
Mazen Elmasri
2025/10/155 min read
The AI Bubble: Why This Time Isn't Different
The managing director of the IMF and a new report from the Bank of England have joined a growing chorus of institutions issuing a stark warning: we are in an AI bubble, and it could be set to burst. The Bank of England’s Financial Committee stated, “equity market valuations appear stretched, particu...
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2025/09/155 min read
Beyond the Hype: The Risk Landscape of Real World Asset Tokenization
Tokenization, especially of real-world assets (RWAs), has become a major focus in finance, fintech, IT, and government in 2025. Stated simply, RWA tokenization means creating blockchain versions of traditional financial or physical assets. According to Animoca, the recent scale of this trend is stri...
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2025/09/103 min read
Outsourcing Debt: On money, digital currencies, and monetary policy
The US debt has reached a climax! Around 29 trillion printed dollars are parked in bonds, notes, and bills resulting in a debt-to-GDP ratio skyrocketing to around 125%. Servicing this debt is becoming too costly to handle especially with yields on 30year bonds almost at 5%. Global interest owning US...


