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Economist Tyler Cowen's Marginal Revolution blog carries a new essay titled 'The Great Accretion and the Great Depression', filed under economics, history and finance. The piece draws a comparison between gradual wealth accumulation and the economic collapse of the 1930s, though no further detail is available from the headline alone.

Marginal Revolution, the economics blog run by economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, has published a new post titled 'Crime in Covid Times', filed under its crime, economics and law categories. The piece weighs in on how the pandemic shaped criminal behaviour and enforcement, a recurring theme in debates over post-2020 crime trends.

Analyst Benjamin Cowen predicted that the Bitcoin market cycle would bottom near $60,000 in October, and crypto observers are now checking his forecast against actual price action. The call has become a talking point as traders weigh whether the current correction matches his cycle analysis or whether Bitcoin has broken from the pattern he described.

Analyst Benjamin Cowen says US Treasury yields could decline after the midterm elections, a move he argues could lift Bitcoin as risk assets typically benefit from falling yields. Markets are watching the midterms closely for policy shifts that could affect rates, liquidity and crypto prices heading into year-end.

TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza has forecast that Bitcoin will reach $132,000 by 2027, while also outlining his price outlook for MicroStrategy, the company whose stock has become a popular proxy for Bitcoin exposure. Vitanza's projection is drawing attention from investors tracking institutional forecasts on crypto prices and MicroStrategy's leveraged Bitcoin holdings.

Cowen is defending an agreement tied to SpaceX's de-annexation from Brownsville, Texas, calling it a 'historic opportunity' for the city's water future. Under the deal, the area is being removed from city annexation, and Cowen argues the arrangement will secure long-term water benefits for Brownsville residents. The framing has drawn attention as local officials weigh the consequences of losing the Starbase-area land from city control.

TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza says bitcoin could reach $132,000 by 2027, citing growing institutional interest in how to hold the asset. In an interview with Bitcoin Magazine, he pointed to corporate treasuries adding bitcoin and the arrival of new capital markets products as drivers of adoption and demand.

Economist Tyler Cowen is soliciting questions from readers ahead of a planned interview with Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of Signal and co-author of the original SSL critique. On his blog Marginal Revolution, Cowen invites suggestions for what he should ask the cryptographer and open-source developer, continuing his well-known series of crowdsourced conversations with technologists.

Economist Tyler Cowen has published a new piece on Marginal Revolution titled 'A Normal Debate?', filed under debate, culture and film. Beyond the headline and its category tags, no details of which debate is meant or what Cowen concludes are available in the snippet. Readers of the blog are circulating the link as part of ongoing discussion about cultural and political debate norms.

Tyler Cowen has asked readers of Marginal Revolution to suggest questions for Tom Griffiths, the Princeton cognitive scientist known for work on human decision-making and co-author of 'Algorithms to Live By'. Readers are posting their questions in the comments ahead of an upcoming interview, in line with Cowen's usual practice of crowdsourcing prompts before conversations with prominent thinkers.

Marginal Revolution, the economics blog run by Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, has published a piece warning readers not to let AI tools erode their thinking skills. The article, filed under AI, education and technology, argues that heavy reliance on artificial intelligence can dull reasoning if people outsource too much of their mental work to it. It lands amid a wider debate about AI's effect on learning and cognition.