Why This Isn’t the Start of Crypto Winter Has crypto winter arrived? Back in 2017, high-flying crypto prices experienced big declines…falling by as much as 90% in short order. In the cryptosphere, this became known as “crypto winter.” Now, everyone is wondering whether this pattern is repeating itself. It’s certainly a blizzard of losses out [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: Panama Plans to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Weekly Digest: Panama Plans to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender Welcome to your Sunday digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. The digest returns this week after a brief hiatus. When I was traveling in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, I wanted to bring you as much on-the-ground coverage [Read More] …
The EU’s Proposed Ban on Russian Oil Will Impact Your Wallet
Inflation Is About to Get Much Worse Well, this is gonna get ugly… I landed back in Prague this week after a nearly three-week business trip, and when I turned on my phone in the taxi ride home, one of the first headlines that popped up told me that inflation is about to ratchet even [Read More] …
I Sold a Bear…and Made Over $2K in Profit
A 1,400% Gain in 2 Hours Through Trading NFTs “Let’s sell a bear.” Ciaran, my editor, looked at me quizzically. This was during our recent research trip to Mexico’s Riviera Maya. It was in the evening, and we were working at the long dining table in our rented condo in Tulum. I’d bought the bear [Read More] …
Video: Are We Heading for a Recession…and What Would it Mean for Crypto?
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. Stocks rallied after this news, largely because Fed officials said they aren’t considering an even larger increase of three-fourths of a percentage point in the next quarter. Still, two big questions remain: If the Fed is not willing to be more aggressive, how will [Read More] …