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COVID-19 Further Exposes Inequalities in the Global Financial System
16.12.2020
Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics, Stockton University.
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To stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented USD 9 trillion into their economies.
The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal support, emphasizing greater...
It’s Always Year Zero
16.12.2020
In the short term, opinions about technology often follow a compressed form of Laver’s Law:
Everything just before me was completely broken.
Everything that comes after me is completely unnecessary.
Everything I use right now is perfectly fine; stop changing things.
We tend to judge things based...
Governments Paralyzed by Pandemic and Politics Are Bullish for Crypto
15.12.2020
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...
Remarks to The Federalist Society’s Capital Conversations - Hester M. Pierce
12.12.2020
Hester Peirce. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Blockland Solutions
This is a speech by Hester M. Peirce, pro-crypto commissionaire at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), given to the Federalist Society on December 10, 2020.
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Thank you, Dean [Reuter]. I have...
How the Rich Get Richer
6.12.2020
Davide Malacrino is an Economist in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Wealth begets wealth. This simple concept of privilege has added to growing discontent with inequality that has escalated under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A paper co-authored this...
DeFi Catches up to Ethereum 2.0’s Pace: Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight
4.12.2020
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Bitcoin ATH & ETH 2.0 Launch
4.12.2020
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Ethereum & Bitcoin Eye Protocol Upgrades
2.12.2020
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Why Crypto Will Outperform Gold and Gov. Bonds in a Post-COVID World
29.11.2020
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...
Undetected Inflation: Your Money Devalues Faster Than You Think
29.11.2020
Marshall Reinsdorf is a senior economist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Statistics Department and past president of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
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Lockdowns, working from home, and physical distancing caused people to spend larger shares of their...
ECB Exec: Sovereign Money Needs To Be Reinvented
27.11.2020
Fabio Panetta. Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Deutsche Bundesbank conference on the "Future of Payments in Europe." Frankfurt am Main, 27 November 2020.
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Retail payments play a fundamental role in our daily lives...
What Would Negative Interest Rates Mean For Borrowers And Savers?
22.11.2020
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Harry Scheule, Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney.
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There’s a row brewing in the corridors of financial power. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) recently advised the trading banks that the official cash rate might move from...
Bitcoin Hits $18,400, We Are Getting Back to the ‘Old Times’: Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight
20.11.2020
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Warning: Physical Cash Will Be Mostly Gone by the End of the Decade
19.11.2020
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...
Bitcoin’s All-Time Highs & the End to Uniswap’s UNI Mining: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
18.11.2020
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Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams Wants to Know if She Should Buy Bitcoin
17.11.2020
Game of Thrones and The New Mutants actress Maisie Williams has started a poll on Twitter seeking opinions on whether she should invest in bitcoin. Among those who replied was Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk who wrote: “Toss a bitcoin to your Witcher.” Should Maisie Williams Go Long...
Is Impermanent Loss Overblown?: Flipside Crypto
17.11.2020
Is Impermanent Loss Overblown? The use of decentralized exchanges (DEXes) has skyrocketed this year, with volumes deposited going from underContinue Reading
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Not Every Country Can Shake The Magical Money Tree Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
15.11.2020
Shamel Azmeh, Lecturer in International Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester.
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COVID continues to ravage societies around the world, and a key issue is how governments can afford to fight it. As economies are disrupted, governments are stepping in to increase...
DeFi’s Resurgence & Bitcoin’s Most Recent Stamp of Approval: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
11.11.2020
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CER.LIVE Report: Top 25 Decentralized Exchanges by Cybersecurity Score
10.11.2020
Report Highlights 1. Only 2 crypto exchanges out of 25 gained “high” scores of 8 out of 10 points orContinue Reading
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