Tokens

Naval Ravikant at Token Summit II, in San Francisco.
Naval Ravikant: Bitcoin Solves 'Money Problems'
During Token Summit II, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant waved off talk of a bubble, saying cryptocurrency solve people's money problems.
Naval Ravikant at Token Summit II, in San Francisco.

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Encyclopedia Blockchainica: Wikipedia Co-Founder to Disrupt His Own Creation
The co-founder of Wikipedia has joined has joined a venture-backed blockchain startup as its new chief information officer.
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Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)
Teams and Products Aren't the Only Way to Weigh Tokens, Says Ehrsam
The investor and co-founder of Coinbase shares his thoughts on evaluating tokens in today's crowded market.
Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

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Token Summit Surprise: OpenBazaar to Launch New Coin
OB1, the development team behind OpenBazaar, has announced its plans to launch a new token.
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Scrap the White Paper: How to Evaluate Tokens and Blockchains
The blockchain you're considering will almost certainly change from the white paper. What you really want to think about is how that will happen.
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Assets Will Be Tokens (And It Will Change Finance)
Tokenization of assets will greatly reduce market friction, in part by giving investors unprecedented levels of information, writes Pavel Kravchenko.
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MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are 'Attracting the Wrong People'
MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.
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Meet Earn.com: 21 Rebrands Social Network In Shift Away from Bitcoin
21 Inc, once a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, is rebranding to emphasize its recent focus on using digital currency to power a social network.
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The Basics on FACTS: A New Model for Compliant ICOs
Must ICOs choose between a non-compliant utility token or a complaint security token that doesn’t work in commerce? Jaron Lukasiewicz proposes a fix.
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Boyma Fahnbulleh on left, Chris Russ on right. Photo via Amentum
Diverse Team, Diverse Portfolio: Amentum Raising $10 Million Crypto Fund
The Amentum team includes veterans of blockchain startups Purse.io and Chain – but also a private equity investor and a former construction manager.
Boyma Fahnbulleh on left, Chris Russ on right. Photo via Amentum