By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 22, 201807:55 AM EasternThe crypto world seems to be fertile ground for more heated debates and virtual fistfights than any other high-tech sector in history. And among them, few are more serious than the great Tether...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 20, 201807:55 AM EasternOf all the cryptocurrencies in the world today, Tether wins the prize as the most controversial. It has gotten some of the worst press and, except for the biggest coins, the most attention.
 This...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Tony Sagami On 
June 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern“Excitement on blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology has rapidly spread. [Blockchain] has moved well beyond the cryptocurrency realm.”
 — Erin Kim, Blockchain Canada board member
 
 Did...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 15, 201807:55 AM Eastern“Who needs Bitcoin?” say most people. “My credit card works just fine, thank you.”
 “What problems do cryptocurrencies actually solve?” complain many so-called experts. “It seems like a solution...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 13, 201807:55 AM EasternBlockchain is the new buzzword CEOs and policymakers use to inject energy into their otherwise-boring press releases. And some of them are very serious about it …
 Fortune 500 companies like IBM,...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 11, 201808:55 AM EasternWhile the EOS community continues to work on finalizing its MainNet release, we have some serious questions about its centralization that remain unanswered.
 EOS is a still great project. It...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Tony Sagami On 
June 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern“It took about 10 years from when the World Wide Web [started]
… to when my mother started hearing about email.”
— Joseph Lubin, Ethereum founder
 
 Do the wild, unpredictable price swings of...
 
        
        
	
	
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Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. and 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 6, 201808:55 AM EasternWith the June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un just a few days away, a critical unanswered question is: Will rogue states be able to launch...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Tony Sagami On 
June 4, 201808:55 AM EasternUnfortunately, there are a lot of smart people in the world who would rather cheat or steal than work for a living. But fortunately, the ability to nip that in the bud is one of the root benefits...
 
        
        
	
	
	By 
Juan M. Villaverde On 
June 1, 201808:55 AM EasternExactly nine years ago today, Europe was tumbling into chaos.
 The Greek economy was collapsing, as nationwide strikes turned violent.
 In Hungary, the spokesman for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...