Category: Opinion

Why the US Needs Bitcoin

February 17, 2021

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Elon Musk and other VIPs have endorsed it. Here’s why the Federal Reserve should seriously consider BTC for its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.(Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg) Feb 17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC The United States will adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset. Why? Because it is unequivocally in U.S. strategic interests […]

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Money Reimagined: Musk Masters the Attention Economy

February 12, 2021

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Bitcoin’s recent surge shows the power of celebrity and how, like it or not, influencers create value in the modern economy. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk) Feb 12, 2021 at 5:42 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 12, 2021 at 6:39 p.m. UTC Money Reimagined: Musk Masters the Attention Economy Welcome to Money Reimagined. Well, this past week felt historic. As […]

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How Traditional Exchanges Are Boosting Crypto Adoption

February 10, 2021

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With ETPs, indices and derivatives, exchanges have started meeting demand for regulated crypto products, explains Kaiko’s head of research. Six Swiss Exchange AG, Zurich, Switzerland, 2019. (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Feb 10, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 10, 2021 at 2:35 p.m. UTC How Traditional Exchanges Are Boosting Crypto Adoption Over the past year, demand […]

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What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint

February 8, 2021

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The comparison between Bitcoin and Visa’s energy use, reached several highly misleading conclusions, our columnist says. (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg) Feb 8, 2021 at 1:37 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 8, 2021 at 2:29 p.m. UTC What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint Recently, Bloomberg published a piece calling Bitcoin an “incredibly dirty business.” It’s undeniable that the […]

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Unlike the Early Web, Crypto Does Not Need State Patronage

February 6, 2021

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Blockchain doesn’t need ARPANET-type government support. But co-ordination and collective action are vital to avoid duplication of effort. DEFENSE FUNDING: The internet’s beginnings can be traced back to the ARPANET, a program funded in the 1960s by the U.S. Advanced Research Project Agency.(Don DeBold/Flickr) Feb 6, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC Unlike the Early Web, […]

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Fundamental Investing Is Alive and Well in Crypto

February 5, 2021

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Ironically, digital assets might be one of the best asset classes for true fundamental investment analysis, says our columnist. (Sean Pollock/Unsplash) Feb 5, 2021 at 7:37 p.m. UTC Fundamental Investing Is Alive and Well in Crypto Following the recent moves in GameStop (GME) and AMC (AMC) stocks, and DOGE and XRP tokens, investors across the […]

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The GameStop Stop Is Not a Technology Problem

January 29, 2021

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Robinhood didn’t halt GameStop trading to punish retail players. It reacted to market risk. And, no, blockchain wouldn’t have fixed this. (Dwight Burdette/Wikimedia Commons) Jan 29, 2021 at 9:34 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2021 at 10:05 p.m. UTC The GameStop Stop Is Not a Technology Problem You may have heard: Yesterday, amid an enormous rally […]

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Scarcity Gives Bitcoin Value, but Not the Way You Think

January 28, 2021

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Bitcoin is “scarce” (and therefore valuable) when demand for it exceeds the available supply, not because of its 21 million hard cap, says our columnist. A male passenger pigeon(Rob Stothard/Getty Images) Jan 28, 2021 at 3:14 p.m. UTC Scarcity Gives Bitcoin Value, but Not the Way You Think Among Bitcoin’s principal tenets is the idea […]

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‘The Squeezening’: How the Gamestop Backlash will Curtail Freedom

January 28, 2021

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Gamestop’s “squeezening” is likely to increase calls for curbs on “memetic disturbances.” That could be dangerous for free speech. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Jan 28, 2021 at 12:17 p.m. UTC ‘The Squeezening’: How the Gamestop Backlash will Curtail Freedom The Gamestop short squeeze – in Bitcoin parlance, “the squeezening” – is only the latest example […]

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Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden

January 22, 2021

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President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help. (Pool/Getty Images) Jan 22, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. UTC Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden Welcome to this week’s Money Reimagined, coming to you two days into a new U.S. presidency.  Already, with various executive orders and […]

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