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Finance

Binance co-founder Zhao in talks with ‘probably a dozen’ governments on asset tokenization

Tokenization could allow governments to raise funds by selling fractional ownership of state-owned assets like infrastructure, real estate or commodities.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin falls to nearly $88,000 ahead of Trump’s Davos talk, putting U.S. session at risk

European stocks extended their losing streak and bond-market support faded, while gold hit fresh record highs above $4,860 an ounce.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

Videos

Is AI Stealing the Spotlight at Davos 2024?

CoinDesk Chief Content Officer, Michael Casey is on the ground in Davos for the World Economic Forum. Watch First Mover tomorrow to hear him unpack what world leaders are saying when it comes to the future of finance.

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Videos

Money Reimagined: How Money, Nature and AI Can Interact

Michael Casey, at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, speaks with the founder and chief strategy director at Hub Culture, Stan Stalnaker. The discussion delves into how new technologies such as AI can help design and build green economies in all social systems. Plus, Hub Culture’s new emergent intelligence project Zeke.ai.

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Policy

At World Economic Forum This Year, Panels Debated Blockchain 'Case Studies'

In efforts to avoid association with the FTX collapse, conversations shifted away from "crypto" and more to specific applications of the underlying blockchain technology.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Videos

Hut 8 Mining CEO on Crypto Winter, Bitcoin’s Presence at Davos 2023

Hut 8 Mining CEO Jaime Leverton discusses the significance of bitcoiners attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Plus, her outlook on bitcoin (BTC) as the market continues to navigate crypto winter.

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Opinion

Bad Vibes from the Word 'Crypto' Have Some Calling for a Rebrand

Money-making associations with cryptocurrencies misrepresent them as just currencies and fail to acknowledge the diverse applications of the technology.

(solidcolours/GettyImages)

Policy

World Economic Forum Wraps Up Davos 2023 With Sparks

The WEF's annual meeting closed with a fiery panel on the role of regulators in crypto.

The World Economic Forum's annual conference wrapped up Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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