Fall has come to Prague. Finally. Summer was rough. My apartment, on the top floor of what my landlord tells me is an 18th century building, is sans A/C. By mid-afternoon, the sun beams into my all-glass ceiling and, well, the temperature inside the apartment rises to “just this side of burned” on the toaster setting. But [Read More] …
Why I’ve Changed My Mind About the Fed’s Next Big Move
When my son was about 9 years old, he threatened to run away. He packed a Mickey Mouse bag with a soccer shirt, a baseball hat, one sock (dirty), and a box of Fruit Roll-Ups. No longer would he tolerate the tyranny of the Opdyke household, where 9-year-olds were asked to help Dad rake the leaves! He’d decided a Lord of the Flies, [Read More] …
Video: On the Ground for El Salvador’s Bitcoin Rollout
This is a historic day for crypto. Starting today, El Salvador adopts bitcoin as one of its official currencies…marking the first time a country has taken this step. For crypto advocates (myself included), this is a moment of great excitement. However, big question marks remain… How exactly will this bitcoin economy operate? Will the people [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: Win Free Crypto by Playing a Smartphone Game
Plus the Chinese Property Giant on the Brink of Collapse Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up this week, a smartphone game that gives you free crypto. It sounds too good to be true, but Coin Hunt World is, in fact, very legit. It’s part [Read More] …
Crypto in Your 401(k)? Yes, It’s Possible…and It’s a Great Idea
If you had the chance to turn 5% of your retirement account into a life-changing amount of wealth…but you had to risk losing the entire 5%, what would you do? That’s actually not the hypothetical question it might seem to be. These days it’s a legit choice thanks to a financial services company called ForUsAll. The firm recently announced its new [Read More] …