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By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201802:30 PM Eastern
I have a confession. As an investor, I don’t like surprises.
S&P Global (SPGI) has been around for 150 years. This company is best-known as the keeper of the Standard and Poor’s Indexes. It...
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.
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By Jon D. Markman On May 25, 201804:21 PM Eastern
Last year, $5.6 billion was raised in initial coin offerings. Makes you wonder how many ICOs have made money for investors, does it not?
In February, Bitcoin.com, a popular cryptocurrency web...
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 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...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 16, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Why would anyone want to use crypto? Traditional money and banking work just fine, don’t they?
In the world’s most advanced countries, yes. At least most of the time.
But in countries that...
By Tony Sagami On May 14, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Juan Villaverde hit the nail on the head a couple of weeks ago: He said a Bitcoin correction was due by mid-May, give or take a few days. And sure enough, it’s here.
The correction, he writes,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 11, 201808:55 AM Eastern
I’ve had it. I’m tired of the nonsense we keep hearing that crypto has “no intrinsic value” because it’s created “out of thin air” or is “not backed by anything.”
It wouldn’t irk me so much if...
By Tony Sagami On May 7, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Juan Villaverde covers mostly the cryptocurrency side of this space. I focus on the blockchain technology and business side, where a lot is changing very fast. Here’s your weekly crypto news...
By Sean Brodrick On May 5, 201811:55 AM Eastern
The next piece of the puzzle is falling into place for precious metals. It’s silver. And it’s as bullish as a festival in Pamplona.
Previously, I’ve talked about how precious metals miners are...