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World Economic Forum at Davos: What to Expect for Crypto
World Economic Forum at Davos: What to Expect for Crypto
From the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Michael Casey, Sandali Handagama, Nikhelesh De and Helene Braun discuss the presence of the crypto industry at the event.
World Economic Forum at Davos: What to Expect for Crypto

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What Davos Man Thinks of Bitcoin and Crypto This Year
The annual WEF conference has begun, albeit late and in a more subdued fashion.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Indian Prime Minister Calls for Global Cooperation on Cryptocurrency
Narendra Modi likened crypto to supply-chain disruptions, inflation and climate change, saying they can't be tackled by nations in isolation.
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World Economic Forum: Blockchain Could Disrupt $867T in Traditional Markets
The opportunity could be substantial for an already fast-growing crypto industry with a current market capitalization currently around $2.3 trillion.
Image from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2020.

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Strange Bedfellows: The World Economic Forum and Crypto
A look at the challenging task of integrating the radical crypto world into the establishment with Adrian Monck of the World Economic Forum.
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Silver Lake Co-Founder Tells Davos Cash Is Used Far More in Crime Than Bitcoin
Glenn Hutchins said up to 90% of $100 bills are "used for organized crime and tax evasion."
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Bank of England Chief Andrew Bailey
Bank of England Governor Insists Digital Payments (but Not Crypto) Are Sticking Around
BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said cryptocurrencies "as originally formulated" are not the ideal form of digital currency.
Bank of England Chief Andrew Bailey

Bank of England Chief Andrew Bailey
BOE's Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies
The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic.
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Markets Daily
Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020
Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020.
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Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.
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