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Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Warns of the Dangers of Trump’s Victory for the U.S. Economy

DIGIT — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:31:18 +0000

Joseph Stiglitz has referred to the possible effects of a hypothetical victory by Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The Nobel laureate specified that Trump’s threats to raise China’s import tariffs and his radical “zero-sum” view of the world could result in a fundamental shift in the current U.S. economy. Nobel Laureate Joseph […]

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Vitalik Buterin sells another $1.6M in memecoins promised for charity

DIGIT — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:58:55 +0000

Vitalik Buterin has donated $884,000 to charities over the last ten days as memecoiners continue to send tokens to his wallet.

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Vitalik Buterin seen as dark horse for 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics

DIGIT — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:04:42 +0000

The co-founder of Ethereum is considered a “non-traditional” pick, but his contributions are undeniable.

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Argentina Records First Week of Zero Inflation in 30 Years; Milei Claims He’s Redefining Economic Theory

DIGIT — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:32:38 +0000

Argentina is reaping its first rewards in the fight against inflation, as a private consulting firm found that the inflation in food and beverages reached 0% during June’s third week. President Javier Milei celebrated this achievement, stating that his administration was rewriting economic theory and that he might receive the Nobel prize if successful. Javier […]

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Nobel Laureate Ben Bernanke Blasts Cryptocurrencies, Says Tokens ‘Have Not Been Shown to Have Any Economic Value at All’

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:30:09 +0000

Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve and also the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in economics, has recently blasted the concept of cryptocurrencies. In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, one of the biggest Swedish journals, Bernanke remarked that cryptocurrencies have not proven they have any economic value at all. Ben Bernanke Blasts […]

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Crypto users renew calls for Satoshi Nakamoto to win Nobel memorial prize for economics

DIGIT — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:26:40 +0000

Major figures in the crypto space argued the Bitcoin creator was the most deserving candidate for the economic award, despite the fact Satoshi’s true identity remains unknown.

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Economists debunk the banking system and win the Nobel Prize

DIGIT — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:10:00 +0000

Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their decades of research on societal reactions to financial crises and avoiding bank collapses.

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Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economics ‘for Research on Banks and Financial Crises’

DIGIT — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:30:41 +0000

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes that he “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame Bernanke for getting us “to the brink of collapse and under a mountain of […]

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Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Compares Crypto to Housing Bubble and Subprime Crisis

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:11 +0000

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has compared the current state of cryptocurrency to the housing bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis. Noting that crypto lacks any real value, he said: “it is a house built not on sand, but on nothing at all.” Paul Krugman on Crypto, Housing Bubble, and Subprime Mortgage Crash Nobel laureate […]

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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert Shiller Mulls Over Getting Active in the Bitcoin Market

DIGIT — Tue, 25 May 2021 02:30:47 +0000

Nobel laureate and professor at Yale University, Robert Shiller, is tempted by the crypto market. He is mulling over investing in cryptocurrency to experience the market. “I never bought bitcoin. Maybe I should be active in that market,” he said. Yale Professor and Nobel Prize Winner Mulls Over Getting Into Crypto Nobel laureate Robert Shiller […]

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