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October 24, 2023
War propaganda is nothing new. At the height of the Roman empire, Julius Caesar provided readers back at home with detailed descriptions of the barbaric Germanic tribes they encountered as a way to bolster his own image. During WW2, the Read more…
March 4, 2022
“War is the realm of uncertainty; three quarters of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty” —Clausewitz The unspeakable violence and aggression that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine Read more…
September 6, 2021
Today is Labor Day in the United States, a day when we are supposed to reflect on everyday people who work hard to make sure our economy works. The past two years have upended the 20th century industrial model of Read more…
December 18, 2020
Three years ago (almost to the day), I wrote about Bitcoin reaching $10,000: Bitcoin is at $10K — and that’s just the beginning of how it will revolutionize money. We know how that story ended. CNBC put together a clip Read more…
May 6, 2020
As investors try to navigate the COVID-19 world, they’re taking a hard look at their portfolios and solving for the new normal. In the midst of highly volatile traditional financial markets, savvy investors are searching for new avenues for not Read more…
October 3, 2019
This past week, two companies within the token ecosystem announced settlements with the SEC. The SEC has been pursuing enforcement action for the past couple of years in wake of the ICO boom and bust of 2017. Neither of the Read more…
July 25, 2019
The last time I wrote was on the eve of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra announcement. At this time tomorrow, the US Congress will have held its first hearing on the matter. It’s been quite an active few weeks – Bitcoin reached Read more…
June 17, 2019
The big news heading out of last week and into the upcoming week is Facebook’s long-awaited GlobalCoin (or Libra Coin), likely to be a stablecoin pegged to a basket of global currencies. Details of its initial consortium leaked late last Read more…
April 9, 2018
This past Friday I spoke at Penn’s inaugural Blockchain Conference. It was a special speaking engagement for me, as I am a Penn grad and my interest in economics and business started and flourished there. Over the past five years speaking on Read more…
February 12, 2018
Last Tuesday February the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo to discuss potential cryptocurrency regulation. As the chart below displays, the cryptocurrency market was in the middle of its second Read more…