In 1971, the world’s financial system changed. Nixon took the US dollar off the gold standard. Today, the world’s financial system is changing again. Foreign central bank holdings of U.S. Treasuries (U.S. government debt) have fallen from their peak of $7.6 trillion in 2021–22 to about $3.8 trillion in 2025 — almost half. At the […]
People assign value and meaning to it and see different things in Bitcoin. But this is more a reflection of those people and their journey into Bitcoin, rather than an accurate description of Bitcoin itself. That being said, there are some interesting parallels between Bitcoin and my own spiritual foundation, which, as a recovering drug […]
There’s a general election in South Africa today. And whether or not you vote (I would encourage you to do so) the most important thing to remember is that there’s a difference between a soft and a hard mandate. Voting is no different than a sports match. We all want our team to win. On […]
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