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Tech
Consensus: distributed
Here's What You'll Catch on CoinDesk TV During Our First Virtual Consensus
From Vitalik to Akon, from Larry Summers to Spencer Dinwiddie, here are the influential speakers and vital conversations you can watch on CoinDesk TV, part of this year's free...
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By CoinDesk
May 11, 2020 at 12:52 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2020
Consensus: Distributed
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Tech
Makerdao
The CoinDesk 50: MakerDAO Is the Godzilla of DeFi
The $350 million MakerDAO protocol has become the most important project in DeFi, and DeFi has emerged as the most viable part of Ethereum.
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By Brady Dale
May 10, 2020 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2020
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Policy
Halving
The Security Trilemma and the Future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.
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By Raphael Auer
May 10, 2020 at 12:11 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2020
HalvingOpinionConsensus: Distributed
Stellar co-founder Jed McCaleb
Policy
Video
I'm Still Betting on Blockchain to Improve Economic Opportunity
"I believe this technology should democratize access to the financial system."
Stellar co-founder Jed McCaleb
By Jed McCaleb
May 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2020
VideoConsensus: Distributed
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Tech
Consensus: distributed
How to Protect Your Crypto From Cyber Attacks During COVID-19
At-home working opens up security issues for crypto. Oxford University researcher (and Consensus speaker) David Shrier outlines ways to mitigate the risk.
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By David Shrier
May 9, 2020 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2020
Consensus: Distributed
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Finance
Bitmain
The CoinDesk 50: Bitmain, the Behemoth of Bitcoin Mining
Bitmain remains at the center of the crypto economy. But in China, "mining avengers" are racing to catch up.
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By Wolfie Zhao
May 9, 2020 at 1:13 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2020
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Markets
Fashion
Michelle Phan: The Beauty of Bitcoin
Why beauty mogul Michelle Phan says her 8.9 million YouTube subscribers are ready for bitcoin: "They want to know how to protect their purchasing power."
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By Leigh Cuen
May 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
May 9, 2020
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money reimagined 5-8-20
Markets
Consensus
The Rise of the Dollar Killers
Could the dollar be replaced by a single new, dominant currency like China’s DCEP, or is a multipolar currency world more likely? Presented in documentary podcast and full tra...
money reimagined 5-8-20
By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2020
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Markets
Argentina
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.
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By Leigh Cuen
May 8, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2020
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Markets
Glen weyl
The Changemaker: Glen Weyl Puts His Radical Ideas Into Action
RadicalxChange, the civics network founded by polymath economist Glen Weyl, isn't left or right exactly, but it is radical. Now governments are starting to adopt its ideas.
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By Jeff Wilser
May 7, 2020 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2020
Glen WeylConsensus: Distributed