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Why Enterprises Should Build on Public Blockchains

Private networks, a lot like corporate private intranets, may never go away but they will never be as relevant as the public internet or open chains like Ethereum.

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What Warren Buffett Misses About Valuing Digital Assets

Do digital assets have intrinsic value?

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Money Reimagined: Gensler's SEC Is the Same Old SEC

The SEC chief's speech this week on crypto regulation proved that hopes for a change of policy at the regulator may have been wishful thinking.

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The US Senate Goes to War Over Crypto Taxation

With two competing amendments and pressure from the White House and Treasury, crypto taxation is suddenly the crux of the massive infrastructure bill.

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The Node: I Don’t Understand Bitcoin Maximalism

Bitcoiner's bitcoiners give me their spiel.

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Challenges of Dealing With Cryptocurrencies in Israel

A mix of high taxes, burdensome regulation and an antagonistic banking sector makes starting a crypto business in the Holy Land unviable.

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The End of Exorbitant Privilege: Inflation, the Global Dollar and What Comes Next

What would it mean for the dollar to lose its global reserve status? Why might it happen? And what could take its place?

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Gary Gensler Speaks. The Reviews From Crypto Aren't Terrible

Bitcoiners were quite receptive to the new SEC chair’s sweeping statement of purpose on crypto regulation. Others, predictably, were not.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler

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CBDCs Can Stop Aid Falling Into Terrorist Hands

Central bank digital currencies, like the digital shekel, can be programmed to stop money reaching the wrong people, says Orbs' co-founder.

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‘Cautiously Optimistic': Crypto Brings Lobbying Muscle to Infrastructure Debate

Bitcoin does not have a CEO but it does have lawyers.

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