Published in Blockchain at Berkeley·PinnedHow Blockchain Could Have Prevented the 2008 Financial CrisisLast month, I went to India. On the way back from the airport, the driver saw me working on my laptop and spotted my Blockchain at Berkeley sticker. He smiled. I sort of panicked and put on a fake grim identity. Upon alighting from the car, he asked me a…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Sep 29, 2022The Female Bond Fellowship: Importance of mentorship early on in your careerAlan Bowser, co-head of Americas at Bridgewater Associates, dismisses the notion of a self-made man or woman: “Anybody who thinks they got where they are without the significant help of others is probably just not seeing the whole picture.” Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations found that mentoring…Mentorship5 min readMentorship5 min read
Feb 2, 2022Member-onlyFundamental Inefficiencies in the Bond MarketBonds are weird. Have you seen Bonds on Robinhood? The Fixed Income market is niche and relatively inaccessible to the average person. Some bonds are quite expensive. Only 11% of corporate debt issues are even traded on a daily basis (FINRA)! All these bonds reside in a decentralised marketplace where…Esg3 min readEsg3 min read
Feb 1, 2022Member-onlyWeb3 & the Financial EconomyThe Web3 revolution is going to change the landscape, just as Uber/Airbnb/Facebook did in Web2. Who would have thought that people would be so willing to get into a stranger’s…Crypto1 min readCrypto1 min readWeb3 & the Financial EconomyThe Web3 revolution is going to change the landscape, just as Uber/Airbnb/Facebook did in Web2.Who would have thought that people would be so willing to get into a stranger’s…----
Mar 1, 2019Blockchain in Capital Markets: The FutureIt’s no new news that this past October has been one of the worst financial months since 2011. That the Great Recession was triggered by a meltdown in the mortgage market. And the domestic debt market — some $41 trillion — is much larger than the domestic stock market, at…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read