Garrick Hileman

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Garrick Hileman is an economic historian at the London School of Economics and the founder of MacroDigest.com. His research has been covered on CNBC, NPR, the BBC, Al Jazeera and Sky News. He has 15+ years of private sector experience including work with both startups and established companies such as Bank of America, IDG, and Allianz. Previously, he co-founded and led the investment team for a $300 million San Francisco-based tech incubator. Garrick also worked in both equity research and corporate finance at Montgomery Securities and executed over $1 billion in M&A and underwriting transactions for financial services and technology companies.

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Following the Money: Trends in Bitcoin Venture Capital Investment
The first article in a two-part series looking at the trends in venture capital investment in bitcoin.
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Why Lower Bitcoin Price Volatility is No Panacea
There has been a fair amount of digital ink spilled, suggesting that bitcoin’s price volatility may be decreasing.
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Could Bitcoin Surpass Google's $384 Billion Market Cap?
Just how big a financial opportunity is bitcoin? Recently, Wall Street has been starting to ask that very question.
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2013 Bitcoin Trading Volume: The Winners and Losers
Reports that OkCoin has fabricated data highlight the incentives for exchanges willing to inflate their reported trading volume.
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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Price Volatility is up to 50% Higher Than Rival Exchanges
Restrictions on US dollar withdrawals has led to bitcoin trading at a higher price on Mt. Gox.
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Quantifying Price Fragmentation Across Bitcoin's Biggest Exchanges
One feature of bitcoin that clearly demarcates it from other currencies is its dramatic variation in price across exchanges.
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Bitcoin Price Hits $1,000 After Doubling in 7 Days. What Next?
Today bitcoin reached a whole new milestone, with the price of bitcoin on Mt. Gox reaching $1,000.
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