“I’ve been called an amateur economist, and am proud of my amateur status, considering the track record of the pros.”
An Open Letter to CoinDesk: Please Stop Publishing Short Term Price Predictions
Everyone has to grow up eventually, and so does the crypto industry
The world’s first decentralized bank is doing things traditional banks only dream of.
The App Is Not The Special Thing
As ride share company Lyft goes public, another look at why its business model is not sustainable
Blockchain Boon for Watchdog Transparency Activities
Although they might not know it, blockchain tech is a gift to the regulator
Stablecoins a Boon for Merchants and Unbanked
Not competition for crypto, but rather non-digital fiat
I Created “The Bernank” on YouTube. And I Was Mostly Wrong
Ten years after the financial crisis, and eight years after my cartoon, a review of what I got wrong, and what I never saw coming.
2018 is shaping up to the year of the tipping point when it comes to institutional fund managers attitude towards cryptocoins.
Why Fiat Stablecoins Will be the First Killer Application on Blockchain
Banking people don’t know them and crypto people don’t like them, but as I point out in this talk, fiat stablecoins are the least controversial idea in all blockchain. They are a simple upgrade to an idea as old as payments, which is why soon they will take over.
The case for radical free speech on the internet, and how it will be achieved.
How Blockchain Can Defeat State Censorship
A decentralized blockchain's "Proof of Existence" functionality can revolutionize how we store and protect information on the internet
Does Quantitative Easing Hurt More than Help?
My guest column in Forbes explores why the preferred economic policies of the modern era tend to backfire.
Why All the Alarms About a Slight Rate Hike?
My op-ed in the Journal finds hidden meaning in the language of business professionals.
Quantitative Easing Explained
My original claim to fame, made in the heyday of YouTube, when 6 million hits actually meant something.
Talking The Line
My attempt at an animated comic-strip, also made in the heyday of YouTube, when only 600 hits meant the same thing it does today.