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Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney
Finance
Opinion
Figure's Mike Cagney: How to Build a Business in Blockchain
Mike Cagney, who co-founded SoFi, is one of fintech's most accomplished entrepreneurs. He talks to ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin about keys to success for blockchain startups.
Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney
By Lex Sokolin
Jul 21, 2020 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2020
OpinionSoFiMike Cagney
Screenshot of the MMM BSC homepage (CoinDesk)
Finance
Paxos
Weed Out the Soviet-Era Ponzi Scheme Eating Ethereum
The MMM Ponzi scheme accounts for 10% of Ethereum's transactions and 50% of Paxos's. It's time the Ethereum community did something about it.
Screenshot of the MMM BSC homepage (CoinDesk)
By Lex Sokolin
Jul 7, 2020 at 1:05 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2020
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Markets
Opinion
DeFi Protocols Should Act More Like Fiduciaries
Open protocols can help reform the financial system, says our columnist. But they need to come with safeguards consumers understand.
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By Lex Sokolin
Jun 23, 2020 at 1:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2020
OpinionDeFi
Credit: Official SpaceX Photos/Flickr
Tech
Opinion
What Fintech Can Learn From Elon Musk and SpaceX
A decade ago, few people believed Elon Musk could pull off a manned space launch, just as skepticism surrounds fintech and crypto today. What can the financial industry learn...
Credit: Official SpaceX Photos/Flickr
By Lex Sokolin
Jun 8, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2020
OpinionElon MuskSPACEX
Empires are able to print their own money until trust in the currency falls, says Sokolin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Policy
Economics
The American Empire Is in Decline. Time for a New Economic System
From debt to inequality, the U.S. economy looks like a 1930s disaster waiting to happen. No wonder gold-bugs and Bitcoiners are feeling vindicated.
Empires are able to print their own money until trust in the currency falls, says Sokolin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Lex Sokolin
May 18, 2020 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2020
EconomicsOpinionMoney
Facebook libra china flag
Markets
Libra
Facebook's 'Scaled Back' Libra Proposal Is More Dangerous Than You Think
With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist.
Facebook libra china flag
By Lex Sokolin
Apr 21, 2020 at 4:05 a.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2020
LibraOpinionStablecoinsCBDCs
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Finance
Venture capital
Your Crypto Startup Needs a Recession Strategy
A shakeout is coming in crypto venture capital and entrepreneurs should react with a new plan, says our columnist.
(Credit: Shutterstock)
By Lex Sokolin
Apr 7, 2020 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
Venture CapitalInvestmentsOpinionCoronavirus
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Markets
Finance
We Won't Ever Think About the Financial System the Same Way
The last two weeks have proven how vulnerable the financial system is to shocks and innovation, says ConsenSys' fintech co-head.
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By Lex Sokolin
Mar 26, 2020 at 12:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2020
FinanceMarketsOpinionfuture of finance
Via ConsenSys Codefi
Finance
Jp morgan
Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi's Open Payment Rails
Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says Consen...
Via ConsenSys Codefi
By Lex Sokolin
Mar 10, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
JP MorganFacebookLibraOpinionDeFi
Lex Sokolin, global fintech co-head at ConsenSys
Finance
Fintech
Software Ate the World, Here's How It Eats Finance
Real disruption in financial services means creating new plumbing for transactions, not nicer apps on top of existing rails, says CoinDesk columnist Lex Sokolin.
Lex Sokolin, global fintech co-head at ConsenSys
By Lex Sokolin
Feb 26, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2020
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