The GameStop Stop Is Not a Technology Problem
Robinhood didn't halt GameStop trading to punish retail players. It reacted to market risk. And, no, blockchain wouldn't have fixed this.
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Jan 29, 2021 at 9:34 p.m. UTC
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GameStop and the Real Market Manipulators
WallStreetBets traders coordinated buying of GameStop stock to squeeze short-selling hedge funds – but was that collusion?
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Jan 28, 2021 at 7:16 p.m. UTC
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Experiments in Crypto’s Governance Lab
Governance is one of the least appreciated fields of innovation in crypto and this year we saw exciting new ideas emerge.
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Dec 16, 2020 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin’s Price Is a Poor Proxy for Its Utility
Bitcoin has found adoption this year as digital gold. The other promises of cryptocurrency have yet to find fruition, says our columnist.
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Dec 3, 2020 at 12:56 p.m. UTC
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Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk
The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it's surprising people from crypto and fintech don't collaborate more.
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Oct 29, 2020 at 3:53 p.m. UTC
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Jill Carlson, Emily Parker: Coinbase's 'Apolitical' Mission Is Hypocritical and Unhelpful
Jill Carlson, Emily Parker: Coinbase’s recent decision to take no position on political and social issues has divided the cryptocurrency industry.
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Oct 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Reading Between the Lines of Brian Armstrong's Mission Memo
Brian Armstrong's apolitical stance speaks to an unhealthy Silicon Valley culture where debate is shut down and substantive conversations happen underground.
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Oct 8, 2020 at 4:42 p.m. UTC
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How the Crypto Industry Seesaws Between Assets and Infrastructure
Bitcoin invented a new asset as well as new infrastructure. Often, we confuse the two roles it plays.
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Sep 29, 2020 at 4:33 p.m. UTC
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Me, Myself and My Multiple Avatars
In 2030, there are 20-odd versions of "you" floating around the internet. Can you manage all the personas you created?
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Sep 23, 2020 at 2:26 p.m. UTC
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What Today's Robinhood Rally Has in Common With the Last Crypto Boom
The pandemic's "Robinhood Rally" has echoes of the 2017 crypto boom and could presage new investment trends in digital asset and traditional markets.
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Aug 12, 2020 at 1:38 p.m. UTC
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