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Business News > Mint Authors > Lionel Laurent

Lionel Laurent

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ARTICLES BY LIONEL LAURENT

Cryptocurrency fever has cooled since the pandemic and venture capital funding has more or less dried up without any major disruption

An e-euro need not fall victim to post-crypto bubble apathy

3 min read . 06 Jul 2023

The EU’s approach to AI rules is too riddled with complexity

The EU’s approach to AI rules is too riddled with complexity

1 min read . 16 Jun 2023

File image - Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)

A decade of illusions over Putin that led to war

4 min read . 07 Oct 2022

‘Trussonomics’ is seen as being too fiscally radical by many investors (Photo: Reuters)

Why markets are spooked less by Rome’s turn than London’s

3 min read . 29 Sep 2022

DeFi and degrowth mark two extremes in fixing capitalism

3 min read . 31 Jul 2022

Complex crypto investments have proven fragile as market conditions turn (Photo: Reuters)

American hedge fund geniuses of the cryptosphere have failed

3 min read . 20 Jun 2022

DeFi platforms will need to be regulated for risks to be minimized (iStockphotos)

Cryptosphere tulip mania has an impact on the real economy

3 min read . 31 May 2022

Bitcoin’s network burns $32.9 million daily in energy costs by one estimate (Getty Images)

Bitcoin’s ‘fire of truth’ has got splashed by a bucket of water

3 min read . 11 May 2022

More Americans are devoting a higher share of their purchasing power to cryptocurrency than in nearly every other country, according to Chainalysis

What’s driving Bitcoin's ride to new highs? More FOMO or inflation fears?

3 min read . 22 Oct 2021

Games can be addictive and have begun to attract legislative attention

Anxiety about gaming should be over money and not morals

3 min read . 06 Sep 2021

Freedom House has warned of a ‘digital shadow’ cast by covid (Photo: HT)

Autocrats must not get to take over the internet in covid times

3 min read . 02 Jun 2021

Kaspersky has warned of a rise in Bitcoin theft (MINT_PRINT)

Is Bitcoin mining worth the cost?

4 min read . 26 Jan 2021

Facebook’s chief is trying to relaunch Libra with some concessions (Photo: AFP)

Mark Zuckerberg has another response to Bitcoin’s success

3 min read . 24 Dec 2020

Bitcoin’s true believers are taking a victory lap after the cryptocurrency’s fresh all-time high of almost $20,000 (Photo: AFP)

What Bitcoin's new record means for wall street

4 min read . 01 Dec 2020

When Apple went head-to-head with Spotify in 2015 by launching a music-streaming service, things were always likely to turn ugly. (AFP)

Opinion | Spotify turns the anti-Apple volume up to 11

2 min read . 07 May 2019

Many startups will feel like they don’t have a choice but to ride the cryptocurrency wave. Photo: AP

Beware fintech firms trying to get you hooked on bitcoin

2 min read . 05 Mar 2018

The advent of futures contracts has allowed more investors to take the bearish side of the bitcoin bet. Photo: Reuters

So what happened the last time the bitcoin bubble burst?

2 min read . 18 Jan 2018

If Bitcoin and its ilk are indeed the greatest bubble of our lifetimes, we seem to be somewhere in between euphoria and profit-taking. Photo: Reuters

Teacher’s pet Ripple or bad boy Bitcoin? Try neither

2 min read . 09 Jan 2018

The price of Bitcoin fell on Friday, as traders weighed the chance of tighter regulatory scrutiny of what is a crucial enabler of ransomware. Photo: Bloomberg

Ransomware attack: Bitcoin is too tempting when you’re being extorted

2 min read . 15 May 2017

The cement makers from France and Switzerland are already working to address antitrust concerns resulting from the merger, say people in know of the matter. Photo: Bloomberg

Cement makers Lafarge, Holcim agree on merger plan: Reports

4 min read . 06 Apr 2014