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  1. Collateral crisis psychology - 2023 March 19

    Many people have no idea how the banking industry works and therefore have no idea what's driving th current crisis. I've noticed a lot of people who are dead wrong about it being very smug about things. They'll probably lose a lot of money and even they they still might not learn. Interactions with these people can be difficult especially if you are actually trying to help them.


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  2. Luna a modern case of hyperinflation - 2023 March 19

    The complete implosion of LUNA is a fascinating example of hyperinflation in the modern world.


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  3. How cheaper computational power has changed banking - 2023 March 14

    The decrease in the cost of computational power has completely changed the modern world one industry at a time. Banking is no exception. To understand the current banking crisis understanding some of the forces that led us to here will help.


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  4. EBDITA and accounting games - 2023 February 18

    Accounting games seem to have become more common in the markets lately. People far wiser than me have been commenting on this from some time now, I was reminded of this when I came across a video from a Berkshire Hathaway public meeting that was filmed in 2003 that was talking about the impact of EBDITA on company reports.


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  5. Central bank interventions and price discovery - 2023 February 18

    Do we really have free markets if there's ongoing large interventions being made into those markets even if it's under the guise of monetary policy?


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  6. What makes metals valuable - 2023 February 15

    What makes metals valuable to us?


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  7. Looking back at the RPA hype cycle - 2022 December 26

    Looking back at the RPA hype cycle at the end of 2023


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  8. FTX and madoff, simlarities and differences - 2022 December 03

    The FTX crypto exchange collapse has some interesting things in common with the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme but some very notable differences as well.


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  9. The fall of FTX - 2022 November 13

    The FTX crypto exchange has collapsed in spectacular fashion.


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