re-reading this article on dual interest rates as an effective central bank tool. first, the implications for the EU are intriguing (independence from exogenous market cycles) second, how would this concept be applied to crypto? anyone? DAI/Maker has one interest rate w/a quantitative mechanism (buying/selling) which is traditional c-bank. #crypto #eu #blockchain #tokenization #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #ethereum #btc #fintech #capitalmarkets #cryptocurrencies #regulation #centralbanks $ ¥ € #dollar #euro #yuan …see more

‪first let me be clear that i have nothing against the ECB issuing its first CBDC while the IMF mothballs its crypto SDR plans.‬

‪crypto & defi have failed to change the financial services innovation narrative, mainly because that ecosystem has been overtaken by rank financialization & financial engineering‬ ‪chinese big tech cannot change that narrative because China, different planet, different rules‬. ‪to date US big tech has influenced that narrative at the margin. not making a real dent. choosing to partner rather than attac‬k. ‪all bets are off with one on-going narrative & one announcement.‬ ‪on-going narrative: advertising as a profitable model is under attack (privacy baby)‬ ‪announcement: identity as a service from Apple ‪both will have profound implications for the financial services industry and for innovation thereein‬. #fintech #change #digital #privacy #china #financialservices #banking …see more

the more trusted a corporation is, the more value it can create for itself & for its users. overall trust is the combination of trust components across the value chain. for Apple: trust in App Store + trust in hardware +trust in software + trust in privacy = overall trust. (high for all three components) for a bank?: trust in checking account safety/security + trust in lending service/prod + trust in savings prod. = overall trust. (high for checking account only) feel free to recreate your own version of my bank example. for a cryptocurrency or a cryptoasset: what would be the components of trust one should use? …see more

ok, stay with me here. the real revolutionary play here is for Global Payments & TotalSystem Services to join forces and launch a new social network. be creative folks! audacious even.

we are now done with the first fintech workshop for NadiFin Fintech Accelerator Middlegame Ventures The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology onwards and upwards in a few weeks with the second workshop in Dublin.

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The first study that linked activity levels based on fitness tracker activity reveals that sitting is deadly.

Prof Scott Galloway has much to say about how elite universities are luxury goods with ridiculous profit margins and are the feeder schools of inequality. 👏

The latest episode of The Happiness Lab delves into our fraught relationship with time and how the feeling that we don't have enough time robs us of happiness, making even priests-in-training more harried and less helpful.

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I enjoyed this down-to-earth conversation with the “Swiss army knife for happiness,” author Gretchen Rubin.

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A super altruist saved the life of researcher Abigail Marsh, setting her off on a journey to discover what motivates people who risk their lives to save others, and what they can teach us about how to be happier.

"We could change this whole world with a piano Add a bass, some guitar, grab a beat and away we go..." Academic (and musician) Nathan Leigh Jones takes these Ed Sheeran lyrics to heart as he explores how music can impact emotional wellbeing on this resonant new episode of We Will Get Through This with Michael Bungay Stanier . …see more

The Eight Rules of The School of Life are worth reviewing daily. My favourite? It’s a tie between #3 Know Your Insanity and #4 Accept Your Idiocy. Enjoy this wise and entertaining video.

During a crisis we may think that self-care should be a top priority, but those who help others fare best.

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