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BTC price on Oct. 27 (CoinDesk)
Markets
Market wrap
Bitcoin's 14% Weekly Gain Signals 'End of an Era' as Big Tech Dumps, Analyst Says
Bitcoin's advance this week coupled with gains across all digital asset sectors, highlighting the breadth of the crypto rally.
BTC price on Oct. 27 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 27, 2023 at 5:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2023
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'Long Big Tech' Remains the Most Crowded Trade, BofA Fund Manager Survey Shows
This has repercussions for the crypto market, not necessarily good ones, one observer said.
(Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash)
By Omkar Godbole
Oct 20, 2023 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2023
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Cover art for Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Sotheby's)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes
Co:Create co-founder Ankush Agarwal presents a user-centric guide to development, balancing Web3 technology’s potential with the needs of customers.
Cover art for Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Sotheby's)
By Ankush Agarwal
Apr 18, 2023 at 1:39 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2023
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Money reimagined
Web2’s Lesson for AI: Decentralize to Protect Humanity
In order to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI on humanity, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocol...
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By Michael J. Casey
Apr 14, 2023 at 4:48 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2023
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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Opinion
Bankman-Fried’s Stanford-Connected Backers and the Decline of Tech Prestige
The traditional tech industry that the FTX founder was embedded in is losing its luster.
(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 16, 2023 at 6:56 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
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Money reimagined
Tech’s Money Woes: Beginning of the End for Web2?
Gloomy forecasts, mass layoffs and antitrust lawsuits have bruised "Big Tech" over the past year. But that doesn't automatically portend the end of Web2. For Web3 to emerge, w...
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Jan 27, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2023
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The node
Responding to the 26 Anti-Crypto Technologists
Crypto makes big claims but it has a small footprint. That’s how it’s supposed to be.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 2, 2022 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2022
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The European Commission's Margrethe Vestager (Alexandros Michailidis/Straight Out Of The Camera/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Policy
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EU Agrees on Law to Curb Online Ads, Strip Illegal Content
The Digital Services Act, targeting big tech firms like Apple and Meta, is viewed as a “constitution for the internet.”
The European Commission's Margrethe Vestager (Alexandros Michailidis/Straight Out Of The Camera/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 25, 2022 at 8:54 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2022
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Margrethe Vestager and French Minister Cédric O in negotiations Thursday (French Economics Ministry)
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Big tech
EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players
Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players.
Margrethe Vestager and French Minister Cédric O in negotiations Thursday (French Economics Ministry)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 25, 2022 at 10:47 a.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2022
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Apple, Twitter and Other US Big Tech Firms Under Pressure to Act on Escalating Russia-Ukraine Crisis
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Apple, Twitter and Other US Big Tech Firms Under Pressure to Act on Escalating Russia-Ukraine Crisis
U.S. tech giants like Apple and Twitter are facing pressure to respond to the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically regarding censorship and the spread of disinformation. “The Hash...
Apple, Twitter and Other US Big Tech Firms Under Pressure to Act on Escalating Russia-Ukraine Crisis
By CoinDesk Staff
Feb 28, 2022 at 7:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2022
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