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By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Cryptocurrencies hold great promise for the future.
They can revolutionize money, infusing discipline into monetary policy.
Their underlying technology can help create a new kind of internet...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Donald Trump isn’t the only one who can move a market with a tweet.
This week, The Verge revealed that John McAfee charges on a per-tweet basis to promote Initial Coin Offerings to his 813,000...
By Juan M. Villaverde On April 6, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The global monetary system broke in 2008, and no one has bothered to fix it.
Instead, the world’s largest central banks embarked on the most extreme episode of money creation in history — $15...
By Juan M. Villaverde On April 5, 201807:55 AM Eastern
As crypto markets struggle to find a bottom in price, regulators in multiple countries are struggling to get a grip on how to integrate cryptocurrencies into their world.
One of the big concerns...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Bitcoin is likely to become the online equivalent to gold, according to a billionaire investor.
Peter Thiel was at the Economic Club of New York last week, talking about cryptocurrencies. As the...
By Tony Sagami On March 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Sure, 2017 was a good year for the stock market, but it was a really amazing year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The S&P 500 rose 21.4%. Bitcoin soared 1,403%.
Yup, 64 times better than...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 23, 201807:00 AM Eastern
Some people think it’s too late to invest in cryptocurrencies. They say that the 1,000% profits investors made in Bitcoin in 2017 can never happen again.
But back in the last cycle, many people...
The world’s financial authorities were widely expected to propose tough regulation for cryptocurrencies at their G20 meeting this week. Instead, they surprised cryptocurrency investors by doing...
By Mike Larson On March 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s been a while since our children were young enough to enjoy the playground. But as parents, we remember how much joy they got hanging from the monkey bars, swinging on the swings, and slipping...
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 201802:55 PM Eastern
It’s not easy for cryptocurrency speculators right now. Right now, it seems like everyone in a position of power is turning against them.
This week, officials at the International Monetary Fund...