FINANCE & CRYPTO

Ethereum is one step closer to its hyped 'proof of stake' model. On Wednesday night, the final Ethereum testnet, Goerli (named after a train station in Berlin), completed a successful transition from a proof-of-work to...

Ukraine may be repelling a ground invasion reminiscent of Otto Von Bismarck’s old Europe — but Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government is rapidly embracing emerging technology to streamline military and administrative operations.     In July, Ukraine’s Ministry of...

Financial juggernaut BlackRock is partnering with Coinbase to further crypto adoption among its institutional clientele. The partnership will integrate Coinbase's Pro exchange into BlackRock's Aladdin investment management system, allowing institutions to buy Bitcoin alongside stocks...

Coinbase is joining the liberal international order via a partnership with the World Economic Forum. According to the WEF's website, the cryptocurrency exchange is listed as a partner with the organization, alongside the Bank of...

Thesis: Mass mobilization through social media first targeted political institutions. Mass mobilization through social media is now aimed at financial markets, with operatives inciting pressure campaigns at critical moments for corporations. Case Study: The media...

2021 was the year crypto went mainstream. NFTs minted Beeple and Bored Apes into cultural reference points. Mark Zuckerberg renamed Facebook 'Meta' to reflect plans to dominate the Metaverse. And El Salvador recognized Bitcoin as...

Since launching in February, Paradox Politics has published a plethora of theory, commentary, and reporting. We've interviewed luminaries such as Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker, scoured Pentagon reports on how the U.S. military will...

The World Economic Forum is bearish on cryptocurrency, and believes stablecoins in-particular could widen the gender gap and increase "inequality in financial services." "Rather than strengthen equality, it is possible that stablecoins and their surrounding...

A hamster in Germany trading cryptocurrency has so far outpaced Bitcoin, the S&P 500, Cathie Wood, and Warren Buffett. The livestreamed pet, AKA "Mr. Goxx," independently trades crypto through a rigged cage configured with different...

A Federal Reserve economist thinks most common sense inflation theories are "arrant nonsense," whose only function is to "save us from intellectual nihilism." "Mainstream economics is replete with ideas that 'everyone knows' to be true,...