Charles UkatuMar 20, 20228 min readThe GRID Framework Part 1qtf: “questions to answer in the future” Pleasantries The reason I started this “blog” about global financial markets is to learn and to...
Charles UkatuFeb 2, 20224 min readYes They Can...Part 1 @CharlieLongren As they say, hindsight is 20/20. I usually speak about events in the past and how they may affect global financial...
Charles UkatuJan 9, 20225 min readThe Dollar Milkshake that Brings the Bucks to the YardTwitter: @CharlieLongren Instagram: @CharlieLongren Playing board games with highly competitive people is a thrilling experience. When...
Charles UkatuDec 27, 20214 min readA Bitcoin ParadoxBanking In The Shadows Part 6 @CharlieLongren We like to believe that our generations are different than generations past; that the world...
Charles UkatuDec 18, 20216 min readThe World is Ending and Only Bitcoin Can Save Us@CharlieLongren Banking in the Shadows: Part 5 The artists and writers responsible for creating Japanese comics and animation are the...
Charles UkatuNov 28, 20216 min readBoats in the Desert@CharlieLongren There are two sayings that guide my approach to learning about complex systems. The first is ‘you will not truly...
Charles UkatuNov 14, 20215 min readThe Cobra EffectBanking in the Shadows: Part 3 @CharlieLongren TLDR: Regulation contributed to the proliferation of the Eurodollar system by...
Charles UkatuOct 31, 20215 min readWe Found The Missing MoneyBanking in the Shadows - Part 2 @CharlieLongren TLDR: The second part of the Eurodollar system is the wholesale banking system through...
Charles UkatuOct 24, 20214 min readBanking in the Shadows TLDR: The Eurodollar system began when the US dollar became the world’s hegemonic currency, and it involves foreign and domestic banks...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20214 min readHow Build Wealth in the New Economy@CharlieLongren TLDR: In order to build wealth in the Knowledge Age, we will utilize attention in ways that are similar to the way...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20214 min readRevisiting The World After CapitalWhere Albert Wenger and I May Disagree @CharlieLongren TLDR: In the Knowledge Age, where the individual’s attention is the most scarce...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20213 min readThe Attention EconomyWhat I have learned from The World After Capital by Albert Wenger @CharlieLongren TLDR: The world is in the middle of a transition...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20214 min readProperties of MoneyTLDR: There are good and bad forms of money. The properties that good money are good at are durability, divisibility, portability,...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20214 min readWhat is Money?TLDR: Money is a good with the primary purpose of expressing price. In order to fulfill that purpose, money must function as a medium of...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20213 min readThe ONLY Bull Case for ShitCoins TLDR: The vast majority of alternative crypto currencies are either misguided attempts to create an innovative technology or are...
Charles UkatuOct 10, 20213 min readWHY ARE PRICES SO IMPORTANT?What I learned from “The Use of Knowledge In Society” by Freidrich Hayek TLDR: Prices give us nearly perfect knowledge about how to spend...