Bhutan – Another Country Using Bitcoin To Escape Poverty
Having invested in startups for over twenty years I have deep respect for entrepreneurs trying to build a company. It...
Poverty
Ripple Joins Forces With the IRC to Help Crisis-Affected People (Details)
TL;DR Ripple partnered with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to support humanitarian efforts. The collaboration aims to improve cash relief...
FEDS Paper: Targeted Relief: Geography and Timing of Emergency Rental Assistance
Theodore F. Figinski, Sydney Keenan, Richard Sweeney, and Erin TrolandIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress established the Emergency Rental...
Palestinian Taxi Driver Uses Bitcoin To Save Civilians In Gaza
Countless lives were changed on October 7th, 2023, and Yusef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian...
FEDS Paper: Evaluating the Effects of Geographic Adjustments on Poverty Measures Using Self-Reported Financial Well-Being Scores
Jeff LarrimoreA central aspect of poverty measurement is how well the measure can identify the people and places that are...
The Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Paradox
"Ponzi scheme" has become a byword for all manner of financial frauds and monetary scams. When a rapid six month...
Nayib Bukele’s Landslide Win In Bitcoin Country Fraught With New And Old Challenges
Having solidified his political legacy by effectively addressing the issue of gang violence in El Salvador, Nayib Bukele has not...
Bitcoin Mining: A Path To Electrifying The World
In many parts of the world, access to electricity is a luxury that we often take for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa...
Bitcoin: The Future Of Money Or The Esperanto Of Money?
Some fifty-odd years ago, I purchased a small pamphlet that promised to teach me the rudiments of “the international language”...
An Interview With Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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