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The reports of America’s decline may be greatly exaggerated

This is a guest post by the ‘Data Artist’, an author who hails from the fintech world and is a believer in beautiful rather than big data. Back in 1991, it was a glorious time to be a leader of a Western nation. The collective West, which broadly included Western Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, […]

Is Coinbase the Gold Miner or the Shovel Seller?

This is a guest post by “the Data Artist”, an author who hails from the fintech world and is a believer in beautiful rather than big data. What the Coinbase Results Reveal About the Nature of its Business There has been a great deal of analysis focused on falling crypto prices and trading volumes hurting […]

Top Gun and the struggle to get enough 5G fighters

This is a guest post by “the Data Artist”, an author who hails from the fintech world and is a believer in beautiful rather than big data. The esteemed editor of The Blind Spot and I were both enthusiastic viewers of the Top Gun sequel, “Top Gun- Maverick”. But while I was keen to absorb […]

The paradox of Russian oil sanctions

Russia, Dictatorship, and Oil Prices – Is the West Ignoring the Path to Victory? A guest submission for the Blind Spot by the “Data Artist”. Are the Ukrainians on the verge of glorious victory over tyranny or entering a war of attrition that could last for many years? It is really hard to know what […]

What pricing the value of a combat death reveals about war

Editor’s note: There are many astute people in finance who know a lot of stuff. Unfortunately, a lot of the time they can’t express themselves freely on topics outside of their immediate purview. The Blind Spot is happy to host content from such individuals on anonymous terms providing it meets our quality criteria. That means it […]