Ryan Research

I sit down with Marcelo Prates, a lawyer and researcher at the Banco Central do Brasil, to talk about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In our chat…

Jun 2

"Digital gold" is the prevailing definition of bitcoin. Bitcoin is suggested to be preferable because it is a commodity immune from human manipulation …

May 21

The turn of the 20th century saw global revolutionary struggles to emancipate subjugated peoples from imperial forces. These struggles were certainly a…

May 14

Welcome to Ryan Research by me, Peter Ryan. Writing about economics, history, and technology. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the mea…

May 14

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