BlogHide Resteemsfinpunk (64)in zencash • 7 years agoCryptocurrencies Are Creating Startup NationsOne of the coolest aspects of the cryptocurrency revolution is that we're creating the equivalents of startup nations. This is the way I see societies evolving in the near future: Amorphous…finpunk (64)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin is Already Massively SuccessfulArguing that Bitcoin will never be successful seems to be the cool thing to do every time the market takes a dive. It’s tempting, especially for those whose minds can’t escape the world of…finpunk (64)in blog • 7 years agoLaunching ZenCash, Seasteading in Tahiti, and BIP-001 in OdessaIt's been way too long since my last post, so this is going to be a bit of a whirlwind summary of a crazy summer! Three big things that've consumed my summer in a really good way: Launching a…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Productivity, Growth, and Trade: A Little Freedom Goes A Long WayEconomics really isn't all that complicated: We get wealthier by making more with less. OK, maybe you'll need to know a little more to pass a micro comprehensive exam, but never forget that general…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Trade Restrictions Don't Make Sense: Importers And Exporters Are The Same PeopleThere's just way too much rhetoric out of the last election against free trade that needs to stop. Tariffs and other trade restrictions will not make America great ...it will make us poorer. The…finpunk (64)in steem • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Taking Money Off The Table But Keeping It In CryptoThere comes a time in every crypto bull market when you count up your gains, glance at the double digit percentages displayed in green on coinmarketcap, and something in your gut says this is too…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Dark Side Of Enforcing Property Rights In Another CountryProperty rights are the cornerstone of a healthy economy and critical to individual freedom. Without property rights there is little reason to invest in productivity, and so it's little surprise…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Economic Growth Is Not a Ponzi SchemeThere's all too much popular misconception that economic growth is "unsustainable" akin to a Ponzi scheme. This may be true for some types of growth, but certainly not from the natural type induced…finpunk (64)in bitcoin • 8 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 identity startup Civic, explains Bitcoin's 2016 price surge in "Bitcoin in 2017: A…finpunk (64)in bitcoin • 8 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 the world. Despite once being one of the richest countries in Central America…finpunk (64)in travel • 8 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 tour of Flor de Caña's distillery, steaks perfectly barbecued in a metal barrel…finpunk (64)in travel • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.@finpunk Goes To Nicaragua (Part 3): Estamos Pobre?Learning another language is difficult! We take for granted the everyday slang, conjugations, and colloquialisms we use all the time, but when you're trying to speak a different language it's easy…finpunk (64)in travel • 8 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 to learn about the world than to get out into it! @finpunk Goes to Nicaragua…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.What a Squirrel Bridge to Nowhere Can Teach Us About Public FinanceThe mayor of The Hague insists that a £120,000 "squirrel bridge" built in 2012 to help the cute little critters safely cross a busy motorway was not a waste of money, despite only five squirrels…finpunk (64)in travel • 8 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 family and enjoy the beautiful country next to its better-known neighbor, Costa Rica.…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 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 work has been outside the Ivory Tower helping real people. In particular, he…finpunk (64)in ethereum • 8 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 contention being the hard fork bailout of The DAO. The core Ethereum project, founded…finpunk (64)in bitcoin • 8 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 Paid in Bitcoin Built a Hedge Fund’s Brain." The article talks about Numerai, a…finpunk (64)in food • 8 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 meat down to about 25% of our meals. Earlier this morning Alex Tabarrok of…finpunk (64)in economics • 8 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" tagged to the end of any statement about freedom being a good thing. The reasons…
