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By Sean Brodrick On June 9, 202005:00 AM Eastern
Every major crisis in history drives short-term measures that turn into fundamental changes that last for generations:
The Great Depression redefined the role of the government in the financial...
By Tony Sagami On June 8, 202002:01 PM Eastern
I recently went shopping. At the register, I handed the cashier a $20 bill. She grimaced at me and gingerly pinched the corner of it like it was a paper bag filled with dog poop.
This wasn’t an...
By Jon D. Markman On June 3, 202012:54 PM Eastern
Something big is taking shape that has nothing to do with police, race relations or a global pandemic. It is literally out of this world.
SpaceX made history this Saturday when it became the...
The main way most investors buy and sell crypto is via a crypto-currency exchange (like Coinbase, Binance or Kraken).
Recently, however, payment-service companies have been adding "buying and...
By Jon D. Markman On May 27, 202012:51 PM Eastern
Thanks to COVID-19, the Chinese government may have found a new tool to track and restrict the movement of its 1.4 billion citizens.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that Communist Party...
By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 202001:30 PM Eastern
There is no way around it. Platforms rule. Big technology firms are using their scale to effortlessly enter new markets and build new businesses.
Just take a look at what happened on Tuesday:...
By Tony Sagami On May 18, 202003:04 PM Eastern
How would you have fared the last month without internet access? I don’t know about you, but I would have been completely screwed, both socially and professionally.
The internet has been the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 8, 202004:17 PM Eastern
Large- and small-cap crypto assets posted strong gains last week amid broadly bullish action heading into Bitcoin’s halving, set for this coming Monday, May 11.
It’s ironic: Bitcoin is preparing...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 1, 202004:20 PM Eastern
Social and economic lockdowns have taken their toll on the U.S. economy. At the same time, crisis conditions have dramatically set the stage for crypto’s next growth phase.
We’ve now shed all...
By Tony Sagami On April 17, 202008:10 PM Eastern
Like most poor college students, I ate a lot of Top Ramen. A person can only eat so many instant noodles before growing to hate them.
I learned that adding a few drops of sesame oil, a half-cup...