Most of us take the bi-annual ritual of changing-the-clock in stride. After all, whether you’re springing forward or falling back, there is only an adjustment of one hour[1]. …

March 11, 2011, “A situation that we had never imagined.” Famous last words from the politicians, nuclear regulators, engineers, plant managers and many others. Only it was untrue. Let’s see what we may learn from this historic event and perhaps, shed some light on our current situation. On that day…

Technical Overview: What is a blockchain? The blockchain is a software ledger for bitcoin that resides on thousands of decentralized computers which “sync” to each other. These computers may also engage in reconciling new transactions (“mining”) in upcoming blocks. What is a block? A block is one entry in the…

The kraken is a legendary cephalopod-like sea monster of gigantic size in Scandinavian folklore. According to the Norse sagas, the kraken dwells off the coasts of Norway and Greenland and terrorizes nearby sailors. …

What is Risk Management? Simple. Risk management means making decisions (to achieve a goal) when some things are still uncertain. How Complicated is Managing Risk? Not complicated at all. There are three easy steps: 1. Establish all the relevant details about the decision you need to make. 2. Identify everything…

A quick review George Gilder is an octogenarian who gets around. Author of nineteen books, inventor, economist, influential venture investor, these are about 1% of his achievements. His latest book, Life after Google, published in 2018, just found its way onto my night table. The title is intriguing, as is…

Microstrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), which describes itself as “the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company,” rocked the bitcoin community on August 11, 2020, when it announced the adoption of bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve. The company’s market cap is currently about $1.33 billion. Microstrategy revealed that it has purchased…

Currency, financial markets, and commodities are in a turbulent state. The dollar weakens with murmurings of potential collapse, the stock markets boom amidst record-breaking unemployment, and gold is at an all-time high, with silver following closely in its wake. The world’s economies have all followed the Keynesian model since 1973…