Tristan is the core contributor to Zeta Markets, an under-collateralized DeFi derivatives platform, providing liquid derivatives trading to individuals and institutions alike. “We’ve seen a Cambrian explosion in the DeFi ecosystem in 2021, with peak TVL approaching $300 billion vs the 2020 peak of $21 billion. This sounds like the growth surely has to slow.
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New decentralized organization Opendao gave users of Opensea, one of the biggest NFT marketplaces by trading volume, a gift on Christmas. The organization launched its own token and organized an airdrop to distribute it to users that had purchased NFTs using Opensea, allowing them to claim 50% of the total supply of SOS, its native
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about why Social Security’s estimates of future retirement benefits may fluctuate, requesting that a benefit rate be recalculated and how rates might increase even after 70. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc. See more Ask
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On the topic of skyrocketing prices, we recently witnessed a mainstream media frenzy and… by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Interview with Fernando del Pino Calvo-Sotelo – Part II of II (Click Here for Part I) Claudio Grass (CG): We often refer to inflation as a “hidden tax” or a “silent thief”, due to the fact that most
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During the BP (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, 2010, the American government deployed 17,500 National Guard troops to respond to the massive scale of the environmental devastation. When the government steps in, things get done, but some are left wondering just how much government intervention should play a part in private sector
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For NFL fans, 2021 was a great year. Stadiums returned to capacity crowds after the 2020 season was shortened with limited attendance. Stadium parking lots were again filled with the enthusiastic anticipation of tailgaters and their barbequed camaraderie.  It was also a great year for Bitcoin (BTC) investors as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization
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Innovation districts emerging across the country and the world are in part a recognition close physical collaboration can fuel creativity. Placing innovative-minded folks together in a tight urban cluster devoted to inspiration, imagination and inventiveness is sheer genius. It can foster the kinds of formal and informal connections that spark great ideas. Ask random respondents
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Robert Kiyosaki just said we’re already in a ‘technical depression’ — but he’s using these 3 assets to protect himself from the pain With the S&P 500 back near all-time highs, the stock market is largely shrugging off inflation and Omicron concerns. But according to Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, danger lurks. In
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Both individuals and businesses have the potential opportunity to deduct expenses from their gross income to lower the amount of money they pay in annual taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The provisions and deduction procedures for individuals and businesses are different so it is important to understand which ones apply. In general, pretty
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President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser warned on Sunday that the number of Americans infected with Covid-19 was likely to “go much higher” before easing off in the new year. Anthony Fauci told ABC News on Sunday that the “sheer volume of the number of cases . . . likely will go much higher” given the “extraordinarily contagious” nature
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Sharing is Caring! by Martin Armstrong While the world is turning, the economic crisis emanating from the SovereignDebt Crisis in Europe is propelling a very serious outlook as we head into 2022. I have been warning for the past 10 years that the situation would become critical. I have attended meetings with many central banks over this
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Investors in Africrypt, the now-defunct South African crypto platform, were recently reimbursed a portion of their invested funds. The payments were made by Pennython Project Management LLC as part of a settlement offer that potentially ends claims against Africrypt’s runaway directors. White Knight Investor Identity Revealed Investors in Africrypt, a collapsed South African cryptocurrency investment
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B2Gold (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) announced earlier this week it is donating C$1 million to charities in Metro Vancouver and other areas of British Columbia in order to help the region’s most vulnerable and at-risk local communities, including CDN$100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to support the ongoing relief efforts, long-term recovery, resiliency and
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