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Jonathan Swift prophesied, “When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in a confederacy against him.” The question is, Will the US turn into Britain circa 1961? Or are there enough cracks in the system that the dawn can break through? As Dirty Harry put it, “Well to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I’ve kinda lost track myself.”
Maria Butina and I, Part Deux: Romancing Maria
At this point I am going to be discrete, other than to say that contact was re-established with…
Maria Butina and I, Part I: Meeting Maria
It is not my intent to reveal anything beyond what I recently said on TV (and likely, even…
Brace for Re-entry to the World of Deep Capture
In the years surrounding the 2008 financial crisis, this small site you are visiting had quite a following.…
Patrick Byrne’s Cato Institute Luncheon Address: “Cryptocurrency: The Policy Challenges of a Decentralized Revolution”
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, like Bitcoin, are revolutionizing the way we think about government currency monopolies, transferring money across the globe, maintaining financial privacy and security, and verifying ownership of money or potentially everything. Their place in society and the financial system is rapidly expanding and with it a host of hopes, questions, and risks. Will they provide financial security outside of government systems, or will consumers be unprotected from losses? Will they ensure financial privacy or enable criminal activity? Will they replace central banking or serve as a new tool for monetary management? And will government regulations encourage, discourage, or remain neutral to these emerging and transformative technologies?
Liberalism, Social Justice and the Cryptorevolution
Attention DeepCapture fans in the New York and New Jersey area: our own Patrick Byrne will be speaking at Rutgers University on Monday, February 22, 2016. The subject will be the philosophical underpinnings of the cryptocurrency movement and how it relates to liberalism and social justice.
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Improper Securities Lending Practices
Three cheers for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2016-9 Washington D.C., Jan. 14,…
Obama, Iran, the JPOA, and Federalist Paper #75 (“The Treaty-Making Power of the Executive”)
I am not going to opine on the particulars of the President Obama’s Iran deal (“Joint Plan of…
Anthony Elgindy, R.I.P.
By now astute readers of DeepCapture have gathered that over the years I have developed a soft spot…
Goldman Sachs Internal Memo (Yesterday): “Easy to Borrow List to be Discontinued”
Goldman Sachs internal memo discontinues its role in illegal practice.
Grateful Dead “Fare Thee Well” Concert Their Greatest Prank Ever: A 60’s Style Acid Test
Americas Band, the Grateful Dead, is making history in their "Fare Thee Well" concert.