Get ready for talk about bitcoin’s halving – the once-in-a-while event that won’t happen in 2019, but that just might have an impact on the markets.
Bitcoin’s Next Halving Rally: Coming Soon in 2019
Blockchain Gaming: Separating Signal from the Noise
Games frequently serve as an experimental playground for new technology, writes David Finzer.
2019: The Year We Might (Finally) See Better Blockchain UX?
In this op-ed, author XX XX argues why he believes 2019 will be the year blockchain UX sees a new level of priority among developers and companies.
The End of the First Crypto Decade
Massimo Morini is a veteran in investment banks and financial institutions including the World Bank. Some of his research on blockchain was reported here and here. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. The end of 2018 is not the end of a year. It is the end of a decade, a decade that changed the world […]
2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Crypto Exchange Hacks
The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was.
Where the Future of Crypto Payments Is Being Built
The Philippines may not be the crypto capital of the world – but it may be where infrastructure building runs the deepest.
It’s Time to Talk About Crypto Twitter
Fixing crypto Twitter starts with following positive examples – and a recognition of the problem.
The True Crypto Alternative to Government Money
Evan Kuo is the co-founder of Ampleforth (formerly Fragments), a startup developing advanced technological solutions for the stablecoin market, and the former founder of on-demand delivery startup Pythagoras Pizza. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. “I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the […]
2019: The Year Digital Securities Offerings Become the New ICOs
The ICO market may be waning, but a new way to tokenize assets is coming to Wall Street.
Building With the Enemy: It’s the Crypto Network That Makes Us Strong
A simple lesson from the 2018 bearish crypto market: We are better together, argued Ian Simpson of the Crypto Valley Association.
The Cost of Not Engaging Regulators
Zachary Fallon and James Blakemore are securities law attorneys who lead Ketsal Consulting, a strategic advisory firm focused on blockchain compliance. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. If the top cryptocurrency story of 2018 was the arrival of winter, a close and inextricably intertwined second was regulatory oversight. The regulators are in […]
12 Real-Deal Markets Crypto Decentralization Can Actually Improve
Kyle Samani is a Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven cryptofund that invests in tokens reshaping entire sectors of the global economy. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. Over the last 20 years, a lot of companies have built large online marketplaces to connect buyers and sellers. Amazon, eBay, […]
2019: The Year Blockchain Begins Finance’s Great Unbundling
There will be opportunities for smart blockchain companies that can find their niche in the coming unbundling, says Ripple’s Asheesh Birla.
Building for Bulls, Bears, and the Crypto Revolution
The crypto revolution won’t happen overnight – and it won’t happen without pragmatism.
Asset-Backed Securities: Entering the Crypto Conversation in 2019
There’s a growing consensus that the decentralized nature of DLT supports the credit sector’s digital transformation goals, says Charlie Moore of Global Debt Registry.
3 Conflicts That Will Shape Blockchain Tech in 2019
Three areas of conflict are taking shape in the crypto space and 2019 will see them unleashed in full force, says MintBit’s Arwen Smit.
It’s Time for Local Governments to Break Blockchain’s Regulatory Gridlock
How a South Korean governor is moving fast on blockchain, despite a slow national legislature.
So Long to the Clutter: A Cooling Crypto Market Will Bring Change We Need
Sheila Warren is head of blockchain and distributed ledger technology at the World Economic Forum. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. After about a year of market upheaval, a few things seem clear: blockchain technology is still best-suited to core use cases involving needs like censorship resistance, and a lot […]
Nevermind the Bears: 2018 Was the Rude Awakening Crypto Needed
Sure, it was a tough year for crypto. But emerging from that year companies and projects are stronger and growing faster than ever.
Beyond CryptoKitties: 10 Trends That Defined the Year in Crypto Gaming
From advances in art trading to setbacks for celebrities on the blockchain, it was a year of serious building for the crypto collectable market.
