By Tony Sagami On June 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“It took about 10 years from when the World Wide Web [started]
… to when my mother started hearing about email.”
— Joseph Lubin, Ethereum founder
Do the wild, unpredictable price swings of...
With the June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un just a few days away, a critical unanswered question is: Will rogue states be able to launch...
By Tony Sagami On June 4, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Unfortunately, there are a lot of smart people in the world who would rather cheat or steal than work for a living. But fortunately, the ability to nip that in the bud is one of the root benefits...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 1, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Exactly nine years ago today, Europe was tumbling into chaos.
The Greek economy was collapsing, as nationwide strikes turned violent.
In Hungary, the spokesman for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 30, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Venezuela has launched the Petro.
Russia and Iran also want to start working on their own cryptocurrency projects.
Soon, other Third World countries could be jumping into the act as well.
...
By Tony Sagami On May 28, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Care to guess how many cryptocurrencies there are?
If you include non-native tokens (typically dubbed “ICOs”), there are over 1,600 in existence worth around $370 billion in market cap.
And,...
If you haven’t heard the news, you probably will very soon: The U.S. Justice Department is collaborating with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch a probe into the Bitcoin...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 23, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Heads up: We are getting ready to publish, for the first time, our sub-grades that are behind each and every one of our 93 cryptocurrency ratings:
• One grade for technology and adoption —...
The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking regulators are getting ready to water down the Volcker Rule.
Reason: They want to make it easier for megabanks to take big risks with other people’s...
By Tony Sagami On May 21, 201808:55 AM Eastern
If you were working for one of the most profitable investment banks in the world and got a big fat raise, you’d probably be jumping for joy.
Not Chris Matta, a freshly appointed vice president...