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Cover Image for Beyond the Crystal Ball: How Score SN44 Actually Works

A correction to my March 2024 fractal markets analysis, acknowledging how Score SN44's computer vision infrastructure approach was unfairly characterized as a prediction service—and what this means for applying Mandelbrot's framework.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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Probability Clouds Over Price Predictions: How Synth SN50 Gets Mandelbrot Right

A deep dive into Synth SN50's methodology reveals how one Bittensor subnet is successfully implementing Benoit Mandelbrot's fractal market insights through probabilistic forecasting rather than traditional price prediction.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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The Basement Rebellion: How a Bunch of Crypto Punks Are Building the People's AI

Meet the cryptopunk miners of Templar training AI models on their gaming rigs, challenging the assumption that only trillion-dollar companies can build artificial intelligence.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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The Architecture of Financial Autonomy: Ribbit Capital's Infrastructure Play

A deep dive into how Ribbit Capital's evolution from venture investor to infrastructure architect signals a fundamental shift in the pursuit of financial sovereignty.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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GigaDOT: DeFi Without the Baggage

A deep dive into GigaDOT (GDOT), Polkadot's weaponized yield aggregator that compresses multiple DeFi strategies into a single, frictionless token.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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After Carney's Win: Will Poilievre Choose Division or Cooperation?

As Mark Carney leads the Liberals to a surprise minority government victory, Pierre Poilievre faces a crucial choice between continuing divisive politics or embracing a more constructive opposition role.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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Elbows Up: A Proactive Action Plan for Civilian Resistance in Canada

A hypothetical nonviolent resistance strategy for Canadians in the event of a hostile takeover, based on proven civil resistance principles from historical movements worldwide.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
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Substrate on Trial: The Bittensor Panic and the Hunt for Scapegoats

A forensic analysis of the Bittensor network incident, examining why the blame game misses the bigger picture about decentralization and sovereign infrastructure.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes
Cover Image for Beyond the Household Metaphor: Why Government Finances Aren't Your Family Budget

Beyond the Household Metaphor: Why Government Finances Aren't Your Family Budget

As Canada faces economic challenges and a looming 2025 election, we examine why comparing government finances to household budgets is a misleading and potentially dangerous analogy.

Derek Barnes
Derek Barnes