Token Economy

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Exchange Volumes May Be Fake, But Bitcoin's Value Is Real
More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential.
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What Coinbase Needs to Learn from the Neutrino Scandal
Once you have to trust someone, it really does matter who they are, as Coinbase's recent PR debacle illustrates.
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Will Crypto Torch Jamie Dimon?
The $156 in bitcoin being passed via the "Lighting Torch" is a bigger deal than trillions in JPM Coins would be, writes Michael J. Casey.
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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Forming a ‘Token Task Force’
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is forming a task force to create business-grade standards for tokenized assets.
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The Fallacy That Blockchain Is Stuck in One Place
Blockchain skeptics wrongly assume that the technology is in stasis, writes Michael J. Casey.
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The Crypto-Surveillance Capitalism Connection
If blockchain is to be a force for good, rather than a vehicle of subjugation, advocates must contend with the backlash against Big Tech.
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Don't Throw the Crypto Tokens Out With the Bathwater
We’re at a point where any idea associated with tokens struggles for legitimacy and money. It would be a shame if we ditched token economics altogether.
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Proof-of-Stake Could Lead to Crypto Banking. Let's Avoid That
"Staking as a service" is taking off. We need to think hard about what this means for crypto's evolution, warns Michael J. Casey.
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Crypto Is Far From Dead, as These Scaling Projects Show
Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.
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Vertcoin’s Struggle Is Real: Why the Latest Crypto 51% Attack Matters
Despite the devastating 51 percent attack on Vertcoin, ASIC-resistance is a goal worth fighting for.
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