In celebration of a major price milestone, here’s my Bitcoin story. I’m sure many will find it corny, but the time I’ve dedicated to this asset class makes it worth sharing to me. My fiancé even forced me to acknowledge: “so you’re writing a piece exclusively about your experience with the price changes of money"?”. Yes, I am, but it’s because the asset class is more than money, or the price of that money. The discussion really centers around technology that I think is increasing economic fre...

In celebration of a major price milestone, here’s my Bitcoin story. I’m sure many will find it corny, but the time I’ve dedicated to this asset class makes it worth sharing to me. My fiancé even forced me to acknowledge: “so you’re writing a piece exclusively about your experience with the price changes of money"?”. Yes, I am, but it’s because the asset class is more than money, or the price of that money. The discussion really centers around technology that I think is increasing economic fre...

Comparing Terra/Luna’s Failed Stablecoin Design to Other Stablecoins: Condensed Jon Vokal George Mason University Stablecoins, a popular blockchain-based technology within the cryptocurrency industry, are tokens designed to be pegged to the value of some other asset, most commonly the United States Dollar. There are a variety of ways to design a stablecoin to achieve this peg. Some of these designs have failed, causing the token to “depeg” from the underlying asset. The most notable of these ...

Comparing Terra/Luna’s Failed Stablecoin Design to Other Stablecoins: Condensed Jon Vokal George Mason University Stablecoins, a popular blockchain-based technology within the cryptocurrency industry, are tokens designed to be pegged to the value of some other asset, most commonly the United States Dollar. There are a variety of ways to design a stablecoin to achieve this peg. Some of these designs have failed, causing the token to “depeg” from the underlying asset. The most notable of these ...

AbstractOne of the main propositions for cryptocurrency adoption is that it is an alternative to bad monetary policy and helps facilitate economic growth when a country’s institutions fail to do so. Bitcoin bull, Anthony Pompliano, states “We’re going to get to a situation where you need a decentralized, non-censored, non-seizable, non-inflatable, or non-debaseable asset. And when you go looking for it, you'll find Bitcoin. I believe Bitcoin’s best ally is just time. And as more people g...

AbstractOne of the main propositions for cryptocurrency adoption is that it is an alternative to bad monetary policy and helps facilitate economic growth when a country’s institutions fail to do so. Bitcoin bull, Anthony Pompliano, states “We’re going to get to a situation where you need a decentralized, non-censored, non-seizable, non-inflatable, or non-debaseable asset. And when you go looking for it, you'll find Bitcoin. I believe Bitcoin’s best ally is just time. And as more people g...