April 2020

From contact tracing to in-state alliances and the shift of cities to regional economic hubs, here’s a preview of how our world will look six months from now.

Chainlink’s link token is outperforming bitcoin by leaps and bounds, as the oracle network’s various use cases have garnered attention and hype.

Andrew Yang, ex-presidential contender and friend of crypto, says today’s stimulus won’t get Americans through the crisis. (Also, he might run for NYC mayor.)

The US government urged countermeasures to stymie North Korea’s billion-dollar cybercrime campaigns.

China is taking charge in the digitization of the world economy, while Maker faces a $28M class action lawsuit. Get the latest bite-sized news.

Next time there’s a crisis, let’s make sure we have the ability to manufacture basic plastic goods, like PPE, says consultant Cathy Barrera.

US President Donald Trump has announced that the US government is finalizing a plan to reopen the US economy

BTC bumps against $7K while cowboys put land records on the blockchain. It’s CoinDesk’s Markets Daily podcast.

Anthony Pompliano’s investment firm has joined a seed round for Atomic Loans, a startup looking to create bitcoin-backed lending instruments.

If we keep bailing out corporations during every crisis, we’ll end up with implicitly state-owned enterprises, and a lack of economic dynamism.