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This may be…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #bitcoin • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Bitcoin Is The Ultimate Currency Hedge For Volatile EconomiesBitcoin is proving to be the ultimate currency hedge for those stuck in volatile economies. Vinny Lingham, CEO of…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #bitcoin • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How Bitcoin Can Help Countries Like NicaraguaNicaragua is a beautiful country with a lively culture, great food, incredible coffee, and some of the best cigars in…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #travel • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.@finpunk Goes To Nicaragua (Part 4): Laguna de Apoyo, Flor de Caña, and Christmas FunThe last part of my trip to Nicaragua was simply amazing, and included a relaxing day on Laguna de Apoyo, a personal…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #travel • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.@finpunk Goes To Nicaragua (Part 2): Groceries, Donkeys, and Card CountingThe last four days in Nicaragua have been a ton of fun and a wonderful learning experience. There are few better ways…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #travel • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.@finpunk Goes To Nicaragua (Part 1)Yours truly is en route to Nicaragua as I write this. My wife and I head there at least once a year to visit her…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Economics is “horrendously misguided” and obsessed with “completely unimportant things”Jeffrey Sachs is one of the most respected growth economists in the world, a large part of that because so much of his…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #ethereum • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Ethereum Classic Gets More Interesting: More Developers and a New Monetary PolicyEthereum Classic (ETC) was one of the first major revolts of a successful cryptocurrency community, the point of…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #bitcoin • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A New Type of Hedge Fund Using Artificial Intelligence, Encryption, Crowdsourcing, and BitcoinFinance just gets more interesting by the day! Wired grabbed my attention this morning with "7,500 Faceless Coders…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #food • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Predicting A New Consumer Revolution: The Plant-Based DietIn "Moving Towards a Plant-Based Diet" I announced that my wife and I were embarking on a 75% vegetarian diet, pushing…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Stossel: Life is Fairer When People Are Free to Make Their Own DecisionsIt's interesting that people need to be convinced that freedom is a decent concept. There's all too often a "but"…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #finance • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Some Thoughts on Personal Finance & Alt Lifestyles: A University Lecture I Never GaveThis was a final lecture I meant to give to my FINA 469 "Intro to Investments" course @UofSC over the summer, but ran…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Economics is a Very Dangerous ScienceEconomics is a very dangerous science precisely because it empowers smart people with complex tools to make policy…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #bitcoin • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Bitcoin is Promoting Freedom in Latin AmericaReasonTV recently published this cool video on "3 Ways Bitcoin is Promoting Freedom in Latin America." Entrepreneurs…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Private Health Care Dominates Free Public Version in Rural IndiaA groundbreaking study published in the American Economic Review (AER) titled "Quality and Accountability in Health…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rethinking Military Spending After Pentagon Caught Burying Evidence of WasteThe Washington Post reports that the "Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste," apparently…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #bitcoin • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.BitLendingClub Closing and the Real Risks of p2p Bitcoin LendingBitcoin.com reports today that "Regulatory Pressure Forces BitLendingClub to Close," citing a letter to customers that…cylonmaker2053 resteemedfinpunk (64)in #economics • 7 years agoDecade of Negative Real Interest Rates and a Shrinking Middle ClassIn "Decade of Negative Real Interest Rates: Who Benefited?" Mike "Mish" Shedlock tackles one of the biggest economic…
