Why do decentralized permissionless crypto networks use tokens? We’ll provide some brief answers in this explainer.
Tag: cryptos
PENSION FUNDS TAKE A FLYER ON CRYPTO
Pension funds in Australia and the U.K. are dabbling in cryptocurrency stocks and derivatives, and employee pension systems in the U.S. also are going long on the digital currencies.
TRUMP MEME COIN: FIRESTORM THIS WEEK, FIZZLE NEXT?
So a President-Elect Trump officially endorsed meme coin hit the crypto trading markets last week, just days before his inauguration.
CRYPTO TECH MAY NEVER FIT THE TRADITIONAL MAINSTREAM—AND THAT’S A GOOD THING
A recent Atlantic piece painted a “boom and gloom” picture of how Trump administration “deregulation” of the crypto sector would fuel the next financial crisis.
THE TECHNOLOGY OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH
These past weeks have served as a cautionary tale that there are no corporate guardians or “saviors” of free speech rights.
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Is bitcoin a technology of freedom, or a grand dupe to usher in the digital surveillance and exploitation dystopia?
ELECTION 2024 WAS MONUMENTAL FOR THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO—AND THE WORLD
As we close out 2024, it’s an appropriate time to count blessings and look to the future with a sense that we can all make a difference, and that is always cause for optimism.
BIDEN’S RUSSIA SANCTIONS SPURRED DE-DOLLARIZATION, BUT TRUMP ALREADY CHANGING THAT DYNAMIC
We were among the first anywhere in the world to forecast that the sanctions placed on Russia in late winter 2022 would backfire and create momentum for countries to move away from the U.S. dollar and the west’s SWIFT financial settlement system.
WHAT TO SAY (AND NOT SAY) ABOUT CRYPTOS
It’s that time of the cycle. Articles are popping up all over talking about cryptos again, with a general theme, to cite a recent one by USA Today, “FOMO as Bitcoin price surges past $100,000: Is it too late to invest in cryptocurrency?”
SPOTLIGHT: CRYPTO NATION
On 5 December, bitcoin jumped to an intraday price of $103,800, gaining more than 50 percent since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election a month earlier.