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by jcfrei 6y ago
Maybe try a biphasic sleep pattern. It's just a fancy way of recommending an afternoon nap but it might really help you stay energetic for the second half of the day.
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SEC Publishes VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Application(coindesk.com)
2 points by jcfrei 6y ago|0 comments
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by jcfrei 6y ago
There are so many things wrong with just using market cap as a proxy for success. A better measure (if you want to use equity prices) would be change in share price during the tenure of the CEO relative to their industry peer group. I think
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by jcfrei 6y ago
I don't think anybody who's informed about crypto economics (especially coin supply) will honestly claim that BTC or ETH should ever be used as a currency rather than a store of value or a utility token.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
That's not true at all. Central banks have tried to stoke inflation for close to a decade now without success. The reason behind the current rise is just what the article mentions: "poor weather, increased demand and virus-mangled
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Not predicting a downfall but just to give you some perspective: 80% of Google's revenue is from advertising. They only disclose net income for three very wide segments: Services, cloud and other bets. Only three services - that is sea
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by jcfrei 6y ago
You can write smart contracts which are upgradable (by moving the assets/tokens to a new address with new code). The upgrade to a different contract can either be triggered by votes or by the author depending on the setup.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
See my previous answer for a possible reason: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26288948
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NFTs are booming but they’re nothing new in the art market(bloomberg.com)
3 points by jcfrei 6y ago|0 comments
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Tesla was definitely an iPhone moment but Toyota (and other established manufacturers) are looking more like Androids to me (lower margins but higher volumes).
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Then why do people buy paintings? They could just own a photograph. Don't tell me it's because they appreciate the subtle brush strokes or the smell of the oil paint. It's because they want their name to be associated with a
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by jcfrei 6y ago
There's just more money that you can raise if you go down the traditional IPO way. ICO tokens can be very lucrative too (check out BNB) but there's a lot more regulatory uncertainty around them. Plus fund raising is crazy at the m
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by jcfrei 6y ago
I think you are reading too much into it. That's just how the justice system works. You don't have to prove your innocence, you have to prove someone's guilty.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
I'm not arguing - I'm making a statement. It's evident from market prices that investors don't care. Whether the market should care is another discussion but the parent asked about the market's reaction.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
The market doesn't care. Hasn't cared for years now, just look at the Kraken USDT/USD market which is freely tradable. Tethers are mostly backed by USD - no 100% but that's because some funds were seized due to regulator
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by jcfrei 6y ago
"Contrary to online speculation, there was no finding that Tether ever issued tethers [USDT] without backing, or to manipulate crypto prices" I hope that ends the spreading of FUD - claiming that bitcoin and other cryptos are pr
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The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans like here on Earth(phys.org)
9 points by jcfrei 6y ago|2 comments
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Great idea but I guess it's going to take a while until you can do the upscaling in real-time.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
In an interview yesterday on CNBC the chairman (and founder) of Interactive Brokers (very large brokerage firm) made a suggestion: Outstanding short interest should be reported daily (rather than monthly as of right now) and margin requirem
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Here's a good explanation by Matt Levine: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-29/reddit... under "Why did Robinhood stop them?"
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Increased capital requirements at the DTCC (which I believe you are referring to) were the result of an equation - not due to some discretionary decision.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
For the record, I don't think code will be law, ie. that blockchains will replace our current system of adjudication. Rather smart contracts will be changed to allow for an interface with the current system, for example via a master ke
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by jcfrei 6y ago
I'm absolutely aware of the shortcomings of the currently most popular blockchain technologies. But calling specific implementations (like Bitcoin or Ethereum) a failure when people are paying thousands of dollars each block to use it
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by jcfrei 6y ago
No, I see blockchain as a social technology. The current, trusted system for tracking ownership is a state-governed system. The account balances we have, share registers of companies, residential property registries, etc. Blockchains offer
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by jcfrei 6y ago
This is the typical argument on a very technical board such as HN where blockchain is synonymous with a specific implementation. But that's an outdated way to think about blockchains. Yes, Bitcoin's implementation is a huge resour
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Just wanted to reply here because you're unnecessarily condescending about American coffee. While I'm no fan of drip coffee either the caffeine content is actually higher than in the espressos you mentioned (unless Portuguese and
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Assuming you mean natural body building (without hormones etc): More muscles means better circulation, so you are less likely to feel cold. More muscles also increase the basal metabolic rate so you are less likely to get overweight.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
It's virtually guaranteed that this stock popped up on the radars of the funds who run momentum trading strategies. And it would be very weird for a lot of them not to jump on that bandwagon (at the very least because it's their m
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by jcfrei 6y ago
Most likely margin calls.
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by jcfrei 6y ago
They have certainly profited from the increased options & equity trading. I'm also pretty certain it's less than the loss Melvin Capital suffered.

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