The Robot Won’t Take Your Job. The Government Might

The Robot Won’t Take Your Job. The Government Might

In the spring of 1812, British textile workers smashed power looms across Nottinghamshire, convinced that the machines would make their skills worthless and their families destitute. They were right about the disruption. Mills did displace hand-weavers. Communities that had organized themselves around a particular kind of skilled labor were genuinely torn apart. The Luddites weren’t…

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SEC approves Nasdaq’s move to support tokenized securities trading

SEC approves Nasdaq’s move to support tokenized securities trading

The SEC’s approval lets Nasdaq test blockchain-based versions of stocks that trade and settle like traditional shares. What to know: The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s plan to let certain securities trade in tokenized form, integrating blockchain technology into U.S. equity markets. Under the new framework, eligible Nasdaq participants can opt to settle trades…

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The Strait of Hormuz – A Very Strange Tug-of-War

The Strait of Hormuz – A Very Strange Tug-of-War

ince the US/Israel began their war – sorry, their “targeted, limited, combat operation” – hard facts have been hard to come by. In a more than usually cloudy combat narrative, we’ve been told that Iran is winning AND losing, depending who you ask. It’s a regime change war, but also it isn’t. Various Iranian officials have been killed,…

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