Year in Review 2019

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2019: The Inflection Point for Data Privacy
Americans have had enough of companies monetizing our personal data. Smart companies will react.
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The Year in Crypto Journalism: Truth Will Always Be Human
The crypto-sphere shows disdain for journalism, believing that technology is better at revealing truth. It isn't.
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What the Wild History of Digital Currency Tells Us About the Future
An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies.
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Never Mind Consumers, This Was a Year of Steady Infrastructural Progress
As the blockchain stack matures, we’ll look back on 2019 as the start of the blockchain adoption journey.
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2019 Saw the End of Blockchain Tourism: Marie Wieck, IBM
2019 saw a shift from dabbling in blockchain (just to make the trip) to applying the technology to solve problems.
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This Year Proved Asia Is Ahead in Crypto-Blockchain Adoption
From mobile payments to regulation, Asia was quicker to take advantage of fintech technology.
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Blockchain Faces Big Challenges But the Opportunity Is Enormous
Western economies can lead the world by embracing decentralization and the Internet-of-Value.
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Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it.
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2019: The Year Washington, Silicon Valley and Beijing Faced Off Over Crypto
Hacks, futures, settlements, flippenings, geopolitical conflict – 2019 had it all.
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Nic Carter on Quadriga, Libra and Other Suspect Projects
Nic Carter, a noted crypto skeptic, talks through the big stories of the year and argues that bitcoin mattered more than ever.
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