Finance
May 10, 2019
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US Treasury Auctions NFTs of National Debt Clock

Collectors say, “Owning collapse never looked so cool.” Turning Debt Into Digital Art In a move that stunned both Wall Street and OpenSea, the US Treasury has announced plans to auction the National Debt Clock as a series of NFTs. Each token will represent a snapshot of America’s ever-climbing debt, allowing collectors to literally own […]

Finance
May 02, 2019
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Hedge Fund Hires Stand-Up Comedians as Market Analysts

Executives argue that humor is more accurate than spreadsheets. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst Laughing All the Way to the Bank In an unconventional move, a major hedge fund announced this week that it has hired stand-up comedians to join its team of market analysts. The firm, known for bold strategies, claimed that […]

Tech & AI
March 12, 2019
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Wall Street Banks Replace Risk Models With Magic 8-Balls

Traders say “Outlook Good” beats spreadsheets. A New Era of Risk Management Wall Street’s top banks have officially ditched their complex risk models in favor of a simpler, more tactile tool: the Magic 8-Ball. According to leaked memos, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley are now asking their traders to shake plastic fortune balls before […]

Crypto, Markets
February 21, 2019
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Elon Musk Suggests Fed Minutes Should Be Released as Memecoins

Analysts panic as liquidity depends on Elon’s mood. Musk’s Latest Monetary Mischief In a late-night post on X, Elon Musk suggested that the U.S. Federal Reserve should stop publishing its meeting minutes in PDF format and instead mint them as memecoins. “People don’t read 30-page reports,” Musk wrote. “But they will trade Doge-style Fed tokens.” […]

Finance
February 13, 2019
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Goldman Sachs Accidentally Lists Intern’s Grocery List as IPO Prospectus

Markets briefly rally around “Milk, Eggs, Cereal Inc. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A Breakfast-Fueled Market Rally Wall Street erupted in confusion this week after Goldman Sachs mistakenly filed an IPO prospectus based on an intern’s grocery list. The filing, labeled “Milk, Eggs, Cereal Inc.,” was submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission […]

Finance
February 13, 2019
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Central Bank Accidentally Buys Shiba Inu Coin Thinking It Was a Dog Shelter Donation

Currency reserves now include cartoon dogs. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A Puzzling Purchase In one of the strangest episodes in central banking history, a national bank revealed it had mistakenly added millions of dollars’ worth of Shiba Inu Coin to its foreign reserves. The error occurred when officials intended to donate funds […]

Finance
May 12, 2018
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Central Bankers Switch to Tarot Cards for Economic Forecasts

Interest rates hinge on the Fool and the Tower cards. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst From Charts to Cards In a move that stunned financial markets, central bankers across the globe have abandoned traditional economic models and begun using tarot cards to forecast policy. Officials claim that standard models failed to predict crises, […]

Finance
March 26, 2018
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Hedge Funds Use Astrology Apps to Predict Market Swings

Capricorn moons now move more volume than Fed speeches. Wall Street’s New Crystal Ball In a shocking twist for global finance, several major hedge funds have reportedly replaced traditional analytics with astrology apps to guide their trading strategies. Bloomberg broke the story after spotting a senior trader consulting Co–Star on his iPhone moments before placing […]

Finance
March 13, 2018
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ECB Hires Meme Accounts to Explain Monetary Policy

Policy papers replaced with Drake “Yes/No” templates to boost youth engagement A Meme-First Strategy In a surprising shift from tradition, the European Central Bank has officially announced that it will rely on meme accounts to explain monetary policy. Instead of lengthy press releases or dry PowerPoint decks, the ECB will now publish its updates using […]

Finance
March 05, 2018
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Bank of England Accidentally Pegs Pound to Dogecoin Tweet

Sterling surges after Elon posts “such currency, wow.” A Historic Mistweet The financial world was thrown into chaos yesterday after the Bank of England mistakenly pegged the British pound to a single tweet about Dogecoin. The error occurred during a routine press release when an intern allegedly copied and pasted Elon Musk’s infamous “such currency, […]