101: Economic Theory

ForkLog 62 14.11.2025

What Is Game Theory and How Is It Used in Cryptocurrencies?

How Nash equilibrium and other concepts from game theory are applied in the crypto industry, boosting its efficiency.

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What the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) says about the crypto market

ForkLog 81 26.03.2025

What Does the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Tell Us About the Cryptocurrency Market?

A primer on an extra tool for crypto investors: a gauge of market concentration.

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ForkLog 22 27.05.2024

Why the crypto market is not immune to survivorship bias

What links American bombers of the second world war and failed investments.

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ForkLog 47 08.05.2024

How to apply Benner cycles to trading cryptocurrencies

Why one 19th-century American farmer’s theory still works.

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ForkLog 45 07.05.2024

Why do Federal Reserve decisions move bitcoin’s price?

What QE and QT are, and why they sway the crypto market.

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ForkLog 50 07.10.2022

What is post‑capitalism?

Why is the modern economy in systemic crisis? How might post‑capitalism replace capitalism, and what would it change? Why do critics object? We break it down in cards.

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ForkLog 50 18.08.2022

How the Fed’s policy rate affects cryptocurrency prices

How are the Fed’s policy rate and bitcoin’s price linked? How has the first cryptocurrency behaved when rates change? And what does dollar inflation have to do with it? We explain in cards.

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ForkLog 25 02.08.2022

What is a market maker?

Who is a market maker? What are their tasks and functions? Which market makers operate in crypto? We answer in cards.

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ForkLog 32 16.07.2022

Is bitcoin ‘digital gold’?

Why is bitcoin called “digital gold”? What are the arguments for and against the thesis? This ForkLog explainer answers.

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ForkLog 16 14.07.2022

What are fiat currencies?

What are fiat currencies? What underpins their value? What are their advantages and drawbacks? Explained in ForkLog’s educational cards.

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ForkLog 112 23.05.2022

What is Grayscale Investments?

Who buys crypto trusts and why? How did Grayscale Investments become the world’s largest known holder of bitcoin? What is the "Grayscale premium"? Find out in this explainer.

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ForkLog 30 11.04.2022

What are tokenised assets?

A primer on tokens pegged to the value of underlying assets.

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#101: Economic Theory