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Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money

Leigh CuenJan 22, 2020

Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance.

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Ahead of Davos, What Can Cash Teach Us About Crypto?

Jill CarlsonJan 15, 2020

"I have long held that, were cash invented today, it would be dismissed by policymakers, bankers and law enforcement as dystopian, absurd and dangerous."

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Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

Nathaniel WhittemoreJan 24, 2020

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.

Central Banking

Over 40 Central Banks Are Considering Blockchain Applications: Davos Report

Nikhilesh DeApr 3, 2019

More than 40 central banks are experimenting with blockchain, says a new report by the World Economic Forum.

Research

Blockchain Could Boost Trade Finance by $1 Trillion, WEF Research Says

Wolfie ZhaoSep 13, 2018

Blockchain technology can help global businesses generate an extra $1 trillion in trade finance, according to World Economic Forum research.

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Paul Krugman

Davos Elites Still Don’t Get Blockchain

Michael J. Casey

"It's not useful for anything," Krugman and his cohort claim. The problem of this blinkered mindset is that it fails to recognize the cost of trust.

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Identity

WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security

Annaliese Milano

The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.

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Bitcoin Takes Davos Stage in Currency Panel Debate

Nikhilesh De

Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.

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News

World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

Nikhilesh De

World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.

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Economics

The World Economic Forum Might Not Be Ready to Lead a Blockchain Revolution

Michael del Castillo

As the World Economic Forum seeks a leadership role in blockchain, a senior executive argues its members still have much to learn.

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World Economic Forum Publishes Blockchain Governance Taxonomy

Michael del Castillo

The World Economic Forum has published a paper arguing that blockchain stakeholders should organize in a way that would dwarf the largest consortia.

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Startups

Former Estonian President to Lead World Economic Forum Blockchain Group

Stan Higgins

The World Economic Forum has created a new working group focused on blockchain co-chaired by the former president of Estonia.

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Research

WEF: Blockchain to Form Foundation of New Financial Infrastructure

Pete Rizzo

Distributed ledger tech will form the “foundation” of financial services infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_future_of_financial_infrastructure.pdf
Consensus

World Economic Forum Gears Up for Hands-On Blockchain Research in 2016

Pete Rizzo

CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.

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