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Too Clever by Half

The inevitable result of financial innovation gone awry, which it ALWAYS does, is that it ALWAYS ends up empowering the State. When too clever by half people misplay the meta-game, that’s all the excuse the State needs to come swooping in and crush them, just as they are with Bitcoin today they did with Bear and…
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Tech Industry & BusinessSociety, Policy & Culture2018

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May 16, 2018Too Clever by Half by moat704244
Mar 7, 2019Too Clever by Half (2018) by lrsjng14531

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