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Open Data: The Unfulfilled Promise of Blockchain

2 years 8 months ago
Since its advent over a decade ago, blockchain technology has made grand promises of decentralization, disintermediation and radical transparency. Underpinning such visionary rhetoric, however, lies a sobering reality: Much of the wealth of data generated on public blockchains re

Where Did We Go Wrong With Ethereum Scaling?

2 years 8 months ago
Coming off the heels of ETH Denver, the rollup ecosystem is buzzing over the several new and exciting ideas discussed in the Mile High City to address the growing state fragmentation issue in the rollup space. Avi Zurlo is the chief product officer of =nil; Foundation.

Crypto Is (and Isn’t) Money

2 years 8 months ago
None of your coins are money and you all have brain damage. "Money" is a sloppy word, but generally it’s used to refer to things that are a general unit of account (like the U.S. dollar) and/or a generally accepted medium of exchange (like a bank deposit).Ethan Buchman is a

Shapeshifting Justice: The SEC’s Weakest Case Yet

2 years 8 months ago
What is the point of a $275,000 fine? This week, crypto OG Erik Voorhees’ exchange ShapeShift settled charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged securities law infractions. The exchange, which decentralized its ownership structure by launchi
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