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11 Numbers That Tell the Story of the Economy Right Now
7.8.2020
From the price of coffee to the national debt as a percentage of GDP, these 11 numbers provide a picture of a fast changing global economy
California's Attorney General Warns People to Be Wary of Crypto Scams
7.8.2020
California authorities recently came out with a fresh cautionary statement on crypto crime
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7.8.2020
Tomáš Janoušek:
Many web pages these days set font-weight: 300 in their stylesheet. With DejaVu Sans as my preferred font, this results in very thin and light text that is hard to read, because for some reason the “DejaVu Sans ExtraLight” variant (weight 200) is being used...
The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin
6.8.2020
The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution
China’s State-Run Banks Reportedly Testing Wallet for Digital Yuan
6.8.2020
State-owned commercial banks in China are reportedly testing a wallet for the country's forthcoming digital yuan
Could Cryptocurrency Casinos be a Realistic Form of Income for You?
6.8.2020
The history of cryptocurrencies isn’t extensive, but is established enough for millions of people around the world to grasp whatContinue Reading
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Could Cryptocurrency Casinos be a Realistic Form of Income for You?
6.8.2020
The history of cryptocurrencies isn’t extensive, but is established enough for millions of people around the world to grasp whatContinue Reading
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Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough on Stagflation, Bitcoin and the Devalued Dollar
5.8.2020
One of the realest people in financial media joins for a conversation about where the economy really is and where it’s headed
Can Social Media Be Redeemed? Feat. Bobby Goodlatte
4.8.2020
An early Facebook product designer-turned angel investor discusses how social media has changed and whether it can be changed again for the better
What People Who Aren’t Bullish on Bitcoin Still Like About It
4.8.2020
Working with open-source software changes the development process, according to this researcher who interviewed hundreds of technologists across projects
China’s Digital Yuan to Reportedly Target Dominance of Alibaba and Tencent
4.8.2020
China’s central bank may be planning to use its digital currency to curb the dominance of Alibaba and Tencent in the digital payments sector
Zephyr Teachout: Take Back the Economy From Economists
3.8.2020
Law professor Zephyr Teachout discusses the recent antitrust hearings, how power impacts privacy and the "parallel governments" that Big Tech has created
Rage Against the Economic Machine: The Best of the Breakdown July 2020
3.8.2020
A recap show on wealth inequality, stock markets and taking it back featuring Jill Carlson, Michael Krieger, Daniel Lacalle, George Gammon and more
Indians Five Times More Likely to Suffer Crypto-Related Hacks: Report
3.8.2020
People in India are five times more likely to suffer a cryptocurrency mining hack because of poor consumer awareness, according to a new security report by Microsoft. In its findings published July 29, Microsoft notes that although the number of similar attacks declined by 35% in 2019 from a year...
Triple-Entry Bookkeeping: How Satoshi Nakamoto Solved the Byzantine Generals’ Problem
3.8.2020
In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto essentially solved the infamous computational issue called the “Byzantine generals’ problem” or the “Byzantine Fault.” Throughout the history of man, people used ledgers to record economic transactions and property ownership. A ledger is often...
India Proposes Amnesty for Citizens Holding Unreported Gold
2.8.2020
The Indian Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed an amnesty program for citizens holding unreported gold. The government plans to ask people to declare all their gold stashes to tax authorities and pay levies. The proposition has been made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New Gold Amnesty...
What Future Are We Building for Bitcoin?
2.8.2020
A reading of Meltem Demirors new essay “Unintended Architecture” asks some key questions about intention setting for the future of Bitcoin
Dispelling the Myth That Bitcoin Proponents Want a Cashless Society
2.8.2020
Bitcoin and a great number of other cryptocurrencies are electronic versions of currency. Many people falsely assume that crypto proponents are for a cashless society and this is certainly not the case. If we removed the central banks’ printing fiasco and the inflationary practices from cash...
Previewing the Economic Showdowns Coming This Fall
1.8.2020
From the size of a second round of stimulus to COVID-19 litigation to reshoring, last week previewed some key economic issues for the months to come
Why This Sex Industry Executive Loves Bitcoin
1.8.2020
“We accept 20 different cryptocurrencies for token purchases. The most popular ones are bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin,” Lara said