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The asset that’s missing
“Genius hits a target no one else can see.” — Schopenhauer So what do we mean by the asset that’s missing? Plainly, we mean an asset that integrates the best of fiat monies (like the dollar) and commodity-monies (like gold or Bitcoin). But which qualities do we strive to keep from one and borrow from the other?
The Global COVID-19 Pandemic Gave People the Mandate of Independent Money
With the failure of traditional, centralized finance to beat the new economic crisis, people will turn to Bitcoin as the best solution. Listen to article The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to hit the brakes on economic activity, and in response, the United States Federal Reserve has introduced trillions of U.S. dollars to pay for the stimulus packages it’s giving away. Naturally, many people have jumped to inflation as the forgone conclusion.
Horses, Cars, and Bitcoin - “The What: Part 1”
By Bodhi P. Break on The Capital Let’s do some horse trading. What pops in your head when you hear that phrase — two cowboys swapping horses? Real estate agents getting a deal done? Bartering at a garage sale? No matter what image popped in your head, at a fundamental level is the issue of trust. How can I trust the person I am trying to do business with, how can I trust this transaction?
Central Banks - A Bad Influence on Decentralized Finance
Philip Coggan, a British business journalist and news correspondent who writes for The Economist, once mentioned, “Modern money is debt and debt is money.” Few would disagree with this claim. Yes, the vast majority of money circulating today — so-called broad money — represents a specific type of credit–debt relationship. This relationship is at the heart of today’s sovereign monetary authorities, the central banks under which almost all economic activity takes place.
What is the impact of Coronavirus on the blockchain industry？
The outbreak of the Coronavirus(COVID-2019）has developed beyond everyone’s expectations. By 19th February, the total infection number was greater than 75,000, and more than 2000 people confirmed dead after being infected. Coronavirus Infections and Deaths Number (From https://corona.help/) Now the prevention and control of the disease is the top priority. The Chinese government has taken the strictest measures including locking down Wuhan, a metropolis with 10 million residents.
Defi Needs Better Primitives
Originally published in the Defiant I was looking at this table comparing PC, web, and blockchain platforms the other day and couldn’t help but think, DeFi needs better primitives — that is to say, DeFi needs better base-monies. This familiar table presents today’s blockchain development stack alongside the PC and web application stacks of yesteryear, painting the compelling picture of limitless possibilities.
DeFi Loves ETH, But a Better Base Money is Needed: Ampleforth founder Evan Kuo
Happy Friday Defiers! This week’s opinion piece is from Evan Kuo, the founder of Ampleforth. Kuo poses the following problem: The base money for decentralized finance today is ether, which is volatile and extremely correlated with the rest of the cryptocurrency market. Ether is then used as the base for Dai, a stable derivative of ETH, which is subject to ETH’s extreme volatility, requiring high collateralization and putting holders at the ever-present risk of liquidations.
How Altcoins Could Increase the Fault Tolerance of the Digital Ecosystem
/latest/2019/08/how-altcoins-could-increase-the-fault-tolerance-of-the-digital-ecosystem/ By Evan Kuo, CEO and co-founder of Ampleforth A finely tuned engine involves not only a lot of moving parts, but also just the right mix of fuel to air for optimal performance. Too much air and it will lock up, and too much fuel is a waste, leading to weak performance, higher emissions, and bad gas mileage.
What Was Missing From Facebook’s Congressional Hearings
What Was Missing From Facebook’s Congressional Hearings News, Opinion | August 14, 2019 br> By: Evan Kuo, CEO and Co-founder of Ampleforth The Senate Banking Committee had strong words last month for Facebook’s effort to create its own cryptocurrency, Libra. However, it seemed that the committee was more interested in Facebook’s past foibles and not how Libra is responding to the future of commerce.
A 50 year-old perspective on Stablecoins, through the lens of Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek
“I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government. That is, we can’t take them violently out of the hands of government.
The True Crypto Alternative to Government Money
news Evan Kuo is the co-founder of Ampleforth (formerly Fragments), a startup developing advanced technological solutions for the stablecoin market, and the former founder of on-demand delivery startup Pythagoras Pizza. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. “I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government. That is, we can’t take them violently out of the hands of government.
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