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PostTrustElection

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The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created.
Illustration by Sonny Ross
By Ben Schiller
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
US Electionselection2020PostTrustElection
Andrew Yang (left) at Consensus 2019
Markets
Elections
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
Andrew Yang (left) at Consensus 2019
By Alexander Zaitchik
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
ElectionsAndrew Yangelection2020PostTrustElection
Image by Cheryl Thuesday
Policy
Posttrustelection
How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election
From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here's a scary rundown, according to security experts.
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By Jeff Wilser
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
PostTrustElection
Image by Ali Powell
Markets
Elections
Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, but He Understands Cybersecurity
Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm...
Image by Ali Powell
By Jeff Wilser
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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Warren in South Carolina, via Ali Powell
Policy
Elections
How Elizabeth Warren's Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most...
Warren in South Carolina, via Ali Powell
By Leigh Cuen
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
Electionselection2020PostTrustElectionDisinformationElizabeth Warren
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Policy
Elections
Why Aren't the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?
Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much.
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By Michael J. Casey
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
ElectionsBitcoinOpinionMichael J Caseyelection2020PostTrustElection
Yang
Policy
Posttrustelection
Letter From New Hampshire: The Dangers of Disinformation
From the digital divide to social media misinformation, the internet is a major and multi-headed issue in 2020. Just don’t expect to hear much about it on the campaign trail....
Yang
By Alexander Zaitchik
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
PostTrustElection
Buttigieg
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Pete buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley's Favorite
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sand...
Buttigieg
By Jessica Klein
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
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Klobuchar supporters at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina.
Markets
Privacy
Amy Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?
While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was...
Klobuchar supporters at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina.
By Benjamin Powers
Mar 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2020
Privacyelection2020PostTrustElectionAmy Klobucharelection securityDisinformation