But that doesn't need to a problem.
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RIP ICOs: 2019 Will Be the Year of Enterprise Blockchain Tokens
In 2019, tokens will invade the enterprise in full force and the line between public and private networks will start to disappear, writes ConsenSys' Ajit Tripathi.
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The Biggest Problem for ICOs? In 2018, It Was Their Own Investors
Hashed CEO Simon Seojoon Kim looks at the inherent limitations of ICOs, in particular the belief that "anyone can invest in an initial project."
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2018: When Privacy and Decentralization Collided
In an op-ed written exclusively for CoinDesk, Enigma CEO Guy Zyskind says 2019 must be about building decentralized solutions for data privacy.
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Falling Crypto Prices Aren't Stopping Real Blockchain Progress
ICO-related drama overshadowed blockchain tech's enormous progress in 2018, writes EY's Paul Brody.
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The Map Is Not the Territory: Rethinking Crypto as an Asset Class
Crypto as an asset class? Investors would do well to learn it's not a one-size-fits all classification.
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7 Legal Questions That Will Define Blockchain in 2019
In this exclusive op-ed, Jenny Leung, an Australian attorney who formerly worked for the country's financial regulator, explained 7 legal questions that will define blockchain...
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How to Last the Crypto Winter? Seek Simplicity, Manage Complexity
Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt explains in this exclusive op-ed why he thinks information asymmetry is a key factor driving the manic buying and panic selling cycles in the crypto...
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The Secret for a $1 Trillion Crypto Market? Keep Building
Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear – we must build it and keep building.
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Resisting the Threat of Blockchain Recentralization
In an op-ed written exclusively for CoinDesk, Chelsea Palmer argues that defining blockchain governance must be a priority for 2019.
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