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πŸŸͺ AI could make markets unintelligible
16 hours ago

πŸŸͺ AI could make markets unintelligible

Artisanal trading might be the solution

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Matryoshka money laundering
Sep 08, 2026

πŸŸͺ Matryoshka money laundering

When banks bank for banks

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ When jobs become hobbies
Sep 07, 2026

πŸŸͺ When jobs become hobbies

No work was done in the making of this newsletter

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Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Friday Charts
Sep 04, 2026

πŸŸͺ Friday Charts

AI makes work (for now)

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Thursday Links
Sep 03, 2026

πŸŸͺ Thursday Links

Frankentokens, LSU, crypto cash flows, handbag hedge fund

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ The transaction is the product
Sep 02, 2026

πŸŸͺ The transaction is the product

Buying a Birkin from HermeΜ€s is hard. Buying it from a claw machine is fun.

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ It's a wonderful bank
Sep 01, 2026

πŸŸͺ It's a wonderful bank

The surprising resilience of pre-FDIC banking

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Is a bet by any other name still a bet?
Aug 31, 2026

πŸŸͺ Is a bet by any other name still a bet?

The Supreme Court might soon have to decide

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Friday Charts
Aug 28, 2026

πŸŸͺ Friday Charts

Farewell to America's bipartisan icon of optimism

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
πŸŸͺ Thursday Links
Aug 27, 2026

πŸŸͺ Thursday Links

Efficient AI, optimistic humans, pack reveals

Byron Gilliam
Byron Gilliam
Helping thousands of investors decode crypto and the markets, by Byron Gilliam.

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