Research archive
Formal research, analytical essays, open models, and research notes.
In this post, I offer an opinion & deep dive into Bitcoin’s “power law” claims, rigorously examining whether the extreme price movements observed in Bitcoin’s history truly follow a heavy-tailed distribution.
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The January 22, 2025 episode of McNallie Money featuring Jamie McAvity delivers critical insights into Bitcoin mining operations in West Texas. McAvity emphasizes prioritizing robust infrastructure investments and dynamic power management to mitigate operational risks and regulatory constraints.
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In the February 2, 2025 episode of the Rajat Soni Podcast, Pete Rizzo details his experiences from Bitcoin’s early days to its current challenges, highlighting historical turning points and emerging issues that will shape Bitcoin’s future.
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In the February 2, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast with Nick Bowick reveals how Bitcoin’s self-correcting engineering and integration with renewable energy can disrupt fiat systems while creating new economic opportunities.
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The January 15, 2024 episode of The Transformation of Value featuring Kishin Kato offers deep insights into Bitcoin in Japan, highlighting unique cultural narratives, regulatory challenges, and emerging technological innovations that shape its future.
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The January 15, 2024 episode of The Transformation of Value featuring Kishin Kato offers deep insights into Bitcoin in Japan, highlighting unique cultural narratives, regulatory challenges, and emerging technological innovations that shape its future.
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In the January 23, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr podcast, Murray Rudd outlines how a contraction in Bitcoin’s liquid supply may lead to a dramatic supply shock, while highlighting opportunities in renewable energy integration and state financial innovation.
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The January 23, 2025 episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast featuring Jennifer Burns explores the evolution of economic thought—from classical theories and the marginal revolution to contemporary debates over government intervention and market freedom.
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On January 31, 2025, What Bitcoin Did featured Jeff Walton discussing how MicroStrategy’s innovative use of ATM equity, convertible debt, and preferred stock is reshaping corporate balance sheets amid a prolonged Bitcoin scarcity.
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The February 1, 2025 episode of Simply Bitcoin, featuring Senator Cynthia Lummis and Dennis Porter, outlines a proposal to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve aimed at reducing national debt and protecting digital asset rights, emphasizing bipartisan legislative support and state-level innovation.
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Rainy Day Funds (RDFs) help U.S. states manage fiscal shortfalls and shocks but often rely on low-risk, low-yield investments that erode under inflation. In this paper, we test whether partial allocations to Bitcoin and gold bolster RDF performance from 2018 to 2024.
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The December 20, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Prince Filip of Serbia discussing a vision for fast-tracking national Bitcoin adoption, informed by his family’s monarchical heritage and the unique properties of Bitcoin’s monetary system.
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