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Judicial Rackets: Judge Rakoff And The Fear Of Monetary Exit

Bitcoin emerged to escape state-sanctioned monetary control and socialized bailouts by enforcing fixed supply, decentralization, and exposure of financial failure.

Fashion & style

fromBusiness Insider

2 months ago

A '2008 global financial crisis' hoodie that costs $180 is sold out

A $180 "2008 Global Financial Crisis" hoodie sold out, showing Gen Z's appetite for dark-humor, meme-driven streetwear that repurposes historical trauma into provocative fashion.

Arts

fromArchitectural Digest

3 months ago

Inside the Stranger-Than-Fiction Saga of the 'Queen of Versailles Home'-Now Starring Kristin Chenoweth

A 90,000-square-foot, unfinished replica of Versailles built by David and Jackie Siegel inspired a Broadway musical recounting their ambitious project and financial setbacks.

Business

fromBusiness Insider

1 year ago

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has hinted at retirement. Here's how he became an iconic billionaire banker.

Jamie Dimon transformed JPMorgan Chase into a dominant global bank through steady leadership, clarity, consistency, integrity, and strategic financial skill over decades.

fromIrish Independent

4 months ago

'I went to New York first class. I spent it with the faith that there'd be more money' - artist Kevin Sharkey on making almost 5m and losing it all

"In those years, I stayed in the George V [hotel] in Paris. I went to New York first class. I really had a great time spending that money," he tells Katie Byrne on the latest episode of the Money Talks podcast "I loved it, but I spent it with the faith that there'd be more money. I was never going to sit on a suitcase of money out of fear."