The Apex Predator of Financial Market Infrastructures
In an interview with CNBC, Anthony Pompliano asserted that “Bitcoin is the apex predator of financial markets”. Having grown at a compound annual growth rate of 200% for over a…
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Everyone Around You is Getting Hilariously Rich (Again) and You’re Not
A 24-year old graduate student recently turned a $500 investment into $203,411. In less than three weeks. There are nearly 93,000 bitcoin wallets worth over $1 million dollars (BitInfoCharts). A…
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Akoin: Building the Digital Economy in Africa With Blockchain
Finally, a large scale blockchain project that can actually live up to its potential. What excites me the most about Akoin is that it doesn’t scream “hammer in search of…
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In Defense of Learning a Foreign Language
One thing I would recommend everyone do is go through an independent language learning phase. By independent, I mean outside of your traditional foreign language class in school. About two…
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Silicon Valley wants to reform capitalism, and it’s starting with stock exchanges
Market structure is like plumbing. You don’t really think about it until you have to. Same goes for stock exchanges. You can place a trade on Robinhood and completely forget…
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The Power of Questions
Most of us don’t ask enough questions. In situations like job interviews, dating, or work meetings, we often overlook the power of questions in favor of talking about ourselves. It’s…
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The Best of Any Situation
I was once told by a friend that I “try to make the best of any situation”. No matter the cards dealt, I’m going to try to pick out the…
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Why I Started This Blog
In 2018, co-founder and CEO of AngelList Naval Ravikant shared a series of tweets that had a profound effect on me. “Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can…
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What is Net Capital?
This post is a high level summary of net capital, a measure of liquidity and overall financial health for U.S. broker-dealers. After reading, you’ll learn the following: What is net…
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