Power distributed and decentralised
Who would have guessed that US Patent No. 3,906,166, granted in 1975 to Martin Cooper of Motorola would completely change … Read more
Capitalist Exploits
The Candle Problem (& Why Bitcoin Is Misunderstood)
Karl Duncker, that’s who came up with it. The Candle Problem, that is. Black Friday If you haven’t heard of … Read more
The Tesla ICO?
First up, this beauty received by one of the crew here at HMS Capitalist Exploits: Marketing an ICO… Killer! The Tesla … Read more
The “Other” Side Of Asymmetry You Never Hear About
Everyone’s heard of “The Big Short”. We’ve Hollywood to thank for that, and thank them I will. After all, who … Read more
“But The Elites Will Just Ban Bitcoin!”
I was thinking about this as I’ve been reading….and re-reading the absolutely brilliant book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” … Read more
It’s BIN A Rough Week
…and it’s only getting worse. Bin, by the way, means “son of” in Arabic. This is why there are “Bins” … Read more
The Year Was 1989…
These folks were probably worth more than Justin Bieber. This industry is projected to double in size from $22 billion … Read more
Jamie Dimon Should Learn About Lemons
A tale of two James’. What does this guy: Captain James Cook …have in common with this guy: Two things: … Read more
What Would You Do In This Situation?
Kyrgyzstan: Does this place become Venezuela or Hong Kong? Or something in between? My buddy Kuppy was just there on his … Read more
We Have Met The Enemy… And He Is Us
Warning: I’m going to jump all over the show today. Live with it. When your umbilical cord was severed, and you’d … Read more
Google And Facebook Going To The Moon… Or Peak Advertising?
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I spent a lot of time travelling through a host of the worlds … Read more
SDR: The New Global Currency
Bollocks! Hi there, I’ve been hearing a lot from private bankers lately (they’re always trying to flog you product), though … Read more
Warning: Danger Lurks Here
Take a look at the volume of stocks listed vs. indexes listed going all the way back to the days … Read more
India Stack And Bitcoin (An Insider’s View)
Before the good stuff… the fun stuff. Here’s a fan mail I received in response to this. I guess he/she … Read more
World Out Of Whack: Electricit Cars Everywhere
Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 So says the Guardian. Which follows … Read more