After the pundits so badly misjudged the 2016 U.S. presidential election, prediction markets should be booming ahead of Nov. 3. Why aren’t they?
The Queens Politician Who Wants to Give New Yorkers Their Own Crypto
Assemblyperson Ron Kim has proposed a decentralized contact tracing protocol and a blockchain-based public banking system for New Yorkers.
‘Snake Oil and Overpriced Junk’: Why Blockchain Doesn’t Fix Online Voting
More people are more wiling to try online voting these days. But experts say it isn’t safe, and – despite what you might have heard – blockchain doesn’t help much. Not yet, at least.
Meet the Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-BitLicense Democrat Running for State Office
Patrick Nelson has been an advocate for bitcoin in his seven-year political career. He wants to see New York’s BitLicense reformed and blockchain voting used in special cases.
Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress with Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind
A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative.
The Decentralized Web Has Plans, if Not Solutions, to the Misinformation Nightmare
Donald Trump’s recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn’t yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas.
Crypto Wants Stronger Public Response to Coronavirus, CoinDesk Survey Shows
People in blockchain tend not to love government. But they don’t want it to be idle in a crisis, a CoinDesk survey suggests.
Markets Daily Gets Political: The Post-Trust Election
Today on Markets Daily we’re taking a break from our quick-hit news roundup format for a brief discussion about the U.S. election in the age of bitcoin with CoinDesk features editor Ben Schiller and privacy-beat reporter Benjamin Powers.
How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election
From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here’s a scary rundown, according to security experts.
How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election
From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here’s a scary rundown, according to security experts.
Bernie Sanders: Our Campaign Is About People not Tech
Bernie Sanders has never been closer to delivering a “revolution” in American life. How will he address personal privacy, cryptocurrencies and big tech?
How Elizabeth Warren’s Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners.
Bernie Sanders: Our Campaign Is About People not Tech
Bernie Sanders has never been closer to delivering a “revolution” in American life. How will he address personal privacy, cryptocurrencies and big tech?
How Elizabeth Warren’s Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners.
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s Favorite
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.
Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?
While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was a practical legislator in a chaotic political environment.
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s Favorite
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.
Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?
While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was a practical legislator in a chaotic political environment.
The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
CoinDesk’s Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it’s created.
The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
CoinDesk’s Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it’s created.