Cryptocurrency in the news: IX
Thanks to the couple of sources who sent these in: A Challenge to the Bitcoin Community by George Selgin (he […]
Bitcoin
2013
China
Stat of the day: Consumer spending in China
Consumer spending as a proportion of GDP: 33% in 2010. GDP total was $6.05 trillion (Xinhua) 37.7% in 2011. GDP
China
Stat of the day: Yum! success in China
Yum! is the parent company of several large fast-food chains including KFC and Pizza Hut — both of which are
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: VIII
Some odds and ends of BTC today: Chris Dixon Plans On Investing In More Bitcoin Startups, Says More Entrepreneurs Are
China
Another Brick in the Wall: Link Edition XV
Nearly all China-related business news. Check out Sinocism for more (still too busy to re-curate them). Check out the first
China
Stat of the day: GM car sales in China
China has been the largest vehicle market globally since it overtook the US in 2009. GM, which has a partnership
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: VII
Thanks to Ben, Jeff, Koen, Cedric, Jon and others who sent in links. What are the chances for a new
China
Another Brick in the Wall: Link Edition XIV
A few links regarding China. Read Sinocism for more (been too busy to peruse it). Thanks to James for some
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: VI
Thanks to Vijay, Koen, Jeff and others for the links. PayPal Sees $20 Billion in Mobile Transactions: Video from Bloomberg
China
Introducing Matt Garner’s cooking show: 宅男做饭
A good friend of mine, Matt Garner (the same one mentioned throughout my book), has begun broadcasting his new Chinese
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: V
Thanks to Vijay, Ben, Jeff and others: What did Satoshi say on economics and money? from reddit (after reading a
China
Another Brick in the Wall: Link Edition XIII
A few links regarding China. Read Sinocism for more (been too busy to peruse it). This past week was the
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: IV
Thanks to Vijay, Jeff, Bryan and Aaron for a few of these links: WikiLeaks publishes five-hour conversation between Eric Schmidt
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Another Brick in the Wall: Link Edition XII
Below are a list of mostly business-related links from the past two weeks (mostly about China). Thanks to Peter and Sinocism for
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Stat of the day: internet speeds in China
As mentioned in Chapter 9, according to their Q3 2012 speed survey, ChinaCache, the largest domestic content delivery network (CDN),
Bitcoin, Economics
The value of cryptocurrencies
Got an email from “Xiao” about the cryptocurrency podcast a couple days ago: At 16:49 David is talking about more
Bitcoin, Economics
Cryptocurrency in the news: III
Thanks to Isaac, Vijay, Raffael, Aaron and other nameless ones. Digital Drills: The Monster Machines that Mine Bitcoin from Gizmodo
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news: II
Many thanks to Keegan, SK and Vijay for some of the links. Six Reasons Why Chinese People Will Drive the
Economics
I may have found the Drudge formula and Raymond Nize
[Note: scroll down to Part IV for sock-puppets and identities] Yesterday I may have been given a SEO scheme purportedly
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency in the news
Thanks to Vijay and Isaac (@aniceberg) for some of these stories. Now Backed By Andreessen & More, OpenCoin Looks To
Bitcoin, China, Economics
Interview: David Veksler and Tim Swanson discuss Bitcoin, Litecoin, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity in China
Last night I spoke with David Veksler (the founder of Crypt-A-Byte) about cryptocurrencies and cybersecurity. Below are some of the
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Neologisms and wordsmithing
An old business school student I used to teach in Anhui recently sent me an email about economic development and
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Another Brick in the Wall: Link Edition XI
Below are a list of mostly business-related links from the past week (all about China). Thanks to James and Sinocism
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Tianlang Guan playing at Augusta National
The 14 year old Chinese boy is holding his own at 1 over par. For live tweeting check out Mark
Economics
The ADB on China: This Time Is Different
[Note: below is a guest post from Mark DeWeaver] The Asian Development Bank has just published its Asian Development Outlook