It still appears that if a type of cryptocurrency is to become significant it is most likely to be a digital version of an existing currency issued by a central bank.
Despite boasting impressive membership, it is difficult to say that this new board lives up to the powers and capabilities of an appropriate corporate governance body.
A great deal of international acceptance and cooperation would be required for the Libra Global Coin to operate without jeopardizing international financial stability.
Libra may struggle to impact markets unless they adopt a very aggressive strategy of below-cost pricing and are more efficient and much less costly than existing systems.
Thinking in terms of ‘infrastructures’ invites a helpful degree of caution and scepticism about the scope and pace of technological change.
David Runciman discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy, the link between conspiracy theories and technology and his views on identity politics.
Digital platforms have opened the way for people to connect, debate and gather information; yet they have also increased the spread of fake news.
There’s an impression that the world of the academic is independent of the pressures of competition and marketing. That impression is wrong and proving more so every day.
Facebook says we have a right to be connected but recent events such as the detention of David Miranda and surveillance by the NSA show the need to prevent abuses by those that exploit these connections.
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