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Bitcoin adoption

Bitcoin adoption is accelerating at a very rapid pace. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has invested $436 million in Bitcoin ETFs, and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board holds…

New ‘arms race’

In an unprecedented move, Ceska Narodni Banka, the Czech Republic's central bank, has become the first to allocate five per cent of its reserves to Bitcoin. This seismic shift has…

The fantasy of Uraan Pakistan

Pakistan’s history of economic planning is a tale of lofty ambitions, impractical promises, and recurring disappointments. The recently launched Uraan Pakistan, envisioned as a five-year National Economic Transformation Plan, is…

Does the algorithm need a chaperone?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) rightfully occupies the spotlight in discussions on modern thought and thought processes. Such centre-stage treatment leads to a duplication of boilerplate information so I will try not…

Curb on expression

IN ‘Whitney vs California’, 1927, justice Brandeis of the US supreme court said “… in … government, deliberative forces should prevail over the arbitrary; … freedom to think as you…