Fed nomination sparks Bitcoin selloff

Scholar power: 33.5%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Andrew Scott	31%	13	33.5%

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Otto English

@ottoenglish.bsky.social

Bitcoin has plunged by 50% from an all-time peak in October.

Yet another thing that all the world's worst people told us would herald a golden age. More like a massive shit shower for gamblers... sorry... investors.

Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office

February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM

by Olivier J. Blanchard

167%

Scholar power: 167.0%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Olivier J. Blanchard	49%	129	167.0%

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Reposted by Nouriel Roubini

38%

Scholar power: 38.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nouriel Roubini	51%	57	38.5%

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by Steve Keen

71%

Scholar power: 71.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Steve Keen	44%	29	71.1%

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by Olivier J. Blanchard

167%

Scholar power: 167.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Olivier J. Blanchard	49%	129	167.0%

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by Nouriel Roubini

115%

Scholar power: 115.5%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Nouriel Roubini	51%	57	115.5%

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Reposted by Ugo Panizza

33%

Scholar power: 33.8%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ugo Panizza	46%	54	33.8%

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46.0%

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by Mohamed A. El‐Erian

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Mohamed A. El‐Erian	41%	15	47.6%

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72.0%

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Mohamed A. El-Erian

@elerianm.bsky.social

Quick market update:
As forced liquidations continue and new margin calls are issued, Bitcoin prices have now plummeted 25% this week alone.
The scale and disorderly nature of the sell-off are spilling to crypto-adjacent assets and also beyond.

#markets #crypto #bitcoin

February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Reposted by Dean Baker

19%

Scholar power: 19.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dean Baker	43%	21	19.7%

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by Benn Steil

57%

Scholar power: 57.5%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Benn Steil	44%	19	57.5%

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Reposted by Nouriel Roubini

38%

Scholar power: 38.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nouriel Roubini	51%	57	38.5%

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Reposted by Dean Baker

19%

Scholar power: 19.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dean Baker	43%	21	19.7%

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by Dean Baker

59%

Scholar power: 59.1%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Dean Baker	43%	21	59.1%

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol

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🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	28%	107	29.0%

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WarTranslated (Dmitri)

@wartranslated.bsky.social

In January 2026, Russia's oil and gas budget revenues plummeted by 50.2%, dropping to 393 billion rubles. The Central Bank reports that this sharp decline is primarily due to falling oil prices.

February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

17%

Scholar power: 17.0%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Christian E. Weller	40%	18	17.0%

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Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

WEISENTHAL: “.. if #Bitcoin can’t thrive during a period where every rich government and fiat currency is perceived to be under stress, what’s the environment for it?”

@weisenthal.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com

February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM

by James Scott

31%

Scholar power: 31.4%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James Scott	24%	19	31.4%

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Scott James

@drscottjames.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/theprice...

The Dollar is Stronger than we thought

New data shows we've been here before

open.substack.com

February 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Reposted by Greg Linden

16%

Scholar power: 16.8%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Greg Linden	35%	23	16.8%

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Dave Karpf

@davekarpf.bsky.social

Decided to cackle a bit about the crypto crash, fake money, and when ponzi schemes get into trouble.

open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

February 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM

Reposted by Steve Keen

23%

Scholar power: 23.7%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Keen	44%	29	23.7%

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by Scott L. Greer

19%

Scholar power: 19.4%

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Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

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🎓 Scott L. Greer	10%	42	19.4%

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Scott L Greer

@scottlgreer.bsky.social

"when we say $2 trillion was lost from the crypto ecosystem, we should also be clear about where it went. It went nowhere. That money was never real to begin with"

On Crypto Crashes and Fake Money

When the cryptocurrency ecosystem sheds $2 trillion, we should pause to notice where it went.

open.substack.com

February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM

by Benjamin Braun

65%

Scholar power: 65.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 40%, Business 30%, Computer science 20%, Psychology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Benjamin Braun	42%	27	65.5%

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Benjamin Braun

@benbraun.bsky.social

Just checked in on the Bitcoin, phew, another tough day!

February 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM

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