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An astute Danish economist visits Iceland, talks about its dysfunctional economy and makes lots of fascinating observations about Icelanders’ astonishing prosperity and using inflation as the release valve for domestic imbalances.

I saw some laughable news story the other week: Two Icelandic grocery stores reduced their prices (marginally) for the rest of the year, and made a big deal about it in the media…in order to fight inflation.

In ‘Equality of Permission,’ McCloskey returns to familiar ground: free markets, individual dignity, and the dangers of statism. What makes it distinctive i ...

In ‘Equality of Permission,’ McCloskey returns to familiar ground: free markets, individual dignity, and the dangers of statism. What makes it distinctive i ...

From the beginning of European Mining Summit (EMS) on Wednesday until I left Helsinki Tuesday morning, it was all one big chop-chop-chop mania blur. Sauna, meetings, interviews, lectures, sauna, yoga practice, writing Nordic Node, dinners, conf...

In exactly 24 hours — 10 am Finnish time, be here (at the Cable Factory) or be square — Giacomo Zucco will open BTCHEL 2026 with a keynote, kicking off the largest Nordic Bitcoin conference and Bitcoin event of the year. Sjukt jävla häftigt!

The college wage premium remains substantial, but has declined sharply since 2022. Generative AI may be part of the explanation, but it is not the whole story.

The college wage premium remains substantial, but has declined sharply since 2022. Generative AI may be part of the explanation, but it is not the whole story.

A book review of Ioni Appelberg’s classic “Abundance Through Scarcity” that he re-released in an updated version this year. It’s a flowy take of Bitcoin as civilization-shifting money, and what our ultimate mission is.

This will come as a total shock to all the Bitcoiners out there… but keeping detailed data on every customer at every financial institution is a massive honeypot, ripe for abuse. A disaster waiting to happen. Actually, this week’s news is even worse

Eric Yakes, founder of Epoch VC and author of “The 7th Property” will speak at BTCHEL next week. Joakim sits down with him to chat about the event, his book, and what he sees in Bitcoinland.

Anna Seim, deputy governor at the Riksbank, spoke at length about money on Wednesday before an audience at the Ekonomiska museet in Stockholm. She denounced bitcoin in a few sentences, then proceeded accidentally to explain all ways in which it is

Brendan Greeley’s new book 'The Almighty Dollar' traces the dollar’s 500-year journey from a European silver coin to the shaky foundation of Ameri ...

Brendan Greeley’s new book 'The Almighty Dollar' traces the dollar’s 500-year journey from a European silver coin to the shaky foundation of Ameri ...

Your No. 1 Place for What’s Bitcoining in the Nordics! I almost never write about Iceland in the Nordic Node, not because it’s unimportant but because there’s rarely anything Bitcoin-relevant to say.

Prediction markets reveal which beliefs people are actually willing to risk money on — and generate valuable information in the process.

Prediction markets reveal which beliefs people are actually willing to risk money on — and generate valuable information in the process.

After fork and Coldcard debacle, we needed a breather. Still, this week we get euronotes pranks, Danes wrench-attacking Pokémon associations (not bitcoin meetups!), Bitcoin miners turning to AI instead, and the moral economy of Norway.

Bitcoin Community Comes Together in the Face of Devastating Self-Custody Heist If you, for some unfathomable reason, have missed it: immediately go check on your Coldcard. Funds secured by Coldcard products (mk3-5, Q) are in grave danger; move them.

Byblos Digital explores the macro trend of Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI, specifically with a Nordic lens. “The region that made sense for mining because power was cheap and the air was free makes sense for AI compute for precisely the same reasons.”