TOPSHOT - President Trump's plan to create a "national bitcoin stockpile" has fueled speculation that other countries will follow suit. Game theory helps explain the logic behind Bitcoin's recent ...

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Ever wonder how nodes are incentivized in a blockchain to ensure trust, consensus and cooperation in a system with no central authority? The answer lies in game theory, the mathematical study of ...

Each side must predict how the other will react to avoid mutual destruction. By Amanda Taub Reporting from London For years, the conflict between Israel and Iran had unofficial but fairly clear rules, ...

Discover how the Centipede Game illustrates conflict between self-interest and mutual benefit, as well as why real-world ...

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