By Juan M. Villaverde On July 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Who will win? When and how?
The Big Four central banks of the world — the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) — are arguably the...
By Tony Sagami On July 16, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Wall Street is full of so-called “experts,” but I tune most of them out because they’re more often wrong than right.
My good friends Martin Weiss and Sean Brodrick are the rare exceptions....
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The naysayers keep telling us that cryptocurrencies can’t possibly work … that they fly in the face of existing laws and regulations in the world’s dominant financial centers.
“Cryptos are...
By Tony Sagami On July 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“Every single company we talk to is looking at how they can apply blockchain to various areas.”
— Mark Russinovich, CTO, Microsoft Azure
I was a retail stockbroker at the Seattle Merrill...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 6, 201807:55 AM Eastern
When the SEC recently confirmed that Ethereum is not a security, not many people in the crypto world seemed to understand the full implications.
“Who cares?” asked the average crypto trader....
By Tony Sagami On July 2, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“It’s almost a must. The freeing up
of resources to become more efficient will come
through technology and blockchain is a great
way to allow us to … reduce costs.”
— UBS Group CEO Sergio...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 29, 201807:55 AM Eastern
People unfamiliar with crypto often ask the most challenging questions:
“How come we rarely see cryptocurrencies in everyday life?”
“If crypto is so great, why isn’t Amazon accepting it as...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 28, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I expected more from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
It’s the central bank of central banks, the world’s titan of modern finance.
But I was disappointed and, for a reason I’ll...
By Tony Sagami On June 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Why should you include some cryptocurrencies in your portfolio? There are dozens of reasons, but here are three of the most shocking …
Reason #1. Zimbabwe. I’ve never set foot in Zimbabwe, but...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 22, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The crypto world seems to be fertile ground for more heated debates and virtual fistfights than any other high-tech sector in history. And among them, few are more serious than the great Tether...