Decentralization


Finance

Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices

To those who believe in a digital future in which decentralization makes systems more resilient, the coronavirus crisis has expedited the inevitable.

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Markets

'Anything That Can Be Decentralized Will Be Decentralized' 6 Years Later

After one of the most challenging weeks in recent memory we're talking about a new consensus-driven approach to DeFi oracles and revisiting Johnston's Law (anything that can be decentralized will be decentralized) with the man who coined the phrase so many years ago.

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Finance

Cut the Consensus: You Can't Run a Business Like a Blockchain

What works for the technical realm of blockchains does not automatically translate to the running of businesses or social organizations.

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Markets

Decentralization Philosophy – Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?

Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins the show this week to discuss the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.

Original Photo by Krzysztof Niewolny on Unsplash

Markets

The Founders of Synthetix and Chainlink on DeFi, Derivatives and 25 New Decentralized Price Feeds

Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi.

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Markets

Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors

Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects and the historical context of decentralized organizations.

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Policy

Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization

The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.

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Markets

The Open Index Protocol Aims to Decentralize Media

Amy James' Open Index Protocol is taking aim at YouTube and Instagram.

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Markets

YouTube, Tron and the Dream of Decentralization

After YouTube (temporarily) removes crypto content and DLive moves to Tron, many are asking: Are decentralized social media alternatives possible?

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Finance

Jack Dorsey Announces New Twitter Team: Square Crypto, but for Social Media

It could be a harbinger of a radical shift in social media infrastructure, depending on the execution.

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