[ad_1] When we asked many of you, “What are you most excited for at Devcon4?” most people replied: the people! This is the one time a year we all get together in one place. We don’t want to spend all of our time at Devcon sitting in a dark room, […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
[ad_1] Joachim Klement, CFA, is the author of Geo-Economics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments from the CFA Institute Research Foundation. In response to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been targeted with severe economic sanctions. How impactful will they be? We have yet to see a serious, data-driven […]
[ad_1] We’ve been hard at work getting to know so many amazing people and projects, and are extremely excited to announce the recipients of the Wave III of the Ethereum Foundation Grants Program! We kicked off 2018 with a blog post to galvanize scalability research for first and second-layer solutions. […]
[ad_1] Book Review: The New World Economy in 5 Trends: Investing in Times of Superinflation, Hyperinnovation and Climate Transition. 2024. Koen De Leus and Philippe Gijsels. Lannoo Press. One kind of reader may be looking for a sober analysis of the economics of megatrends. Another may be looking for something […]
[ad_1] The latest version 0.4.25 release of Solidity fixes two important bugs. Another important bug has already been fixed in version 0.4.22 but it was only discovered recently that the bug existed. Note that the Ethereum Foundation runs a bounty program for the code generator part of Solidity. Cleanup of […]
[ad_1] The benefits of factor investing as stand-alone strategies are well documented. Less well known is the positive impact factor strategies can have when they are added to institutional investors’ completion portfolios. By employing factor strategies at the plan level, asset owners can fine-tune their allocations to suit their specific […]
[ad_1] Greetings from the Ethereum Foundation Grants Team! As we go full steam ahead to Devcon 4, we’re back to announce Wave 4 of the Grants Program! Thank you to all the fantastic community members that have applied with creative ideas on how to bolster our ecosystem. We would not […]
[ad_1] Causality is a feature of life, as it is for capital markets. It is time to accept this basic principle in investment management. Here is why and how. Why Causality Matters Causality has been defined in various ways in philosophy, statistics, economics, computer science, and other disciplines. As humans, […]
[ad_1] Přátelé, Today, we’re excited to unveil our Devcon4 Sponsors. Each of this year’s six tiers of sponsorship is supporting the Foundation’s work in significant and impactful ways. We’re thrilled to involve many major and growing teams in Devcon, and to make the most of this opportunity to support the […]
[ad_1] The Synergy Solution: How Companies Win the Mergers and Acquisitions Game. 2022. Mark L. Sirower and Jeffery M. Weirens. Harvard Business Review Press. “Poorly planned and executed acquisitions have almost certainly destroyed far more investment value than managerial acts of fraud.” Investors who remember massive fraud-related wealth destroyers such […]