Japan's Economic Turbulence and its Global Implications
The August 07, 2024 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden analyzing Japan’s yen defense, global deleveraging, and U.S. slowdown signals.
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Towards a New Global Reserve System
Full article summary: Stiglitz, J.E., Greenwald, B., 2010. Towards a new global reserve system. Journal of Globalization and Development 1, 10.
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Bitcoin's Role in Financial Security and Economic Innovation
In an August 6, 2024 podcast on Bitcoin for Millennials, Will Reeves, CEO of Fold, explores Bitcoin's potential to hedge against inflation, improve financial literacy, and integrate with traditional financial systems.
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Bridging Gaps: Bitcoin Mining, Adoption, and Innovation in New Zealand and Beyond
In this August 4, 2024 Transformation of Value podcast, Simon Collins discusses the innovative approach of Lightning Pay in New Zealand, the strategic expansion of Stacker Bitcoin mining operations into Latin America, and the development of a taxonomy for understanding Bitcoin adoption.
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Bitcoin's Ascension in Finance: An Overview of Macro Trends and Strategic Opportunities
In this August 4, 2024 podcast, Jurrien Timmer from Fidelity discusses Bitcoin's potential to reshape the financial industry. Timmer emphasizes Bitcoin's positioning as a hedge against inflation, its role as "exponential gold," and the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on its market dynamics.
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Survey of Time Preference, Delay Discounting Models
Full article summary: Doyle, J.R., 2013. Survey of time preference, delay discounting models. Judgment and Decision Making 8, 116-135.
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Reserve Currencies in an Evolving International Monetary System
Full article summary: Iancu, A., Anderson, G., Ando, S., Boswell, E., Gamba, A., Hakobyan, S., Lusinyan, L., Meads, N., Wu, Y., 2022. Reserve currencies in an evolving international monetary system. Open Economies Review 33, 879-915.
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Bitcoin: A new digital gold standard in the 21st century?
Full article summary: Taskinsoy, J., 2021. Bitcoin: A new digital gold standard in the 21st century? SSRN preprint.
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Strategic Implications of the Financialization of Bitcoin Blockspace
Bob Burnett joined Preston Pysh in the July 31, 2024, Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast. They discussed the evolving dynamics and strategic importance of Bitcoin mining and the emergence of derivative markets for Bitcoin blockspace.
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Individual Time Preferences and Energy Efficiency
Full article summary: Newell, R.G., Siikamäki, J., 2015. Individual time preferences and energy efficiency. American Economic Review 105, 196-200.
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How time preferences differ: evidence from 53 countries
Full article summary: Wang, M., Rieger, M.O., Hens, T., 2016. How time preferences differ: evidence from 53 countries. Journal of Economic Psychology 52, 115-135.
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Exploring Bitcoin's Role in Transforming the Energy Industry
Andrew Myers, CEO of Satoshi Energy, was interviewed in the June 28, 2024, TFTC podcast. He highlighted Bitcoin's potential role in transforming the energy sector by serving as a flexible and innovative tool for addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing the energy industry today.
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