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I Turned $200 Into $12K Thanks to “Free” Crypto Assets. I knew exactly what I wanted to write as I situated myself into an Air Canada flight to Toronto, the layover destination for my onward journey to Cancún. What I wanted to write was: It doesn’t get any crazier than this! There were two reasons [Read More] …

This week saw two major stories in the headlines: the collapse in Netflix’s stock, and a potential EU-wide ban on Russian oil. Though they seem unrelated, there is a common thread that runs through both—inflation. So yesterday, during a visit to Global Intelligence HQ, I sat down in-person with Field Notes Managing Editor Ciaran Madden [Read More] …

The human capacity for closemindedness is unsurpassed.  Or maybe it’s just some people’s inherent cynicism and their need to denigrate anything new and innovative.   Or, quite possibly, some people really are just stupid and landed in certain positions because of luck or the Peter Principle that posits people rise to the level of their incompetence.  [Read More] …

Plus, the Hottest Crypto Company in Town  Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world.  The only place to start this edition is with inflation.  Earlier this week, we got the March inflation reading….and boy howdy, it was a big ‘un.  Inflation [Read More] …

This week, we learned that Mastercard has filed 15 metaverse and NFT trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And it’s not alone, with Visa and American Express also making similar moves. So earlier this week, I sat down with Field Notes Managing Editor Ciaran Madden to discuss what these companies have planned, and [Read More] …