Nic Carter

Nic Carter is a partner at Castle Island Ventures and the cofounder of blockchain data aggregator Coinmetrics. Previously, he served as Fidelity Investments' first cryptoasset analyst.

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Policy

Nationalizing Stablecoins Won't Improve Financial Access

Proposals forcing stablecoin issuers to get banking licenses won't increase financial inclusion, as their proponents claim.

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Finance

The Case for Bitcoin Banking (Despite Cred's Bankruptcy)

The failure of a Bitcoin bank reinforces the merit of a Bitcoin-based financial system, says our columnist.

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Policy

The Hard Forks That Didn't Dilute Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin continues to trounce BCH, BSV and other wannabe challenger projects.

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Finance

The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity

The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Fees Mean Choosing Between a World Computer and a Financial Network

Large public blockchains are destined to privilege the largest, most fee-tolerant transactions at the expense of non-financial uses.

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Tech

Bitcoin's Patronage System Is an Unheralded Strength

Bitcoin development is better funded than ever, cementing a patronage model that protects against insider maneuvering.

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Policy

After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever

Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but "as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem."

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Tech

Version Control Can Help the Media Win Back Reader Trust

By committing content to a blockchain, news outlets can reassure readers that what they are reading is what the outlet originally published, says our columnist.

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Policy

Where the NY Fed 'Bitcoin Is Not New' Blog Goes Wrong

A recent post categorizing Bitcoin as just another fiat currency uses some strange definitions of money, our columnist writes.

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