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Algorithms, Confidence Games and the Fragility of Big Narratives

Algorithms, Confidence Games and the Fragility of Big Narratives

Every era has its preferred prophets. In the 1920s it was journalists urging households to buy stocks on margin. More recently it was the cryptocurrency evangelists who promised a future where you could buy bitcoin or a banana with the same keystroke. Today we have traded tarot cards for algorithms and convinced ourselves that the […]
Kintsugi and the Cracks in the Financial System

Kintsugi and the Cracks in the Financial System

In Japan, when a finely made bowl is broken, it is not discarded or hidden away. It is repaired with lacquer mixed with gold powder, the seams left visible and gleaming. The practice is known as Kintsugi, or “golden joinery”, and it transforms what was once considered ruined into something of even greater worth. The […]
Silver’s Promotion: Recognition That Cuts Both Ways

Silver’s Promotion: Recognition That Cuts Both Ways

Silver’s addition to the United States’ 2025 Critical Minerals List marks a quiet but important shift in how governments view this versatile metal. For decades, silver has existed in a world of its own, part monetary asset and part industrial material. Now it has been elevated into the same category as lithium, copper, and rare […]
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