Shanghai and Bitcoin
Executive Summary Shanghai remains important to Bitcoin in history, talent, hardware R&D, and underground market connectivity, but it is not a lawful retail Bitcoin market. As of the latest available sources through …
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Cambodian Bitcoin
Executive summary Cambodia’s position on Bitcoin is best described as partially opened for regulated crypto services, but still effectively closed for Bitcoin inside the formal financial system. The original 2018 position—set jointly …
Growth as the Only Passion
Executive summary Psychology does not study “having growth as my only passion” as a single standardized construct. The closest literatures are the dualistic model of passion, self-determination theory, goal adjustment, self-complexity and …
What Happens After You No Longer Need External Goods or Services
Executive summary If a person, household, city, or nation no longer “needs” external goods or services, the central problem does not disappear. It changes. The binding constraints shift from exchange and procurement …
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ERIC KIM x JOHN WICK
“THE SHUTTER TABLE” A Street-Photography Action Myth Genre: Neo-noir action / philosophy / street photography epicLogline: When an underground order called The Shutter Table tries to seize Eric Kim’s archive, Bitcoin keys, …