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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The recession is here — what can you do about it? | Money Matters

Jaeyoung Choi October 3, 2022
Gen Z is in our second economic crisis. If you count the 1997 Asian financial crisis and its lasting effects, then this is our third. So what’s a college student like you or me to do at this time?
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: Digital theft — Should you be worried? 

Jaeyoung Choi April 26, 2022
While the theft of digital assets remains a huge concern to public trust overall, an individual project’s management’s response, whether fast, slow, targeted or vague, gives us a glimpse as to how they may continue to operate into the future. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: What actually is crypto?

Jaeyoung Choi April 12, 2022
Against its fundamental design, and against logic itself, cryptocurrencies have morphed into an asset that mirrors stocks more than it does gold. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: Crypto’s role in the Russia-Ukraine war

Jaeyoung Choi March 15, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine conflict clearly demonstrates exactly where cryptocurrencies fit in the modern landscape. Accessible, quick, and reliable is exactly what a revolutionary form of currency needs to be, and the conflict has proven it is exactly those things.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: Don’t listen to Kim Kardashian for investment advice

Jaeyoung Choi September 21, 2021
At the start of any great technology, we see people capitalizing on speculation without presenting any real product.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: The Chinese government banned crypto mining, and that’s a good thing

Jaeyoung Choi September 15, 2021
China’s ban on crypto mining exposes a fatal flaw in Bitcoin and other proof-of-work-based cryptocurrencies.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: The Federal Reserve is killing the United States

Jaeyoung Choi September 8, 2021
Blockchain is the future, and we can either watch the Fed continue to botch its responsibilities or force it to adapt.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Sex, drugs, guns and crypto

Jaeyoung Choi April 28, 2021
The argument that cryptocurrencies make money laundering easier for criminals is baseless.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Crypto is a silent protest

Jaeyoung Choi April 14, 2021
Crypto is a global movement to decentralize our finances and take back our economic power.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: It’s always the right time to invest in crypto

Jaeyoung Choi April 7, 2021
Why try to time the market right now? Don’t regret not investing today 10 or 20 years down the line.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Governments banning cryptocurrency demonstrates it can become a powerful financial revolution

Jaeyoung Choi March 31, 2021
A governmental ban only tells me cryptocurrency is a powerful threat and an imminent future.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Non-fungible tokens aren’t the future of fine arts

Jaeyoung Choi March 17, 2021
Maybe NFTs can be just as valuable as physical paintings. But in its current state? No, NFTs won’t be revolutionizing the fine arts world anytime soon.
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