“If exchanging money [interest-paying reserves] for short-term debt has no effect, it follows inescapably that giving banks more money is exactly the same as giving them short-term debt. All that quantitative easing (QE) does is to restructure the maturity of US government debt in private hands.” — John H. Cochrane, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
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Can’t travel these days Miss the people, not the planes Spadina, not Spain tl;dr Spadina “dress rehearsal” just around the corner We realize that both the engineers and the community could use one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions. At the same time, we want […]
Posted In: Behavioral Finance, Drivers of Value, Economics, Leadership, Management & Communication Skills, Portfolio Management Editor’s Note: In memory of Daniel Kahneman, we have reposted this Enterprising Investor article which shares insights from his presentation at the 2018 CFA Institute Annual Conference. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman transformed the fields of economics and investing. At their […]
📣 Last chance to practice genesis before mainnet 📣 tl;dr Announcing Spadina Launchpad As of today, the Spadina Launchpad is live 🎉 If you are unfamiliar — Spadina is a rapid-fire dress-rehearsal eth2 testnet to be launched on September 29th with a 3 day end-of-life. If you’re interested in testing […]
Goodbye, Pitta It was a sunny afternoon when I dropped off the beautiful bird in a wooded park in the middle of a concrete jungle of a city. The pitta bird is a rare sight in tropical forests, even to the trained eyes of birdwatchers. Yet there she was just […]
Oh you, Spadina, Finally, finality Hello and farewell tl;dr A quick Spadina postmortem New testnet: Zinken. Launchpad is live; Genesis deposits due in one week! Spadina Postmortem The Spadina testnet dress rehearsal launched this past Tuesday. Although Spadina is now healthy and finalizing, the launch was not as smooth sailing […]
Throughout my career, I’ve experienced it all… well, almost. I’ve had some incredible highs and experienced tremendous lows. I’ve endured through lean times and celebrated moments of prosperity. I’d wager that if you looked back on your career, you could say the same thing. But the one thing I haven’t […]
The surge of retail investor activity in public markets is a well-documented phenomenon. Digital brokerage platforms and online learning channels are the primary drivers. They often give users the illusion that they can compete with large institutional investors and capitalize on market volatility. Retail investors comprised 25% of total equities […]
Hey Ethereum community! We last spoke August 5 – how you been? We’re here to talk about something fresh we’ve shipped. Maybe you’ve already noticed, but we’ve got a new Developers section. For a long time, this content was a wall of links to products you might find helpful when […]
As financial advisers, clients often come to us with various questions about GDP, unemployment, interest rates, consumer consumption, and how these numbers can affect the market and their investments. I like to be prepared and have the current figures ready for my clients as well as the context to help […]
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