[ad_1] This article explores the dynamics of angel investing through the lens of celebrated mathematical theories of self-organized criticality (SOC) and fractal behavior. Return distributions from AngelList data highlight the presence of power law returns. This has significant implications for portfolio construction, investment strategies, and diversification; notably, the potential for […]
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[ad_1] Special thanks to Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood and Jeffrey Wilcke for countless revisions feedback, picks at their brains, and helping me read their tea leaves. Introduction In the world of cryptography-based computer science, the Ethereum technology vision has captivated the imagination of a large number of software developers and technologists […]
[ad_1] This analysis is derived from the PNC research report “Going Down the Cryptocurrency Rabbit Hole.” For more on the cryptocurrency space, we encourage you to read the full report. When you hear the word “cryptocurrency,” do you immediately think “bitcoin”? If so, you’re not alone. The cryptocurrency, or crypto, […]
[ad_1] One of the interesting problems in designing effective blockchain technologies is, how can we ensure that the systems remain censorship-proof? Although lots of work has been done in cryptoeconomics in order to ensure that blockchains continue pumping out new blocks, and particularly to prevent blocks from being reverted, substantially […]
[ad_1] Michael S. Falk, CFA, and Joachim Klement, CFA, are the co-authors of Capitalism for Everyone from the CFA Institute Research Foundation. Climate change remains a key issue to solve in the coming decade. We say decade because any longer may already be too late. We all will have to […]
[ad_1] Been a while, I know, but then these are rather busy days. I’m writing this from a Starbucks in Shanghai sitting behind the Great Firewall, able to peep out only occasionally. I’ve been in Asia with Marek for the last couple of weeks, mainly for meetups, workshops and technical […]
[ad_1] For decades, strategic asset allocation has been considered the driving force behind investment portfolio returns. But the old adage that allocation determines 90% of performance is rapidly becoming outdated. Over the course of 2020, we have seen how the world of investing is shifting from one in which declining […]
[ad_1] When I started evangelizing bitcoin and blockchain tech back in 2012 my Dad was a hard sell. There was the common skepticism and typical counters of “what’s backing it?”, “what can be done with it?” and “what the heck is cryptography?” Back then my pitch wasn’t refined and the […]
[ad_1] Most long-time investors are familiar with the herd bias phenomenon, or “the bandwagon effect.” It leads individuals to make investment decisions based on the belief that “everyone’s doing it.” This type of behavior is part of human nature, though in the context of markets, it’s usually associated with novice […]
[ad_1] One of the important issues that has been brought up over the course of the Olympic stress-net release is the large amount of data that clients are required to store; over little more than three months of operation, and particularly during the last month, the amount of data in […]