BREAKDOWN: From Proof of Health to UBI: How Everything Changes Post COVID-19, Feat. Joe McCann
Joe McCann currently works in cloud and AI at Microsoft and has spent decades in tech, crypto, and open source communities. He recently wrote a piece called “A New, New World Order” all about the seco...
21 Huhti 20201h 2min
BREAKDOWN: Bearish or Bullish? What Oil, Defi Hacks and Cash Hoarding Tell Us About Markets
It’s hard to look at recent news from both crypto and traditional markets and not feel like we’re getting pretty mixed signals. Stocks have been recovering, but oil is hitting historic lows. DeFi suff...
20 Huhti 202022min
LEIGH: BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen on 'a System That Doesn't Suck'
On today’s episode CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen sits down with Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia. In this wide ranging interview they talk Bram’s early interest in “hard pr...
19 Huhti 202045min
RESEARCH: The Market Impacts of a Bitcoin Halving Explained
For more information about the bitcoin halving, download the free CoinDesk Research explainer report which features over 30 different charts and additional commentary from mining industry experts. “I...
18 Huhti 202038min
BREAKDOWN: Why Money Is Losing Its Meaning, Feat. Jared Dillian
Bitcoiners are particularly sensitive to Fed intervention in markets, but the degree to which the Fed is willing to print to backstop basically all risk is drawing the attention of even normal market ...
17 Huhti 202041min
BREAKDOWN: Libra vs. DCEP? The Battle for the Future of Money Heats Up
This week saw the latest salvos in the battle for the future of money. Libra announced that it would be moving away from a single currency that was backed by a basket of national currency to a model ...
16 Huhti 202018min
AFRICA: Bitcoin Maximalism, Entrepreneurs and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe (Part 5 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series)
In this episode, we'll join Anita Posch in Zimbabwe as she speaks with Tongayi Choto, a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist. He founded Afriblocks, a Global Pan-African Freelance...
16 Huhti 202039min
BREAKDOWN: What the Economy Will Look Like 6 Months From Now, Feat. Ryan Selkis
As week (one million, it seems) of the COVID-19 lockdown plods on, many are wondering what the economy will look like on the other side. Ryan Selkis is the CEO and founder of Messari. He was one of th...
15 Huhti 202049min
