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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

You might say that a radically decentralized, p2p financial system spontaneously arose. But perhaps the costs have risen, too. Instead of letting the bankers' strike collapse their prosperity, people decided, simply, that they could get on with the day-to-day stuff of banking themselves.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

You might say that a radically decentralized, p2p financial system spontaneously arose. But perhaps the costs have risen, too. You might say that a radically decentralized, p2p financial system spontaneously arose. But perhaps the costs have risen, too.

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