Replacing tether’s role in the crypto markets will require an obsession with maintaining transparency and trust.
What China’s Cashless Revolution Can Teach the West About Crypto
China appears to have achieved the crypto community’s dream of a new internet of value, without blockchain. But there’s more than meets than eye here.
I Can’t Believe This Blockchain Is Free
At the very least, a blockchain mindset can help you call social media giants’ bluff when they tell you that their services are “free.”
Blockchains Don’t Have to Be Perfect, They Just Have to Be Better
A blockchain can contain garbage data but in many cases, it will still be better than the status quo. We might even find often that it’s a lot better.
Regulators Are Landing Punches, But There’s a Long Crypto Fight Ahead
From ShapeShift’s capitulation to KYC to the New York Attorney General’s critical look at exchanges, officialdom is striking heavy blows. Stay tuned.
Gas Ain’t Gold: Why Ether’s Price Could Tank Even If Ethereum Succeeds
Even if ethereum succeeds as a smart contracts platform, its cryptocurrency might still fail as a long-term store of value, writes Michael J. Casey.
Can Bitcoin Save Argentina?
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.
The Power of Private Blockchains Is Beginning to Show
Is it time to rethink private blockchains? The World Bank’s “blockchain bond” success has reinvigorated that question.
As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms
The race is on to build the best “stablecoin” – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.
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.
A Blueprint for Reforming the Crypto Token Market
The Token Alliance, a Chamber of Digital Commerce initiative, has laid out guidelines for how token sponsors and regulators can meet in the middle.
Don’t Let the Crypto Circus in Congress Fool You
Washington understands cryptocurrency better than this week’s circus on Capitol Hill suggests, writes Michael J. Casey.
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.
Regulators Are Slowly Starting to Get It: Utility Tokens Are Real
Regulators are doing their homework and recognizing there’s at least potentially something different going on here from what they’re used to seeing.
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.
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.
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.
What Would Happen to Crypto In a Global Market Meltdown?
CoinDesk advisory board director Michael Casey takes a look at the state of investor psychology as it relates to the crypto markets today.
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.
‘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.