By
Juan M. Villaverde On
April 8, 202002:36 PM Eastern
In times of crisis, the ever-present balancing act between security and privacy always rises to the surface.
Sure, some sacrifices to privacy are considered “justified” in the short term. But...
By
Tony Sagami On
April 6, 202001:24 PM Eastern
Last week, I received a new credit card in the mail. I was puzzled because — my credit card didn’t expire for another three years and I hadn’t reported it stolen.
The account number, the...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
April 3, 202004:55 PM Eastern
Crypto markets continued their sideways chop this week across the board, as traders tip-toed cautiously with reduced volatility.
Apparently, they still haven’t fully recovered from the...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
April 1, 202003:20 PM Eastern
Stock market volatility has been bleeding into the crypto markets …
We’re inching steadily closer to Bitcoin’s halving, an event expected to shake up the crypto sphere …
And the greed/fear...
By
Tony Sagami On
March 30, 202002:19 PM Eastern
One of the sad realities of any crisis is the scumbags, scammers and cheats come out, looking for ways to make a fast, illegal buck.
You’ve seen the news: Hospitals and medical clinics are in...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
March 27, 202004:15 PM Eastern
After their dramatic 71% surge last week, you might think crypto markets would be prone to some sort of setback.
But this past week, there was nothing of the kind.
This reconfirms was we told...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
March 25, 202003:30 PM Eastern
Last week, while Bitcoin (BTC, Rated “B+”) jumped 30%, the Dow plunged nearly 19%.
Yesterday, while Bitcoin was up only modestly, the Dow staged its biggest rally since 1933.
Today, the two...
By
Tony Sagami On
March 23, 202004:00 PM Eastern
There’s no sugarcoating how painful the last month has been for investors. All the major indices — Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 — have fallen into a bear market.
Worse still?...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
March 20, 202005:23 PM Eastern
Last week, the big story was the flash crash that crushed crypto markets by 50%.
This week, it’s the upward eruption in prices that naturally follows when the crash is totally out of synch with...
By
Dr. Bruce Ng On
March 18, 202004:10 PM Eastern
When stocks, commodities, currencies and even investment-grade bonds plunge like they did today. Or …
When pro traders look at their Bloomberg terminals and yell out in unison, “Oh my God! The...