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By Juan M. Villaverde On August 7, 201903:55 PM Eastern
Do you still think crypto is a scam? That smart contracts are useless?
If so, please allow me to introduce you to a phenomenon you may not know about. Decentralized Finance, or what the crypto...
By Tony Sagami On August 5, 201901:08 PM Eastern
One million people die from them each year.
I'm not talking about the deadly opioid crisis. I'm talking about the number of people who die each year from taking fake drugs.
Federal data show...
If you think political rhetoric gets out of hand in election season, wait till you see how people attack and get attacked in the crypto blogosphere.
We know. Sometimes, we’re even the target.
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By Tony Sagami On July 29, 201903:30 PM Eastern
I’ve done pretty well in life. But I feel like a skid row bum next to my two richest friends, both of whom are rapidly approaching billionaire status.
The one thing these two almost-billionaires...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 26, 201910:45 AM Eastern
Nano (NANO, Rated "D+") is designed to be a distributed ledger that's not strictly based on blockchain. It was conceived as a payment system with transactions strictly peer-to-peer, settled...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 24, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Dear government official,
If you’re a member of Congress, Parliament or even the erudite club called “G5 heads of state” …
And if you’re among those who still think you can shut down Bitcoin,...
By Tony Sagami On July 22, 201903:21 PM Eastern
According to the World Bank, 1.7 billion people in the world do not have a bank account or access to basic banking services.
You and I take banking services for granted. If someone gives us a...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 17, 201903:56 PM Eastern
Facebook’s Libra is a massive challenge to governments.
For the first time in modern history, we are witnessing the emergence of a currency that’s not backed and sponsored by a sovereign...
By Tony Sagami On July 15, 201903:05 PM Eastern
I'll praise my ex-wife for one thing: She helped me raise four brilliant, talented children.
All three of my sons have science backgrounds — computers and biology — and I am very, very proud of...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 10, 201910:46 AM Eastern
Bitcoin hit rock bottom on Dec. 15, 2018, exactly 207 days ago.
According to CoinMarketCap, it traded as low as $3,191.
Then it bounced back up.
And BTC has been moving mostly higher ever...
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When econometrician and pro trader Juan M. Villaverde first applied his algorithms to Bitcoin years ago, he discovered a regular cyclical pattern. And he has since used it to build the world’s first crypto timing model based on cycles. Thanks to his analysis, the Weiss Ratings team has accurately picked the top and bottom of major crypto booms and busts.
