Opinion

Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious.

By Alex McDougall

Mar 20, 2020 at 3:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2020

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Finance

Opinion

How to Escape Contracts That Are Killing Your Company During Coronavirus

Our “Not Legal Advice” columnist reviews options for changing or terminating business contracts during this crisis.

By Preston J. Byrne

Mar 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2020

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Markets

Technology

Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains

Those who style themselves as crypto progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Car...

By Nic Carter

Mar 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 19, 2020

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Finance

Banks

Banks Have to Embrace Distributed Ledger Tech, Even if It Kills Them

To secure their futures, banks have to confront their fear of change and embrace innovation, says consultant Chuck Fried.

By Chuck Fried

Mar 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 18, 2020

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Finance

Opinion

MakerDAO's Problems Are a Textbook Case of Governance Failure

MakerDAO could have planned for its "Black Swan" event last week.

By Cathy Barrera

Mar 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2020

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Markets

Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin's Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window

After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…

By Noelle Acheson

Mar 16, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2020

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IN-N-OUT: Workers in hazmat suits greet visitors to the drive-through coronavirus testing facility in New Rochelle, N.Y., before sticking swabs up their noses. (Photo by Michael J. Casey)

Markets

Opinion

Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1

How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series.

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 16, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2020

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Policy

Ransomware

Bitcoin's Ransomware Problem Won't Go Away

By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system.

By JP Koning

Mar 16, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2020

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Policy

Cryptocurrency

Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It

We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money.

By William Mougayar

Mar 13, 2020 at 12:40 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2020

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Tech

Privacy

Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus

The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable.

By Benjamin Powers

Mar 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2020

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