Token Economy

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Swiss Crypto Startup Eidoo Announces Token Tied to the Price of Gold
Eidoo, the multicurrency crypto wallet and decentralized exchange, has announced a new token that's redeemable for actual gold.
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Argentina Back in Crisis: Should the Government Buy Bitcoin?
A proposal to place a sliver of Argentina's central bank reserves in bitcoin is worth taking seriously, given the country's current dire straits.
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Losing the Lambos: It's Time to Get Serious About Crypto's Big Questions
The crypto community should use this moment to forget about price fluctuations and engage the world in a discussion about blockchain tech's potential.
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​​Market Mania Is Unavoidable, But Crypto Must Get Past It
There has to be broad-based value to society if blockchain technology and the market it supports are to survive and prosper, argues Michael J. Casey.
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It's Too Soon for On-Chain Governance
The EOS governance disaster offers a strong reminder of how entrenched human mistrust can be difficult to overcome.
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Privacy Is Vital to Crypto – And the Global Economy
Privacy is needed to enhance the "moneyness" of cryptocurrency. As it is, our entire global system of money has also seen its fungibility deteriorate.
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Banks Are Trying to Launch Crypto Assets with R3 Tech
Stealth project Cordite, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, promises the equivalent of an ERC-20 token standard for R3's open-source Corda platform.
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Central Banks Will Jump-Start the Decentralization of Money
While the thought may disappoint cypherpunks, the first step of a transition toward a true "money of the people" will be implemented by central banks.
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Crypto and Twitter: A Toxic Combination, A Troubling Future
Cryptocurrencies may offer solutions to a host of big problems, but for now, they're making issues with social media echo chambers worse.
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'Layer 2' Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think
The rise of solutions like the lightning network suggests crypto can have its cake and eat it too. Transactional scaling may just be the icing.
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