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Davos 2020

WEF
Markets
Privacy
World Economic Forum Wants to Standardize Ethical Data Collection
The World Economic Forum wants to create guidelines for data storage and distribution, in hopes of making it easier for researchers and governments to make informed decisions.
WEF
By Sandali Handagama
Dec 10, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2020
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Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He launched Digital Dollar Project
Video
Bitcoin
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of glob...
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He launched Digital Dollar Project
By CoinDesk Staff
May 11, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2020
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Denis Pitcher, chief fintech advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, speaks with CoinDesk’s Michael Casey in Davos, Switzerland. (Image via CoinDesk video)
Policy
Bermuda
Bermuda Is Planning a Comprehensive Crypto Ecosystem
Denis Pitcher, chief fintech advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, talks about the island nation's blockchain plans.
Denis Pitcher, chief fintech advisor to the Premier of Bermuda, speaks with CoinDesk’s Michael Casey in Davos, Switzerland. (Image via CoinDesk video)
By John Biggs
Feb 2, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2020
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Brian Behlendorf image via CoinDesk video
Tech
Blockchain
Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf Says Blockchain's Potential Is 'Hitting a Tipping Point'
Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf talks with Michael Casey about blockchain's "tipping point."
Brian Behlendorf image via CoinDesk video
By John Biggs
Feb 1, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2020
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Breakdown1-24v2
Markets
Art
Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art
The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.
Breakdown1-24v2
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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COMPLIANCE NOW: RegTech expert Diana Paredes speaks at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)
Policy
Privacy
Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash
Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.
COMPLIANCE NOW: RegTech expert Diana Paredes speaks at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)
By Leigh Cuen
Jan 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
Finance
Ripple
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months
The Ripple CEO said at Davos an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year.
Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
By Zack Seward
Jan 24, 2020 at 10:21 a.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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Harry Halpin and Leigh Cuen at Davos 2020. Credit: CoinDesk video
Tech
Privacy
Cypherpunk Harry Halpin Takes On Davos
Nym Technologies CEO Harry Halpin speaks to CoinDesk's Leigh Cuen about the waning power of the Davos elite.
Harry Halpin and Leigh Cuen at Davos 2020. Credit: CoinDesk video
By John Biggs
Jan 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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Blockchain thinker Glen Weyl (center, gray blazer) speaks with other attendees of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)
Policy
Privacy
Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance.
Blockchain thinker Glen Weyl (center, gray blazer) speaks with other attendees of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)
By Leigh Cuen
Jan 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
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Credit: Shutterstock
Tech
Hyperledger
Hyperledger to Explore How Blockchain Can Help World Meet Climate Goals
The new climate group will allow participants to share ideas for a new distributed database to track emissions.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Paddy Baker
Jan 22, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2020
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