economics
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Satoshi Nakamoto drew from the history of cryptocurrencies since David Chaum’s seminal blinding formula in the 1980s. He postulated that the flaw with existing approaches to cryptocurrencies was that a single powerful attacker could undermine and destroy the system. In order to to defeat the powerful attacker, Satoshi decentralised the control of the cryptocurrency over an…
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Yesterday was an interesting day for development economics (Honduras)Seems a lot like what Guragaon, the mega-suburb of Delhi has evolved into:Yesterday was an interesting day for development economics.
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For all the buzz that Tata’s release of the Nano received last year, the long term impact of the company’s new venture may be even greater. The sprawling Tata empire, loosely held together by Ratan Tata, recently announced a plan to build affordable housing for India’s burgeoning middle class. Here’s an excerpt from BusinessWeek: Tata’s Nano…
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