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Editor’s Note: This roundup is part of the CNN Opinion series “America’s Future Start Now,” in which people share how they have been affected by the biggest issues facing the nation and experts offer their…

This is an opinion editorial by Mickey Koss, a West Point graduate with a degree in economics. He spent four years in the infantry before transitioning to the Finance Corps.While discussing the blind spots of Bitcoin with another Bitcoin…

This is an opinion editorial by Maxx Mannheimer, a former sales account manager with a background in training and industrial-organizational psychology.I’ll begin by stating that I do not suggest that anyone take psychedelics. Each…

Author Disclaimer: The following work is analogous to fan fiction in your favorite sci-fi world. I do not intend to infringe or misappropriate any real-world ideas or work. Any similarity to concepts or work is purely coincidental. This…

Barter is an economic system in which money is, for all intents and purposes, absent. I give you guitar lessons, you give me chickens. There is no medium of exchange, other than the actual goods, services, expertise, etc. It wasn’t all…

Bitcoin’s price and ecosystem benefit from network effects.As more users join, demand pressure increases the price of bitcoin, which in turn attracts more buyers in a self-reinforcing cycle. Similarly, user growth creates a larger market…

As Bitcoin moves into its adolescence, many people from all walks of life, from all across the world may be pondering the question: Is Bitcoin mainstream? Is it in the process of becoming mainstream? Or is it something that may never…

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” - ConfuciusPrevious articles talked about Bitcoin and the cognitive biases that lead to misconceptions about Bitcoin.Backing up a bit, we can look at the knowledge, or ignorance…

“We are powerfully imprisoned in these Dark Ages simply by the terms in which we have been conditioned to think.” — Buckminster Fuller To many Bitcoiners, “Bitcoin is hope” and the future appears bright. However, this is not the case for…

In the negotiations over the Democrats' social spending package, the fate of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap has been one of the hardest to pin down.At some stages, the issue hasn’t been addressed at all. Other times, a full repeal…