Token Economy


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Exchange Volumes May Be Fake, But Bitcoin's Value Is Real

More than a critique of price manipulation rife across bitcoin markets, the Bitwise report shows cryptocurrencies' potential.

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What Coinbase Needs to Learn from the Neutrino Scandal

Once you have to trust someone, it really does matter who they are, as Coinbase's recent PR debacle illustrates.

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Will Crypto Torch Jamie Dimon?

The $156 in bitcoin being passed via the "Lighting Torch" is a bigger deal than trillions in JPM Coins would be, writes Michael J. Casey.

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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Forming a ‘Token Task Force’

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is forming a task force to create business-grade standards for tokenized assets.

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The Fallacy That Blockchain Is Stuck in One Place

Blockchain skeptics wrongly assume that the technology is in stasis, writes Michael J. Casey.

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The Crypto-Surveillance Capitalism Connection

If blockchain is to be a force for good, rather than a vehicle of subjugation, advocates must contend with the backlash against Big Tech.

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Don't Throw the Crypto Tokens Out With the Bathwater

We’re at a point where any idea associated with tokens struggles for legitimacy and money. It would be a shame if we ditched token economics altogether.

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Proof-of-Stake Could Lead to Crypto Banking. Let's Avoid That

"Staking as a service" is taking off. We need to think hard about what this means for crypto's evolution, warns Michael J. Casey.

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Crypto Is Far From Dead, as These Scaling Projects Show

Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.

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Vertcoin’s Struggle Is Real: Why the Latest Crypto 51% Attack Matters

Despite the devastating 51 percent attack on Vertcoin, ASIC-resistance is a goal worth fighting for.

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