MoneyReimagined

Money Reimagined: ‘They Starve’: The Ugly Side of the US’ 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 ‘Lockup’ 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.

Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes

Trump's tax returns show the unfairness of the tax system and the need for reform. Blockchain governance offers some ideas.

Money Reimagined: Memes Mean Money

Sushi. Yams. Hot dogs. DeFi memes may be a joke, but they point to how money is always created: community storytelling. Plus: a new podcast.

Money Reimagined: Climate-Friendlier Crypto

How Bitcoin can improve its energy efficiency, reduce its climate impact and help manage the electricity grid.

Money Reimagined: Ending Money’s Distance Trap

The internet made location irrelevant for information. Can it do the same for money?

Money Reimagined: Defanging FAANG

With the internet more monopolized than ever, can Web 3.0 help produce an economy that's fairer to innovation and startups?

Money Reimagined: From COVID Generation to Crypto Generation

Millennials and Generation Zers have many reasons to embrace crypto and reform the financial system in their own interests.

Money Reimagined: DeFi-ing History

For clues to the future of decentralized finance, it's useful to look at waves of financial innovation past.

Money Reimagined: How a Dangerous Idea Could Work

Modern Monetary Theory, which says deficits don't matter, has some truth to it. But putting it into practice would be risky without modern controls.

Money Reimagined: Warnings From an Argentine Tragedy

Programmable money can protect against politicians debasing currencies to satisfy their own interests.

Money Reimagined: Let’s Be Privacy Scolds

Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well.

Money Reimagined: China’s ‘Cold War’ Blockchain Strategy

China's new digital currency and Blockchain Services Network are part of a national plan to escape U.S. financial hegemony.