This week, Biden surprised a lot of people by nominating Saule Omarova to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Could her proposal for a “people’s ledger” eliminate banking as we’ve historically understood it? More
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The Would-Be Banking Regulator Who Wants to Eliminate Banks
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Mea Culpas, the Tech Backlash,
and You
The year ended in a flurry of heartfelt mea culpas and welcome I told you so ’s from tech industry veterans, a byproduct of the tech backlash that characterized the second half of 2017.
To which I say, apology accepted. Now what? More
Talking with Tezos Co-Creator Kathleen Breitman
Kathleen Breitman is person of the hour. Her company developed Tezos, a new blockchain-based cryptocurrency whose ongoing fundraising has raised over $200 million since July 1. We talked to her about why she thinks this is the way to make a better internet, and a better world. More
The Modernization of Currency
Crypto currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin and Ripple generate ever more enthusiasm. Blockchain is said to pose the potential of platforms for nearly all data. Will central banks be able to reassert control? Will a digital fiat currency, backed and minted by those banks, be the future of digital money? (In association with Omidyar Network) More
The Key to Blockchain Adoption: Make It Cheaper
Blockchain—the technology behind (or interwoven with) BitCoin—is the main story. The "cryptocurrency" is almost a distraction, a sideshow to the real deal. Blockchain is a public ledger, a record against which anyone can see whether a transaction contained therein is valid. The applications may be mind-boggling. More
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