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It ain’t just about programmability
This commentary is a respectful response to JP Koning’s post “Programmable money isn’t new, we’ve had it for ages”.
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It ain’t just about programmability
This commentary is a respectful response to JP Koning’s post “Programmable money isn’t new, we’ve had it for ages”.
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Audiobook Launch – The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
Happy news! (and some insights into the mechanics of authoring and publishing a little further down the page) I’ve just been told that the audiobook version of my book “The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains” is now available for preo…
Read MoreRay Dalio on What Coronavirus Means for the Global Economy
Ray Dalio is one of the best economic thinkers alive. On 9 April 2020, TED interviewed him about what coronavirus means for the global economy. Here is my summary. Any errors, omissions, misunderstandings are mine. Interviewer: Corey Hajim (TED)Intervi…
Read MoreHow unlike cash will CBDCs be?
In this post I discuss several differences between physical cash, and what I imagine retail Central Bank Digital Currencies might end up looking like.
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Who legally owns all the shares? Not you.
In this post I explore how legal title to publicly listed shares works in Hong Kong, the USA, and Singapore. Then I relate this to tokens recorded on blockchains. Hong Kong I learnt something interesting on Monday when the Hong Kong Securities and Futu…
Read MoreBanking When the Bank is Shut – Token Maximalism
In this post I describe why freeing financial assets from the books of custodians and returning control of them to their owners could create significant benefits to an economy. This brings together concepts from traditional finance, cryptocurrencies, a…
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