Over the last 1-2 years I have been reading some books about history and some others about patterns in history that can be observed that can help us understand our future better (ex: the book Why Nations Fail and this blog I wrote about how history can help us predict our future) . I have…
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What’s up with Ethereum (Jan 2022 edition)
It’s a great time to write about Ethereum for me. As markets world over have crashed in the recent weeks, so has crypto markets. Ethereum is down 30-40% from it’s recent high of $4800 at about $3100. This blog is a reminder of what the ecosystem stands for and why none of the fundamentals have…
Continue ReadingIs Crypto dead? (not again)
The gods have not been very kind to crypto last month or so. Most of the cryptocurrencies are down 50% from their high prices of April and May. Many people are starting to write off cryptocurrencies in general, again. A lot of people who entered into crypto-land this year might have had very poor experiences…
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A quick overview of getting started in crypto world!
Crypto is everywhere lately and especially on traditional news media. This blog covers some information to get started in the crypto world.
Continue ReadingWhy I am in love with Ethereum
I have been reading up a lot on Crypto lately, watching videos and reading news etc. There are a lot of unique plays out there with new projects cropping up daily. This series of blogs aims to outline my take on crypto right now. This is the 3rd blog in the crypto series: Blog 1…
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2021 v/s 2017: Why this time is different for crypto?
Long Blog alert! I recently spent some time learning up on cryptocurrencies and the related technologies. It’s the wild wild west out there right now and there’s a lot of crazy stuff ongoing. This is the 2nd blog in the crypto series: Blog 1 covers some basics about what crypto is, some important terminologies and…
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Crypto-mania: Crypto explained (by a rookie)
The world has been gripped by cryptomania lately. Every day I come across a news article on CNBC talking about Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in some format or the other. Bitcoin atleast has become mainstream. Having had some recent experience learning about this field, I thought of penning a multi-blog series on how I feel this…
Continue ReadingMisbehaving Humans
Humans are very interesting beings. On various different occasions, I have made an assumption that human beings are rational beings able to make thoughtful decisions based on information available on hand to them. In a lot of fields, we use a similar assumption of rational human beings. Economics is one such field.
Continue ReadingWhy is everything (stocks, ETF, crypto, asset prices) going up?
Lately, everything I look at is going up. I look at stocks of tech companies in US and they are going up. I look at various stock market exchange indexes and they are going up, both in India and in US at least. Crypto-currencies are going up for the last year or so. And not…
Continue ReadingMoney: The root cause of all evil?
I have heard this often and so must have you. Money is the source of all evil. Its funny how we blame money. True it causes a lot of issues. True it creates complexities and chaos. Even more true is that greed exists. Yet i cant help but think of the words ‘to choose between…
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