Tag: economist

The Effects of the State’s Growing Control of the Media

[In the wake of Sunday night’s election results, a growing body of work has been examining the effects of the state’s growing control of the media. In early 2014, the Economist published a critical article on the growing power and influence of the state. In a recent article for Foreign Affairs, I document the effect…

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The Most Bullish Bitcoin Graph Ever Exists

Bitcoin (BTC) addresses are looking terrible, and they’ll probably never get better. Bitcoin Address Metrics are Terrible, Regulated vs Unregulated Spread Tightening There is a growing trend for financial institutions, especially major banks, to use Bitcoin as a method to transfer funds and to store value. In addition to being cheap to store, Bitcoin can…

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The SEC’s Responsibility to Regulate cryptocurrencies

The SEC is in charge of regulating the United States’ most important financial markets. A key part of that regulation is the creation of a system of accountability and transparency as well as financial oversight. This article outlines how the Securities and Exchange Commission has been working on implementing some of these key elements. Elizabeth…

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Stellar – The Best Crypto Market Forecasting Platform

If an institution like Goldman Sachs wanted to do a forecast, it could instead find someone who already knows a lot about cryptocurrency markets. In the crypto space, institutional investors like GATA and Bitmain are becoming trusted by many crypto enthusiasts as they bring with them more and more financial data to their projects. For…

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