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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
FintechOpinionLex Sokolin
Dutch East Indiaman ships, Wenceslas Hollar Digital Collection
Policy
Bruce fenton
Securities Law Helped Build Modern Capitalism. Crypto Should Embrace It
Crypto should work within the existing regulatory structure around securities, rather than reinvent a whole new system.
Dutch East Indiaman ships, Wenceslas Hollar Digital Collection
By Bruce Fenton
Feb 25, 2020 at 4:24 p.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2020
Bruce FentonOpinionHester Peirce
Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Lightning
Lightning Solves Bitcoin's Speed Problem, but Watch Out for Fraudsters
Lightning-based fiat-bitcoin systems could popularize crypto payments, as long as fraud and bitcoin's non-reversibility don't get in the way.
Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk archives)
By JP Koning
Feb 25, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2020
LightningOpinionZapJack MallersStrike
Leah Callon-Butler
Policy
Swift
Crypto Exchanges Need Common Messaging to Comply With Travel Rule
From ATMs to cargo containers, standards make global commerce work. The same goes for crypto, which needs standards to comply with anti-money laundering rules.
Leah Callon-Butler
By Leah Callon-Butler
Feb 25, 2020 at 3:39 a.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2020
SWIFTOpinionSiân JonesAlexandre KechVASPOnchain Custodian
china flag
Finance
China
China Has Many Strategic Reasons to Invest in Blockchain
From stopping double-lending in its credit industry to an escape from dollar hegemony, China has every reason in the world to invest in blockchain.
china flag
By Byrne Hobart
Feb 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2020
ChinaOpinionCBDCCCPXi Jinping
JS
Markets
Opinion
In Defense of Justin Sun
People mock Justin Sun and TRON. But by several metrics it's a successful business. Time to get over the snobbery, says VC Alexander Blum.
JS
By Alexander S Blum
Feb 24, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2020
OpinionJustin SunTron
Chorleywood Common, Rickmansworth, England. (Credit: Unsplash)
Tech
Opinion
When Money Becomes Programmable – Part 1
We may be moving us toward a model of programmable money that incorporates an automated internal governance of common resources and encourages collaboration among communities....
Chorleywood Common, Rickmansworth, England. (Credit: Unsplash)
By Michael J. Casey
Feb 22, 2020 at 10:25 a.m. UTC
Feb 22, 2020
OpinionAlex TapscottMichael J CaseyFuture of Money
Gigi Sohn, GeorgetownLawChannel
Markets
Internet
The Internet Is a Right, Not a Luxury: 30% of Americans Still Don’t Have It
Ex-FCC senior staffer Gigi Sohn thinks broadband connection is a right, not a privilege. But that doesn’t mean she’s on board with all technological advancements.
Gigi Sohn, GeorgetownLawChannel
By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 21, 2020 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2020
InternetOpinionnet neutralityFCCGigi SohnBroadband
EQrhwZhXkAAFkW1
Markets
Opinion
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: Restore Net Neutrality and Expand Internet to All
Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the five FCC commissioners, is fighting for the restoration of net neutrality and the expansion of broadband access for all those who want it.
EQrhwZhXkAAFkW1
By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 21, 2020 at 3:44 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2020
Opinionnet neutralityFCCRosenworcel
Jennifer Zhu Scott
Markets
Opinion
You Are the Product: A Three-Step Plan to Take Back Control of Personal Data
Personal data is monetized, giving us, the providers, nothing of the pie. Entrepreneur Jennifer Zhu Scott has a three-step plan for taking back control.
Jennifer Zhu Scott
By Jennifer Zhu Scott
Feb 20, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2020
OpinionJennifer Zhu ScottTEDShoshana ZuboffUniversal Basic Income