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The stock market looks like the Bitcoin economy, and that’s not a good thing

I’ll get to the Bitcoin bit soon, but first let me explain what prompted this idea. Thanks to a Twitter thread by Cory Doctorow (archived here), I’ve been listening to this great interview with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis. In the video, Varoufakis explains the historic decoupling between stock markets and the Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 7 months6 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

What is Bitcoin good for?

These are interesting times for cryptocurrencies. One could argue that a currency that is now over 10 years old should have achieved further dissemination, this week we will see the number of mined coins at 18 million., signalling the slow and steady race towards 21 million coins, the maximum there Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 1 year1 year ago
Cryptocurrencies

Libra: A centralised wolf in decentralised sheep’s clothes

It’s been an interesting few weeks in Cryptoland. Facebook finally unveiled it’s rumoured cryptocurrency called Libra, a joint effort with companies such as PayPal, Uber, Visa, Mastercard, and many others. Libra’s stated purpose is to provide a payment system that will be easy to use and cheap, bringing financial services Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years2 years ago
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