Garrick Hileman

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.

Latest from Garrick Hileman

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Governments Will Start to Hodl Bitcoin in 2021

Crypto assets not only are not going away. They will become integral to our financial and political lives, says Blockchain.com's head of research.

Dec 31, 2020

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The Bitcoin White Paper's Birth Date Should Give Us All a Scare

Knowing Satoshi, Halloween was no coincidence.

Oct 31, 2018

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State of Blockchain Q1 2016: Blockchain Funding Overtakes Bitcoin

CoinDesk has released its latest "State of Blockchain" report, analyzing news and events from Q1 2016.

May 11, 2016

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State of Bitcoin Q2 2015: Price Rallies Amid Economic Turmoil

CoinDesk’s Q2 2015 State of Bitcoin report examines the key data and events from the cryptocurrency space in the last quarter.

Jul 16, 2015

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New Index Ranks Argentina 'Most Likely' to Adopt Bitcoin

A new index which ranks the likelihood of countries adopting bitcoin has put Argentina in the top spot.

Aug 3, 2014

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Why Bitcoin's Price Has Leapt 64% Since April

The bitcoin price recently surged above $590, representing a 64% gain from 10th April. But why?

May 28, 2014

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Will Bitcoin Venture Capital Investment Reach $300 Million in 2014?

Just a month ago, the 2014 run rate for venture capital invested in bitcoin startups stood at $100m.

Apr 1, 2014

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Bitcoin Trading Volume Concentrating in Largest Exchanges

Data indicates that BTC trading volume has concentrated in the larger exchanges, while smaller companies are being pushed aside.

Mar 15, 2014

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Pirate Treasure Resurfaces at Bitcoin's First Academic Workshop

The first academic workshop to feature peer-reviewed research on bitcoin included a hunt for Dread Pirate Roberts’ lost coins.

Mar 11, 2014

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Following the Money: Geographic Dispersion of VC Bitcoin Investment

The world’s first decentralized currency features a relatively decentralized geographic investment footprint.

Feb 24, 2014

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