Robinhood didn’t halt GameStop trading to punish retail players; it reacted to market risk. And, no, blockchain wouldn’t have fixed this.
GameStop and the Real Market Manipulators
WallStreetBets traders coordinated buying of GameStop stock to squeeze short-selling hedge funds – but was that collusion?
Bitcoin’s Price Is a Poor Proxy For Its Utility
Bitcoin has found adoption this year as digital gold. The other promises of cryptocurrency have yet to find fruition, says our columnist.
Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk
The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it’s surprising people from crypto and fintech don’t collaborate more.
Reading Between the Lines of Brian Armstrong’s Mission Memo
Brian Armstrong’s apolitical stance speaks to an unhealthy Silicon Valley culture where debate is shut down and substantive conversations happen underground.
How the Crypto Industry Seesaws Between Assets and Infrastructure
Bitcoin invented a new asset as well as new infrastructure. Often, we confuse the two roles it plays.
Me, Myself and My Multiple Avatars
In 2030, there are 20-odd versions of “you” floating around the internet. Can you manage all the personas you created?
What Today’s Robinhood Rally Has in Common With the Last Crypto Boom
The pandemic’s “Robinhood Rally” has echoes of the 2017 crypto boom and could presage new investment trends in digital asset and traditional markets.
Free Speech vs. Cancel Culture: Reasons for Optimism
From social media to controversial statues, the free speech debate is more alive than ever. New tech can help safeguard history while letting us live our values.
Tearing Down Monuments Isn’t Censorship – It’s Speech
Removing monuments to fit the values of the day is not censorship. It is an act of speech in and of itself, says our columnist.
What Goldman Gets Wrong About Bitcoin (From Someone Who Used to Work There)
Goldman’s bitcoin research is wrong in key respects. But, as with J.K Rowling, the fault may lie with bitcoiners for not communicating clearly, says an ex-GS staffer.
Finance and the Real Economy Can’t Stay Out of Sync Forever
While Main Street is shut down, the financial world keeps moving as quickly as ever. That’s not a sustainable situation, says our columnist.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Money Printer
Money printer go brrrrrrr. In a world inherently short of dollars, refusing to increase supply is anything but responsible and rational, says columnist Jill Carlson.
Don’t Apply 2008 Thinking to Today’s Crisis
Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us that there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple.
Don’t Apply 2008 Thinking to Today’s Crisis
Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us that there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple.
Stop Treating Bitcoin as Risky. It’s a Safer Asset Than Most
Bitcoin is often lumped in risky assets like growth stocks, high yield debt, high beta ETFs, venture capital, and emerging markets. In fact, it has many hallmarks of a safe haven in a crisis.
Don’t Obsess Over Crypto End-Users, We Still Need Developers to Build the Back End
It’s not all about the needs of end-users. Let’s focus on the wants of the developers and dreamers who build crypto infrastructure.
Ahead of Davos, What Can Cash Teach Us About Crypto?
“I have long held that, were cash invented today, it would be dismissed by policymakers, bankers and law enforcement as dystopian, absurd and dangerous.”
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it.