TikTok

Kraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Sep 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 19, 2020

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Markets

Economy

The Decade of the Living Dead: How Zombie Companies Are Robbing Tomorrow’s Economy

The percentage of companies that can’t afford to pay the interest on their debt has reached a new all-time high in the wake of central bank intervention.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Sep 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2020

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Markets

China

The Business of Geopolitical Competition

As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok US, a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Sep 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2020

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Policy

Privacy

TikTok and the Great Firewall of America

U.S. politicians say TikTok is a threat to Americans' privacy. But can we trust Silicon Valley giants to behave any better?

By Emily Parker

Aug 6, 2020 at 2:25 p.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2020

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Video

Social-cut

TikTok Fans Aim to Inflate Dogecoin

The viral TikTok trend #DogecoinTikTokChallenge brought the 2013 meme coin back into the game. User @jamezg97 posted a 10-second video that calls on 800 million users to inves...

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Jul 14, 2020 at 8:31 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2020

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