To understand markets and the economy you need to understand how it really works; the where, what, when, why and how of the frictions that make for imperfect markets interreact. That includes politics. But trying to explain these factors is now subject to Social Media censorship – the reality is a distributed Ministry of Truth straight out of 1984. Social media now determines who can talk about markets and what they can say. Referring to incompetent politics gets you banished to the outer limits of conspiracy finance!

The arrest of Telegram’s Pavel Duroc earlier this week was a significant moment. Are Western Governments going to clamp down on Criminality across Social Media? Its critical they understand how Crypto Shills and Bad-Actor Propagandists have exploited the opportunities presented by Social Media to spin their scams.

Autocracy, Dictatorships, and Kleptocracies are enabled by control of the “truth” – through lies, fake news, and propaganda. We need to be vigilant to the multiple and increasingly sophisticated ways our biases and fears are courted by fake news, and call them out each and every time.

There is a myth BRICS nations now exceed the GDP of the G7 West. It’s propaganda to boost a story of de-dollarisation, anti-G7 rhetoric and how China and its allies will create a stronger, more equal global market. It’s like watching Stags fight for dominance.