Opinion

While the system did not technically malfunction, a confluence of factors enabled a few opportunists to win the collateral auctions despite placing extremely low bids.

By Anthony Xie

Mar 25, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 25, 2020

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Digital currency

The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine

Which digital currencies are most useful in a crisis, asks a Brazilian central banker. CBDCs, bitcoin or libra?

By Marcelo M. Prates

Mar 24, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2020

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Opinion

The US Needs a Wartime Effort to Win the Coronavirus Battle

The coronavirus crisis is three crises in one. It requires a co-ordinated cross-boundary effort to avert, says the COO of Bitwise Asset Management.

By Teddy Fusaro

Mar 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2020

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Opinion

The US Should Use Stablecoins for Emergency Coronavirus Payments

Paying out the stimulus using stablecoins would be cleaner and cheaper than sending checks in the mail, says the CEO Of Binance.US.

By Catherine Coley

Mar 22, 2020 at 1:49 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2020

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Markets

Bitcoin

As This Crisis Worsens, Bitcoin Will Become a Safe Haven Again

This liquidity crunch and ensuing government intervention is laying the foundation for bitcoin’s adoption as a safe-haven asset.

By Osho Jha

Mar 21, 2020 at 7:56 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2020

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Central banks

4 Reasons Central Banks Should Launch Retail Digital Currencies

Central banks have four good reasons to adopt digital currency: financial stability, identity management, inclusion and consumer protection.

By Ajit Tripathi

Mar 21, 2020 at 1:24 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2020

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Privacy

Think a Privacy Law Will Stop Surveillance Capitalism? You Don't Know Google

Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious.

By Alex McDougall

Mar 20, 2020 at 3:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2020

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Finance

Opinion

How to Escape Contracts That Are Killing Your Company During Coronavirus

Our “Not Legal Advice” columnist reviews options for changing or terminating business contracts during this crisis.

By Preston J. Byrne

Mar 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2020

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Technology

Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains

Those who style themselves as crypto progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Car...