Economics
The World Economic Forum Might Not Be Ready to Lead a Blockchain Revolution
As the World Economic Forum seeks a leadership role in blockchain, a senior executive argues its members still have much to learn.
Why Cities Will Soon Choose Digital Currency Over Fiat Money
Pavel Bains argues that its only a matter of time before a city makes the leap to its own, digital, currency.
Will Bitcoin Have its Moment in the Trump Era?
Why a Trump presidency might bring about the fall of the dollar, with digital money as its replacement.
Could Rising Interest Rates Threaten Bitcoin Prices?
Could rising interest rates impact bitcoin? CoinDesk's Charles Bovaird explores.
Why Our Economic Liberty Depends on the Blockchain
Should 'trustless-ness' be a requirement for transacting safely in a free-market economy?
The Theory of a Blockchain Circular Economy
Ethereum Foundation advisor William Mougayar offers his thoughts on the how blockchains could change the way we work and how we are compensated.
Rise of Internet Enables Bitcoin to Compete With Fiat, Researchers Find
A new research paper explores the role the Internet has played in allowing private forms of money like bitcoin to compete against fiat alternatives.
Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Central Planning of Digital Money
Bitcoin security expert Kristov Atlas discusses the network's ongoing block size debate and the role of economics in this discussion.
French Politicians Predict Blockchain Tech Will Lead to Job Losses
Two of France’s left-leaning political parties speculated in a publication that technologies like the blockchain could lead to “massive” job losses.
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
Wall Street veteran Jason Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters.
