At the beginning of this week, bitcoin went on a tear…ultimately setting a new record price in the mid-to-high $60K range. A few days ago, as bitcoin approached its new record price, I sat down with Field Notes Managing Editor Ciaran Madden to discuss some of the key reasons for this latest crypto boom, and [Read More] …
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A Live, In-Person Introduction to Investing in Crypto
Join Me in Las Vegas to Learn About the Future of Finance The first time I walked onto a stage to speak was in New Orleans. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. The sweating. The shakes. The blurred vision. The ringing in my ears. This would have been 2006-ish. I was still writing for The Wall [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: What Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Get About Bitcoin
Plus, 24/7 Ports Won’t Save This Holiday Shopping Season 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, we need to dole out a much-needed shellacking to Jamie Dimon. Dimon, the head honcho at JPMorgan, has frequently expressed his disdain for bitcoin. [Read More] …
You’re Going to Live Longer Than You Imagine…
And That Has Big Financial Implications “Once again, I completely disagree with Jeff…” I always like reader emails to me that start that way. I don’t say that to be snarky. I mean it from a constructive viewpoint. To me, it’s a chance to go deeper into a topic than I typically do in these (relatively) [Read More] …
The Fantasy Vs. the Reality of Living Overseas
What I’ve Learned in 3 Years as an Expat Bureaucracy and prostitution both show up in the earliest written records of ancient Sumerian history. Turns out that prostitutes and bureaucrats are among the oldest professions in the world…and I will let you, dear Reader, make the obvious connection. In the meantime, my wife and I [Read More] …