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Mar 25, 2020

Covid-19 Spread Continues

It’s been a wild ride over the past few weeks watching how the Covid-19 outbreak is affecting the world. In my previous post, I shared a bunch of data that informs how I’m thinking about this pandemic. Now that we have more information, I thought I’d post an update. I’ve…

Covid-19

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Covid-19 Spread Continues
Covid-19 Spread Continues
Covid-19

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Mar 12, 2020

Covid-19 Has Gone Viral

The cat is out of the bag — UPDATE: follow up blog post here: https://medium.com/@michaelflaxman/spring-is-coming-6200c64eb079 I’ve been doing a lot of research on Covid-19, and seeing how serious this is getting I thought I’d post an update for my friends with some of the data I’ve found most informative. I’m not a medical expert, and so much of…

Coronavirus

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Covid-19 Has Gone Viral
Covid-19 Has Gone Viral
Coronavirus

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Feb 14, 2019

How Software is Destroying Jobs and Improving our Lives

Historically, every new technology has increased human productivity and thus prosperity. It is through human ingenuity and hard work that we have lifted our species out of destitute poverty and into the modern era. Whether the wheel, the engine, or the computer, each new technology has disrupted (and sometimes even…

Technology

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How Software is Destroying Jobs and Improving our Lives
How Software is Destroying Jobs and Improving our Lives
Technology

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Aug 16, 2018

How To Preserve and Grow Your Wealth

Friends regularly ask for advice on how to manage their money, so I‘ve written up my notes to share with everyone. As an obvious disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer, accountant, or financial advisor. If you’re using this blog post to make decisions, you should consult one. …

Investing

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How To Preserve and Grow Your Wealth
How To Preserve and Grow Your Wealth
Investing

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May 2, 2018

ICOs are Cancer

I have been involved in a few venture-capital funded startups, so I’m used to getting introduced to entrepreneurs building software companies. It’s fun to see how people are building the future and a good way to give back. …

Blockchain

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ICOs are Cancer
ICOs are Cancer
Blockchain

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·Oct 23, 2017

What’s going to happen when bitcoin forks (again)?

The scaling debate has been raging for years, and now the bitcoin network will fork again on block 494,784 (around November 16th) as a result of the famous “New York Agreement”. The bitcoin community experienced its first hard fork when Bitcoin Cash (BCH) launched on August 1st. That was a…

Bitcoin

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What’s going to happen when bitcoin forks (again)?
What’s going to happen when bitcoin forks (again)?
Bitcoin

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Sep 28, 2017

How should I store my bitcoin?

Over the years, I’ve gotten this question a lot. As the saying goes, security and usability are often competing interests. How you decide to store your bitcoin is a function of how much you have and how much you value your own time. Bitcoin makes it possible for everyone…

Bitcoin

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How should I store my bitcoin?
How should I store my bitcoin?
Bitcoin

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Aug 23, 2017

Why I’m long on Costco

On June 16th, AMZN announced their purchase of WFM for $14BN and COST stock fell immediately. It went from~$180 to a low of ~$150 a month later. Analysts are claiming this is the beginning of the end for COST and that AMZN is going to eat their lunch. What analysts…

Investing

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Investing

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·Aug 16, 2017

Blockchains Are Hard to Scale

Bitcoin blocks have been full for some time: This has caused a huge debate in the bitcoin community. You may have heard of BIP 148 (UASF), the segwit2x “compromise”, BIP 91 and most recently the creation of a new cryptocurrency called bcash (with a shared history). The bitcoin network is…

Bitcoin

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Blockchains Are Hard to Scale
Blockchains Are Hard to Scale
Bitcoin

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Jun 23, 2017

The Dangers of Getting Cash Abroad

This cash machine at the airport in Prague is the sketchiest I’ve ever seen: They push you heavily to do a “0% commission” option that has a 10% markup vs the market exchange rate. …

Bitcoin

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The Dangers of Getting Cash Abroad
The Dangers of Getting Cash Abroad
Bitcoin

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