One of Bitcoin’s most unique features is its consensus algorithm, which set the precedent for a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) peer-to-peer currency system. The most common definition of Bitcoin’s ...

Inflation remains stubbornly high, rate hikes are not over and the long, 40-year downtrend in interest rates is over. The Fed’s rate hikes have impacted housing more than any other sector of the ...

Why do stocks go up? There are a number of reasons. One is this: a stock often goes up if it beats expectations. By expectations, we don’t mean in a general sense, but in a quantifiable sense, i.e.

Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley. They ...

A fair percentage of leaders, especially in startups, professional groups and not-for-profits, pursue the holy grail of decision making by consensus. But it’s usually a bad idea, leading often to ...

Correspondence to Paul Blazey, Center for Hip Health and Mobility, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V5Z 1M9, British Columbia, Canada; paul.blazey{at}ubc.ca The International Olympic ...

Consensus decision-making fosters collaboration but can slow progress if not managed effectively. Balancing consensus with leadership ensures efficiency without sacrificing inclusivity and engagement.

Crypto is down but not out. The industry that took a beating last year is set to make its first major public showing of 2023 at Consensus, CoinDesk’s annual conference. Many of the biggest names in ...

Park et al. 2023: The potential epistemic consequence of scientific censorship. Green stars are evidence that X is true. Red stars are evidence that X is not true. Assume that each piece of evidence ...

Satoshi’s innovation enabled global consensus without a centralized authority, thus creating the first truly trust-free monetary system. One of Bitcoin’s most unique features is its consensus ...