Summary: 2021 saw a huge increase in price and popularity of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) which followed the rise in cryptocurrencies and it was the year that NFT’s became mainstream with celebrity endorsements and even a mention in the Saturday Night Live show. This year, NFT’s have declined in price and…

The latest US jobs report released on Friday by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the US economy is close to regaining all of the jobs lost due to the pandemic with unemployment at 3.6% compared to 3.5% at Feb 2020 . The underlying numbers such as the long…

Background: This year prior to starting the war on inflation, the Fed published a paper asking for comments on a Fed coin or a CDBC (Central Bank Digital Currency) to be issued by the Federal Reserve Bank in the US. This is a big deal and to quote the paper…

Stablecoins which are cryptocurrencies pegged to a fixed reference have become the main medium for trading of digital assets and NFT’s. The combined supply of stablecoins as of Sept 2021 was $130 billion; a 500% increase from a year ago. However the $49 billion meltdown of the algorithmic stablecoin Terra…

What are Grey Swans and Gray Rhino’s in the world of risk management? Before speaking about Grey Swans let me bring up their celebrity cousin, the Black Swan. Black Swans have been immortalized in risk management by Naseem Taleb’s classic book and are now part of the lexicon of the…

The Brookings Institute published a paper last month about the economic recovery post Covid pandemic. …

What is the DNA effect for Big Tech? In a sentence, the DNA effect is the ability of large technology companies to build a competitive advantage by leveraging user generated data in their networks. DNA in this context stands for ‘data-network-activities’ and refers to how the business model of large…

Last month, Credit Suisse Group (CSFB) released conclusions from an independent investigation of it’s role in the Archegos collapse in March this year and the conclusions of the report are quite damning and is an illustrative case study for risk management and corporate risk culture. …

On the back of the unprecedented change caused by the pandemic comes the annual Nasdaq Tech Trends report which highlights the 4 Key Trends that will sustain and have the biggest impact in the coming year. Use of Custom Chips: Innovations in Systems on a Chip (SoC) & Field-Programmable Gate…