Archive - Hekaton’s Substack

The Rise of the Crypto Demigods

Guardians of the Network...

Jun 9 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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How Native Smart Contract Tokens will Power the new Digital Economy

Jun 5 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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January 2025

Yes, The Fed Can Buy Bitcoin

Behind the pageantry and circus, the modern post-FOMC meeting press conference is a game with clearly delineated combatants and rules of engagement.

Jan 8 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

April 2024

DeFi is the Future: Frictionless Clearing and Settlement

There are a number of key DeFi innovations that make the nascent technology the future of global finance in the next 5 -10 years.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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March 2024

I Know Exactly What Pipe Will Break: The Next Systemic Banking Crisis

The law of unintended consequences looms large in economic policy.

Mar 14, 2024 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

February 2024

The Nuclear Dividend?

Many people imagined the thermonuclear bomb would lead to humanity’s destruction.

Feb 5, 2024 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

January 2024

Perpetual War Means Perpetual Money

Winston Churchill supposedly said “If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever.

Jan 17, 2024 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

October 2023

Cryptocurrencies are Commodities

In the physical world, commodities such as aluminum, steel, oil, cobalt and other resources are used as economic inputs for infrastructure, buildings…

Oct 19, 2023 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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The American Consumer is Under Pressure

With inflation on top of every economist’s and market participant’s mind, I got to thinking about what are some of the characteristics of high…

Oct 15, 2023 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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What is the Fed's RRP and What Does It Do?

In the time before the GFC the US Dollar banking system functioned with far less banking reserves than it does today.

Oct 12, 2023 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

Every Central Banker's Worst Fear Might be Right Around the Corner

Inflation has been a thorn in the side of central bankers around the world.

Oct 10, 2023 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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The Money Supply Has Never Contracted Like This

Since the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in December 1913, the money supply of the United States has never contracted as much as it has in 2023.

Oct 6, 2023 •

Hekaton Research Newsletter

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Tynan Overstreet

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