Author: Marc Sparrow
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Dematerialization 2.0
Samuel T, Global Head of Business & Corporate Development for Sharegain, considers the different approaches to tokenization in terms of exactly what any issued…
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Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Are Tokenised Hedge Funds?
Krzysztof Gogol, DeFi and Digital Assets Advisor, uses the example of the collapse of the stablecoin msUSD to consider stablecoin and lending vault risks,…
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LNG Turned Natural Gas From Regional Into A Global Market
Vitor Gaspar, in Global Markets Offshort Commodities Division of XP Inc, outlines how liquid natural gas (LNG) turned natural gas from a regional market…
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Inherent AI Risk: “Extinction-Level Capitalism”
Matthew Butterick, writer, designer, programmer, and lawyer, has written a long, interesting piece about the inherent risks of AI, including how it can exacerbate…
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Frontier Models May Be Converging Due To Same Data
Trey Ha, CEO of probly.so, points to a Larry Ellison quote that suggests AI is rapidly commoditising because most models are trained on the…
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Blockchain Selection Is Underrated But Critical Choice
Don Wilson, Founder and CEO of DRW, considers the implications of blockchain selection for digital financial markets; in particular, how some designs embed front-running…
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AI As A Risk To DeFi
Brian Naughton, Founder of DeRisk Systems, points out the sobering tweet from the co-founder of OpenZeppelin that highlights the potential for AI to be…
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Pope Leo’s First Encyclical Calls For AI To Be Disarmed
Ars Technica covers the release of Pope Leo’s first encyclical called Magnifica Humanitas which calls for AI to be “disarmed” in service of the…
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Stablecoins For Payments, Tokenised Deposits For Credit
Andrew, Builder at Blockmosaic, discusses the distinction between stablecoins and tokenised deposits, and why these should not be seen as direct competitors but rather…
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Four Foundries on Earth Can Cast Gas Turbine Blades
Skander Garroum, Co-Founder of Climate Drift, highlights a potential bottleneck in the production of electricity for the AI boom given the supply of electricity…
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A View From BIS On Benefits & Risks of Stablecoins
Patrick McConnell, Author and Consultant, comments on the recent speech by the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements [BIS], Dr Pablo Hernández…
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A Lesson From History By Liberty Reserve
Martin Walker, Senior Product Manager at FIS, reminds us of Liberty Reserve, an early form of stablecoin that was backed by USD in a…