The great unbanking: How DeFi is completing the job Bitcoin started
In a broad sense, 2020 has been the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. As it charges toward 1 million deaths and over 30 million infections, governments have been found wanting. …
Digital Dollar Take Center Stage in Hearing Before US Senate
In a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee today, June 30, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) took center stage before an audience of Senators looking to upgrade financial infrastructure and …
How Bitcoin Empowers the Unbanked and Combats Injustice
Plenty of injustice plagues our communities. For instance, in our world, the unbanked and underbanked don’t have easy access to financial knowledge. All too often, that is reserved for people …
Financial Inclusion, Cryptocurrency and the Developing World
Beyond rapidly changing how we create, store and transfer value, cryptocurrencies are accelerating financial inclusion in a way that traditional financial institutions have either been unwilling or unable to. Yet …