The arrival of the Ordinals Protocol, which allows for the creation of Bitcoin NFTs, has coincided with a big jump in the price of bitcoin. Add that to the SEC’s exemption of Bitcoin from the label of security, and we see a bullish bitcoin picture emerging.
How Blockchain Tech Can Help Drive a Sustainable Future
In this second Consensus 2021 episode, our guests address subtleties and niches within environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG). These range from indigenous resource allocation and tracking to building sustainable supply chains from the ground up and applying big data to consumer water conservation.
DAOs, DeFi and Dollars: the Bold New World of Decentralized Entities
In this week’s episode, we explore how developers and investors are working through the complex process of bridging the human and legal needs of the outside world with these complex, decentralized systems run by blockchains, automated smart contracts, “multisig” tokenized collateral agreements.
Money Reimagined: Why Quantitative Easing Is Here to Stay
The U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status, usually seen as a source of American might, is now hindering the Federal Reserve’s monetary sovereignty.
Money Reimagined: Tucker Carlson Is Right About Financial Privacy
Say what you will about the Fox News host, but he deserves credit for highlighting Bank of America’s transaction snooping, writes Marc Hochstein.
Money Reimagined: Musk Masters the Attention Economy
Bitcoin’s recent surge shows the power of celebrity and how, like it or not, influencers create value in the modern economy.
Money Reimagined: Enterprise Blockchain Isn’t Dead
Corporations find blockchain technology challenging to use. But it’s much too early to write off enterprise applications wholesale.
Money Reimagined: Narratives Wall Street Can’t Control
It used to be that Wall Street dictated the big stories around finance. It’s unclear whether that’s still the case.
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help.
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Warning for Central Banks
Bitcoin’s rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system. Will central bankers like Christine Lagarde take notice?
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Road to Gold
Bitcoin may not be “digital gold” just yet. But, with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it’s well on the way.
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Tug of War as Wall Street Moves In
As Wall Street buys bitcoin, crypto faces a fight for its soul. On the one side is mainstream acceptance. On the other: its cypherpunk roots.
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives
The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn’t just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It’s about whether people believe in it.
Bitcoin Is the Biggest Big Short
Short-sellers help identify weaknesses in capital markets. Bitcoin helps us see what’s wrong with the financial system.
Money Reimagined: The US’s Kodak Moment
China’s moves on digital currency have potential to rock the global economy. The U.S. risks getting left behind, like Kodak and digital photos.
Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government
The latest column from CoinDesk’s chief content officer features big ideas for rethinking government in the internet age.
Money Reimagined: Who Are the Real Monsters?
Next to the frightening creatures of the legacy financial system, bitcoin is the normal, wholesome outlier, like the niece from TV’s “The Munsters.”
Money Reimagined: “They Starve.” The Ugly Side to the US’s KYC-AML Obsession
Laws like the Bank Secrecy Act, which turns 50 this week, have helped stop money laundering and terrorism. But KYC and AML requirements have served to harm the world’s neediest through higher costs and reduced services.
Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation
As Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we’re likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission.
Money Reimagined: Fixing the Internet’s Big Flaw
In an age when data leads to economic domination, shifting control is a really impactful way to empower individuals.