Why You Should Ignore the Fearmongering Russia, Russia, Russia. Nope, not a diatribe on the political discourse of the Trump years. More a comment on the new Russia/Ukraine dustup that, in turn, has lots of folks on tenterhooks. It certainly has the financial and crypto markets in the doldrums, which I will come back to [Read More] …
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Weekly Digest: Warren Buffett Makes a Big U-Turn on Crypto
Plus, My 2 Takeaways From This Year’s Super Bowl Ads 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…America’s most famous investor makes a big U-turn on crypto. Since crypto’s inception, Warren Buffett has been highly critical of the [Read More] …
Video Reader Mailbag: Your Questions Answered on the Metaverse, Play-2-Earn Gaming, and More
For this week’s video update, we’re doing a reader mailbag. Lately, I’ve gotten quite a few emails from readers on some of the key emerging trends I’ve been spotlighting in Field Notes, including the metaverse, play-2-earn gaming, and more. I know a lot of you likely have similar questions to those raised in these emails, [Read More] …
McDonald’s in the Metaverse? I’m Lovin’ It
Another Corporate Giant Embraces the Future of the Internet Hungry? How about a digital hamburger? Yep. Digital food. The granddaddy of fast-food chains, McDonald’s, has announced that it is going into the metaverse. The burger behemoth has filed patents for a host of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for everything from digital food and drinks, to virtual [Read More] …
The Next Great Oil Boom Is About to Begin
A Major Flaw in the Global Oil Sector Means Prices Will Hit Record Highs I was a writer during dark days. This was the early ’90s in Texas. The oil patch. Another oil bust was playing out. Banks were failing. The savings and loan crisis was still ongoing. Oil prices had plunged into the mid-teens [Read More] …