Hierarchy is Not Necessarily Evil
The conventional wisdom is clear: hierarchical organizational structures stifle innovation. Is that actually true? Bret Sanner and J. Stuart Bunderson have written a brief article for Sloan...
View ArticleMt Gox Creditors Want Bitcoin Exchange Taken Out of Bankruptcy
A group of creditors of the defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has filed a new court petition in an effort to prevent a possible billion-dollar payout to its CEO.
View ArticleCrowdfunding Giant Indiegogo Opens to ICOs
Indiegogo is getting into the initial coin offering (ICO) game, seeking to become the "go-to" platform for the emerging market.
View ArticleFake News? Former New Zealand Prime Minister Denies Investing in Bitcoin
Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he did not advise people to invest in bitcoin, as was stated in a post pretending to be the NZ Herald.
View ArticleBitcoin Futures Codes: How to Read Them And What They Mean
So you want to trade bitcoin futures? First, learn the Chicago exchanges' highly counterintuitive naming system for monthly contracts.
View ArticleCFTCâs Technology Advisory Committee To Meet On January 23, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting on January 23, 2018 at CFTC’s Washington, DC, headquarters.read more...
View ArticleStatement on Appointment Of New PCAOB Board Members, SEC Chairman Jay...
As was announced earlier today, the Commission has appointed a full slate of five new members, including a new Chairman, to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). I am gratified that...
View ArticleNYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report
NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of November 30, 2017.read more...
View ArticleFair valuation of L\'evy-type drawdown-drawup contracts with general insured...
In this paper, we analyse some equity-linked contracts that are related to drawdown and drawup events based on assets governed by a geometric spectrally negative L\'evy process. Drawdown and drawup...
View ArticleThe Calculus of Democratization and Development. (arXiv:1712.04117v1 [econ.EM])
In accordance with "Democracy's Effect on Development: More Questions than Answers", we seek to carry out a study in following the description in the 'Questions for Further Study.' To that end, we...
View ArticleThe Ask: For Business, For Philanthropy, For Everyday Living
The Ask is your personal manual for building the best, most fulfilling personal and professional life possible. Crafting the perfect ask can fund your new business, support your favorite charity, and...
View ArticleVictory Lap? 2017 Was Bitcoin's Backwards Year
2017 was another bad year in bitcoin in the eyes of long-time industry observer Jim Harper, but he sees a silver lining at the end of the story.
View ArticleScratch That: CryptoKitties Isn't Ethereum's Vision for Apps
Ethereum's biggest success story isn't showcasing the full benefits of the platform, at least that's what its critics allege.
View ArticleBlockchain Startup LO3 Partners With Power Exchange
Linking local microgrids to wholesale markets will enable consumers to buy and sell surplus energy from neighbors or faraway strangers, the firms say.
View ArticleBitcoin Has Gone Mainstream. That's a Very Big Deal
While we're still a long way from mass adoption, this is a moment of global awareness and dialogue that is opening up a wide array of possibilities.
View ArticleVanguard Taps Symbiont's Private Blockchain for Index Fund Data
The partners say the blockchain technology speeds up data delivery from the index provider, removes the need for manual intervention and lowers risk.
View ArticleCreative Problem Solving: Overcoming Fixation
Fixation characterizes many people's problem-solving efforts. We become stuck on a particular solution or solution set, and we fail to consider a wider range of alternatives. A new study by Jackson Lu,...
View ArticleThe First Rail Transportation Special Bonds Successfully Issued In Shenzhen...
On 11th December, the 2017 Shenzhen (municipal) Rail Transportation Special Bonds (1st tranche) were successfully issued via the Ministry of Finance-SZSE Government Bonds Issuing System, which were the...
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