Cryptocurrency Firms Regularly Lose Codes and Money
Cryptocurrency is more vulnerable to theft and loss than most of its fans want to believe.
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Michael Hudson: Trump’s Brilliant Strategy to Dismember U.S. Dollar Hegemony
Trump’s neocon extremists are burning the US dollar house down.
Read more...China Won’t Be Taking Over
Why China is fragile and starting to look wobbly.
Read more...You May Not Actually Own Your Bitcoin: Legal Expert
Yet another reason to be leery of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Read more...Brexit: More Thrashing About
Expect Brexit craziness to get even worse.
Read more...How Trump’s Game of Chicken With Iran Could Weaken the Dollar’s Role as the World’s Currency
Politicizing the SWIFT payments system is leading other nations to the search for alternatives to the dollar.
Read more...Is This Time Different? Examining Recent Emerging-Market Turbulence
Some emerging-market economies look wobbly. How likely are we to see more crises?
Read more...J.D. Alt: Treasury Bonds Are Future Dollars
Clearing up fundamental misconceptions about US Treasury bond issuance.
Read more...Cryptocurrencies: Financial (In)stability and (Un)fairness
If private cryptocurrencies were to find widespread economic use, either coexisting with or fully displacing fiat money, the result would be increased financial instability, inequality, and social instability.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: How the Italian Budget Fight Helps Brussels and Salvini, Hurts Europeans and the Eurozone
Contrary to popular perception, Brussels and the Italian government come out ahead from sparring over Italy’s budget, and what works for them does not work for much of anyone else.
Read more...The International Use of the Euro: What Can We Learn From Past Examples of Currency Internationalisation?
European leaders have regularly expressed a desire for a European currency to serve as a reserve currency. The history of the transition from sterling to dollar and Europe’s aspirations sheds light on whether the Euro can assume this role.
Read more...The Continuing Dominance of the Dollar
The dollar still rules. What could make that change?
Read more...Something Russia and EU Appear to Agree on – the Euro
The very rational case for Russia and the EU to trade oil in euros.
Read more...Does the U.S. Have the Ingredients to Win a Trade War?
In winning the trade battle with China, Trump may lose the war against inflation.
Read more...The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.
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