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The Biggest Macro Event Since March
9.11.2020
According to the bright minds of FinTwit, the biggest event isn’t the U.S. presidential election but today’s Pfizer vaccine update
Why Emerging Markets Are Wary of Modern Monetary Theory
8.11.2020
While MMT may be the de facto policy of rich Western governments, applying it to developing economies could be disastrous
How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound Inspired a $100M Bitcoin ETP
7.11.2020
Hany Rashwan, CEO of Amun/21Shares, explains how the proverbial bitcoin lightbulb went off when his native Egypt’s currency devalued in 2016
How the World Stopped Producing Enough Money, Feat. Emil Kalinowski
6.11.2020
In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money
Bitcoin Hits $15,000: Here Comes the FOMO
5.11.2020
Twitter interprets today’s massive price action, as bitcoin smashes through $15,000, its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run
How Financial Planners Think About Bitcoin, With Justin Castelli and Douglas Boneparth
5.11.2020
Independent investment adviser Tyrone Ross speaks with certified financial planners (CFP) Justin Castelli and Douglas Boneparth about how they're looking at bitcoin and what they're hearing from clients
‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’: A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein
4.11.2020
An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement
A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
3.11.2020
One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years
Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?
2.11.2020
In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin?
By the Numbers: More Bitcoin Bulls Than Ever Before
1.11.2020
A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”
The World Is Never Getting Off Government Stimulus
31.10.2020
The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe
Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper
30.10.2020
Was Satoshi’s release of the Bitcoin White Paper an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain?
Advising the Advisers: ‘On Purpose’ Podcast Live Taping Party
30.10.2020
As a financial adviser, you might feel pressured to know every answer to your clients’ portfolio needs. But you’ve got some burning questions about digital assets like bitcoin. Now’s your chance to ask: On Purpose podcast host and Onramp Invest CEO Tyrone Ross invites the public to CoinDesk’s first...
Mirage Recovery: What ‘Record’ GDP Growth Tells Us About the Economy
29.10.2020
The Department of Commerce’s new report shows 33.1% annualized GDP growth in Q3, but does this really tell us much about the state of the economy?
The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months
28.10.2020
Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith
JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin: Welcome to the Private Currency Era
27.10.2020
The investment banking giant says the blockchain hype cycle has moved past inflated expectations and into the realm of being commercially viable
Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue
26.10.2020
As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond
Should We Care if the US Is Falling Behind on CBDCs?
25.10.2020
A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Paul Tudor Jones: A Bet on Bitcoin Is a Bet on Human Ingenuity
24.10.2020
A recap of an exceptionally bullish week for bitcoin and crypto as a whole
Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
23.10.2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?