Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future Is Being Built
Blockchain can upend â not just the business models of recent decades â but a millennia-old societal practice of deep significance to civilization.
View ArticleHow Does School Accountability Affect Teachers? Evidence from New York City...
Does holding schools accountable for student performance cause good teachers to leave low-performing schools? Using data from New York City, which assigns accountability grades to schools based on...
View ArticleListing Delays and Innovation: Evidence from Chinese IPOs -- by Lin William...
Regulators have suspended IPOs in China on numerous occasions, exposing firms already approved to IPO to indeterminate listing delay. These disruptions curtail firms' timely access to risk capital and...
View ArticleLeadership and Social Norms: Evidence from the Forty-Eighters in the Civil...
A growing theoretical literature emphasizes the role that leaders play in shaping beliefs and social norms. We provide empirical evidence for such 'civic leadership.' We focus on the Forty-Eighters, a...
View ArticlePrice Rigidities and Relative PPP -- by Andres Blanco, Javier Cravino
We measure the proportion of real exchange rate movements accounted for by cross-country movements in relative reset prices (prices that changed since the previous period) using CPI microdata for five...
View ArticleIDG Backs Crypto Wallet imToken with $10 Million Investment
China-based crypto wallet startup imToken announced on Thursday that it has closed a $10 million Series A round fully funded by IDG Capital.
View ArticlePwC Australia, Port of Brisbane Unveil Blockchain Supply Chain Pilot
PwC Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Port of Brisbane are trialling a new blockchain trade solution.
View Article$65 Million: Blockchain Assets Platform Paxos Raises Series B Funding
Blockchain startup Paxos has closed a $65 million Series B funding round led by existing investors including Liberty City Ventures and RRE Ventures.
View ArticleBlockchain in the Derivatives Market: Not to Be Dismissed
By Bill Dwyer, Managing Director, Corporate and Business Development, Numerixread more...
View ArticleMoney Transfer Firms Join Ripple's Payment Network
Two money transfer firms are to open a new payments corridor using RippleNet, while a Kuwaiti bank has also signed up to use the service.
View ArticleVermont Governor Signs Bill Clearing Way for Blockchain Companies
Vermont's governor has signed a bill allowing for the creation of so-called "blockchain-based limited liability corporations," public records show.
View ArticleIMF Official: Central Banks Need to Compete With Crypto
An IMF official believes central banks need to offer "better" fiat currencies in order to fend off potential competition from cryptocurrencies.
View ArticleMastercard Looks to Blockchain to Make Coupons Immutable
A patent application from Mastercard suggests that the payments giant is eyeing blockchain as part of a way to verify the authenticity of coupons.
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The EOS Blockchain Launch: What Should Happen (And What Could Go Wrong)
One of the most widely anticipated blockchain project, EOS, is expected to release its software this Saturday.
View ArticleHuobi Is Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Fund
The Huobi exchange announced on Friday that it is launching a cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund.
View ArticleTaking Back Power: An Upstart Government Plans to Tokenize Energy
The plan is to incentivize solar power generation by circumventing rules inhibiting its adoption made by Madrid.
View ArticlePapers Under Consideration Get a Sneak Peek with Cell Press on SSRN
Now, authors can opt -in to share their Cell Press papers under consideration. The papers will be hosted in a special Sneak Peek collection on SSRN. With Sneak Peek, authors can begin to get credit...
View ArticleBitmain's New AntMiner Is Drawing Criticism From Early Chinese Users
Bitmain has been criticized over one of its mining products, the AntMiner B3, with users making allegations about its marketing and quality control.
View ArticleThis Long-Term Indicator Could Complicate Bitcoin's Price Recovery
A long-term moving average has turned bearish for the first time in four years, threatening to impede continued gains in bitcoin's price.
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