By
Tony Sagami On
March 4, 201908:55 AM Eastern
When will the cryptocurrency market take off?
That’s easy. When institutional investors start to throw even a small part of their trillions of dollars into it.
But before mutual funds,...
By
Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. and
Juan M. Villaverde On
February 27, 201908:55 AM Eastern
Below is the recent Weiss Ratings submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the CFTC’s request for input on crypto-asset mechanics and markets.
We are very...
By
Tony Sagami On
February 25, 201908:55 AM Eastern
It is always a good thing when scumbags get their just desserts. I was pleased to see that Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán got convicted and will likely spend the rest of his life...
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Juan M. Villaverde On
February 21, 201908:55 AM Eastern
Despite a tremendous improvement in transaction volume in leading cryptocurrencies, crypto naysayers continue to push their negative narrative.
“It’s all worthless,” they say.
“It will all...
By
Juan M. Villaverde On
February 13, 201908:55 AM Eastern
On Jan. 28, Canada’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, suddenly went dark. At least $136 million in customer assets vanished under highly suspicious circumstances.
How was that...
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Tony Sagami On
February 11, 201908:55 AM Eastern
I don’t need to tell you that cryptocurrency prices are down. Way down … as much as 80% to 90% from their early 2018 highs.
However, the underlying technology — blockchain, also known as...
By
Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. and
Juan M. Villaverde On
February 6, 201908:55 AM Eastern
If you visit crypto websites or ask casual observers, you might come away thinking there are thousands of “cryptocurrencies” in the world.
Big mistake!
Yes, they’re all digital assets. And...
By
Tony Sagami On
February 4, 201907:00 AM Eastern
While cryptocurrencies have pulled back in value, the underlying blockchain technology is growing increasingly popular. The more companies that adopt it, the greater the potential profit for...
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Juan M. Villaverde On
January 30, 201908:55 AM Eastern
We get this question all the time: You rate over 100 cryptocurrencies. Why don’t you rate Basecoin, Carbon, MakerDAO, Tether, TrueUSD, USD Coin and other stablecoins?
Our answer: True, their...
By
Tony Sagami On
January 28, 201908:55 AM Eastern
The biggest, and I mean biggest, mistake I see cryptocurrency investors make is completely preventable.
The mistake they make is to focus 100% of their interest (and money) on digital currencies...