Where finance and media intersect with reality.
Third-party facilitators like VFS Global may be reshaping visa systems faster than policymakers can identify emerging vulnerabilities.
Topics covered today: Hunter Biden, farming, fusion, mega-prisons, new liquidity management systems, and letters of marque for journalism.
All the news the TBS Discord community has flagged as notable over the past 24 hours.
A new BIS Working Paper is pitching “auction-based liquidity saving mechanisms” as the solution to upcoming intraday liquidity stresses.
The first edition of our new automated Blind Spot aggregation post.
After an initial tech snafu, our experimental morning editorial conf finally got underway. Topics covered today: Privateers, shadow finance, property rights, and casinos.
Some thoughts on what lies ahead, plus some reflections on the past three years.
The question is, when will markets notice?
Could we soon find out the truth behind the UFO/UAP mystery? So believes the hype-wave swarming over the UFO community online, as numerous events have
“Sorry, these aren’t my updated slides,” murmurs the speaker as she furiously bashes the clicker forward and backward. Each projection is packed with a ceremonial
Theories about why Tether is piling into gold abound. But there’s no mystery. Basel III has constrained bullion banks, leaving ample opportunities for non-banks, especially as arbitrages open up.
Join us to chat stablecoins, statecraft, and the future of money with finance author Felix Martin, stablecoin entrepreneur Tony McLaughlin, and fintech expert David Birch.