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Markets
Technology
Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains
Those who style themselves as crypto progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Car...
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By Nic Carter
Mar 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2020
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Chuck Fried
Finance
Banks
Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them
To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried.
Chuck Fried
By Chuck Fried
Mar 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2020
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MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen (CoinDesk Archives)
Finance
Opinion
MakerDAO's Problems Are a Textbook Case of Governance Failure
MakerDAO could have planned for its "Black Swan" event last week.
MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen (CoinDesk Archives)
By Cathy Barrera
Mar 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2020
OpinionMakerDAODeFi
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Markets
Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin's Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
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By Noelle Acheson
Mar 16, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
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IN-N-OUT: Workers in hazmat suits greet visitors to the drive-through coronavirus testing facility in New Rochelle, N.Y., before sticking swabs up their noses. (Photo by Michael J. Casey)
Markets
Opinion
Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1
How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series.
IN-N-OUT: Workers in hazmat suits greet visitors to the drive-through coronavirus testing facility in New Rochelle, N.Y., before sticking swabs up their noses. (Photo by Michael J. Casey)
By Michael J. Casey
Mar 16, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
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Cryptolocker ransomware, via Flickr/Christiaan Colen
Policy
Ransomware
Bitcoin's Ransomware Problem Won't Go Away
By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system.
Cryptolocker ransomware, via Flickr/Christiaan Colen
By JP Koning
Mar 16, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
RansomwareOpinion
William Mougayar
Policy
Cryptocurrency
Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It
We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money.
William Mougayar
By William Mougayar
Mar 13, 2020 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
CryptocurrencyOpinion
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Tech
Privacy
Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus
The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable.
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By Benjamin Powers
Mar 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
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Tech
Ethereum
In Defense of Blockchain Voting
Recent election tech foul-ups have people scrambling for paper ballots. But they're not really the future of voting, says Intercoin's Greg Magarshak.
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By Greg Magarshak
Mar 12, 2020 at 4:13 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
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Tech
Technology
Coronavirus Is a Catalyst for Work-From-Home Tech
Coronavirus could coerce us into a new era of productivity, where we finally leverage digital collaboration tools to their full potential.
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By Leah Callon-Butler
Mar 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2020
TechnologyOpinionCoronavirus