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William Mougayar

William Mougayar

William Mougayar, a CoinDesk columnist, is the author of “The Business Blockchain,” producer of the Token Summit and a venture investor and adviser.

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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Crypto Industry Needs to Fix Itself Before It Can Progress
It's fair to blame regulatory agencies and Congress for failure to properly oversee crypto. But the industry also needs to look to its own failings, says William Mougayar.
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By William Mougayar
Apr 3, 2023 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2023
OpinionCongressSECRegulation
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Policy
Regulation
The US Needs a Dedicated Crypto Regulator
The current hodgepodge of regulators isn’t cutting it.
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By William Mougayar
Oct 22, 2021 at 5:29 p.m. UTC
Oct 22, 2021
RegulationOpinionCrypto 2022Policy Week
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Finance
Blockchain technology
4 Ways Blockchain Could Catapult Into the Mainstream
Blockchain technology adoption has largely been a top-down story. Here are some ideas that could get more bottom-up traction.
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By William Mougayar
Jan 26, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
Blockchain TechnologyOpinion
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Markets
Opinion
We Still Lack a Rational Way to Value Tokens
Tokens continue to show little correlation between usage and value, confounding efforts to build better valuation methods.
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By William Mougayar
Oct 22, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 22, 2020
OpinionEvaluation
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Finance
Opinion
For DeFi to Grow, CeFi Must Embrace It
Despite the buzz, DeFi is not on a good trajectory. It's too technical, too volatile and too "geeky" to be adopted by "the mainstream," William Mougayar writes.
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By William Mougayar
Sep 2, 2020 at 7:46 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2020
OpinionDeFiAdoption
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Policy
Cryptocurrency
Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It
We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money.
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By William Mougayar
Mar 13, 2020 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
CryptocurrencyOpinion
William Mougayar
Finance
Decentralization
Cut the Consensus: You Can't Run a Business Like a Blockchain
What works for the technical realm of blockchains does not automatically translate to the running of businesses or social organizations.
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By William Mougayar
Feb 27, 2020 at 7:28 a.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2020
DecentralizationGovernanceOpinionDAO
William Mougayar
Policy
Year in review 2019
While We Wait for Laws, We Need Better Interpretations of Existing Regulation
Congress isn't likely to pass crypto-favorable legislation in 2020. In the meantime, we have to hope for action from the SEC.
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By William Mougayar
Jan 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 4, 2020
Year in Review 2019
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Markets
Cftc
Is the Window Closing on US Blockchain Leadership?
The U.S. should apply a "do no harm" approach and take a lead role on blockchain regulation, says William Mougayar.
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By William Mougayar
Jan 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2019
CFTCSECRegulationUS GovernmentLegalFeaturesUS & Canada
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Markets
Startups
The Future of ICOs: In the Hands of Regulators or Innovators?
What is the future of initial coin offerings? One of the movements early leaders suggests the market might be at a tipping point.
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By William Mougayar
Dec 12, 2018 at 5:15 a.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2018
StartupsFeaturedRegulationICOs2018 ReviewBusiness News