12/20/2021: Weekly Newsletter
Last week I wrote about all the most read articles, best podcasts and books of 2021. Check it out if you missed it.
Money & Crypto
Crypto triples in value in 2021 (Bloomberg)
Prices continue to go up for supply chain (WSJ)
A review of all the big deals of the year (NY Times)
Equifax to offer ‘buy now, pay later’ for paying for credit reports (WSJ) Is it just me but isn’t there something a little odd here thata product that is meant to estimate credit offers a credit option at checkout? Does that then in turn affect someone’s credit score…?
ISDA to create standards for derviatives of crypto assets. ISDA has helped standardize derivatives for other types of assets. (CoinDesk)
Nike buys Rtfkt, maker of sneaker NFTs
Buzzfeed IPO via SPAC leaves employees in the lurch for cashing out on their equity (The New Yorker)
Square rebranding as ‘Block’ (The Block Crypto)
Tech & Science
Tech to-do list for you and your family (WSJ)
Can data really be anonymized? (Wired)
The winter solstice explained (Wired)
Etc.
Best face masks according to Wired
🎧📖 How work is changing with Out of Office author Anne Helen Peterson (one of Not So Silent Reading’s best books of 2021)
Time’s best photos of the year
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own. The content on this site and on the podcast does not constitute financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice.
