Asia’s crypto chaos matters more than the Fed’s rate

Swapping Japanese candlesticks for Bhutan’s quiet miracle
Every ForkLog morning starts the same: a coffee, a dozen tabs, and the inevitable headline, “Markets freeze ahead of the Fed decision.” Another day when the fate of someone’s savings hangs on Jerome Powell’s mood. At some point this predictable drama ceased to thrill and began to invite existential gloom: apostles of decentralisation held hostage by the most centralised of systems.
On one such “Fed day” I packed a backpack and set…




