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Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain 'Bill of Rights'

Sheila Warren, the head of blockchain for the WEF, argues the technology needs a set of principles for staving off potential misuse.

Jan 20, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2020

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The Prospect of Building a New International Monetary System Is Getting Real

When world leaders gather in Davos next week, they'll confront an essential question, says Circle's Jeremy Allaire: Can they seize blockchain's ability to create value for people around the world?

By Jeremy Allaire

Jan 17, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2020

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Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization

The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.

By Michael J. Casey

Jan 17, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2020

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Currency 'Cold War' Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab

Cryptocurrencies could be at the heart of a new Cold War, at least according to some investors at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz.

By Leigh Cuen

Jan 16, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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Fake News on Steroids: Deepfakes Are Coming – Are World Leaders Prepared?

What 2018 and 2019 were to blockchain and cryptocurrencies on the WEF stage (met with a healthy mix of intrigue and skepticism), 2020 will be to synthetic media, also known by the ominous-sounding euphemism “deepfakes.”

By Arif Khan

Jan 16, 2020 at 8:09 p.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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Ahead of Davos, What Can Cash Teach Us About Crypto?

"I have long held that, were cash invented today, it would be dismissed by policymakers, bankers and law enforcement as dystopian, absurd and dangerous."

By Jill Carlson

Jan 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 15, 2020

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