Bob & Izzy: Monero, Dash and Protecting Your Car

Rather than call it 'Reader Q&A', I've decided to use my 'Bob & Izzy' convention to share some thoughts spurred on via email exchanges with readers. I hope you enjoy.---------------------------------Bob: Hey Izzy...

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An Economist's Take on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies: It's a Giant Scam and the Mother of All Bubbles

Bitcoin has climbed over $10,000 (when I first drafted this post last week, it was at just $8,200). The cryptocurrency market now appears like a full stock market of fake stocks, with a market cap of $245 billion (update...

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Feilslått kritikk av SSBs makromodeller

Nedbyggingen av Forskningsavdelingsens makroseksjon burde aldri ha skjeddKjetil Storesletten, professor ved Universitetet i Oslo, har skrevet at SSBs makroforskere ikke har «kontakt med forskningsfronten». Den offentlige...

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Interpreting the yield curve

There's been a lot of talk lately about the flattening of the yield curve, what's causing it, and what it portends. In this post, I describe a simple "neoclassical" theory of the yield curve and ask to what extent it...

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'Goodbye to Ripple' - Postscript

So now, something more of an actual blog.When I finished my ‘Goodbye to Ripple’ article, I posted it in three places. First twitter, then on reddit and finally xrpchat.com. The latter two were where I posted my initial ripple valuation article in what feels to me now like ages ago. Even though...

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The Bitcoin Flaw: Monero Rising

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Secure Angular4 with Keycloak Role or Group

Demo template is available for sale for $50. You can send payment via skype at: czetsuya@gmail.comThis article will be an extension of an existing one: http://czetsuya-tech.blogspot.com/2017/10/how-to-secure-angular-app-using.html.Normally in the front-end side (Angular), we are only concern whether...

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Bitcoin is a failure as a currency

Bitcoin shares none of the properties that characterize a well-functioning mean for payment or storage of wealth. The internet flourishes with amateur economists with weird economic theories on why Bitcoin will become...

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Tyler Cowen on Central Bank Cryptocurrencies

I enjoy reading Tyler Cowen and have learned a lot from his columns. So before I criticize his most recent effort, I want to thank him for all his fine contributions! Unfortunately, I think he drops the ball a little bit on his most recent effort. No worries--we all do sooner or later. What follows...

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A comment on "The Long-term Decline in US Manufacturing" by Jeff Frankel

Jeff Frankel guest posts over at Econbrowser about "The Long-Term Decline in US Manufacturing"The theme is a familiar one on this blog. He posts some interesting data, and I agree with him about the determinants...

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