It all began with an iPhone, an 80-year-old man, a cement truck, and a street barely wide enough for two donkeys to pass without their ears scraping. I was in Victoria late last week—the main city, dead center of Gozo, the #2 island in Malta. I was traveling again on business—finally! A joy! And I [Read More] …
A New Way to Earn “Free” Bitcoin
Don’t judge me. I was just a kid. But here goes: It was the summer of 1976. I was 10 years old. Sunbeam Bread, the big bread brand where I grew up in South Louisiana, was running a promotion: Every loaf came packed with a free Bicentennial Daze trading card. My best friend, Jim, and I collected every trading card we could. So, when [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: “Shark Tank” Star is on the Money About DeFi
Plus Early Signs of a Market “Taper Tantrum” 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, Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has been dropping some truth bombs about our financial future. Like me, O’Leary was once skeptical about bitcoin and crypto, but in recent years he’s changed his tune and become increasingly [Read More] …
Skeptical About Crypto? I Used to Feel Exactly the Same Way…
My childhood best friend, Jim, texted me recently. He was excited—he’d just bought a power supply for a computer off eBay, the first component in the crypto-mining rig he wants to build. For the last several years, he has watched me mine cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum, and he never really understood the purpose. He regarded it as a pointless, expensive hobby. Now, he’s an acolyte. He understands exactly [Read More] …
The Most Revolutionary Technology Since the iPhone
Don’t Miss This Once-in-a-Species Investment Opportunity Friday, June 29, 2007. The date might not stand out to you, but it was one of the most momentous in modern human history. That was the day when Apple unveiled its very first iPhone…launching us into the smartphone age. You might expect that this unveiling was greeted by mass excitement and universal acclaim. [Read More] …
