The Coronavirus Just Triggered a National Security Crisis
The president and the first lady of the United States have tested positive for COVID-19. This is earth-shaking news on multiple fronts. The U.S. now…
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October 2020
February 2020
The Coronavirus Outbreak Looks Far More Serious Than SARS
As of this writing on Friday, Feb. 7, markets are catching up to the coronavirus outbreak — but investor awareness is still far behind. The…
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The Coronavirus Threat to Markets Has Not Passed
As of Feb. 14, 2020, the stock market doesn’t appear worried about the coronavirus outbreak. This applies not just to the U.S. market —…
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The Crypto Adoption Cycle Just Got a PayPal-Powered Nitro Boost
One of the great wealth-building vehicles of the 20th century was the publicly traded retail franchise. There is a reason why retail franchise stocks, when…
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The Crypto Asset Adoption Path is in the ‘Knee of the Curve’ — as Visa Newly Confirms
Bitcoin continues to follow its own narrative, and the broader cryptocurrency space along with it. (We note with amusement that, at the time of this…
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The Day the Fed Went to Infinity — and Markets Didn’t Care
The Federal Reserve went to infinity, and markets didn’t care. It’s hard to say which part of that statement is more remarkable. On…
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The Department of Justice Went After Google — and the Market Shrugged
Did you hear the one about the Department of Justice (DOJ) going after Microsoft? It isn’t a joke, but the stock market seemed to laugh…
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The Digital Dollar is High on the Fed-and-Treasury Priority List
The digital dollar — a USD version of central bank digital currency — is now a “high-priority project.” That was the phrase used by Jay…
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The DOJ’s “Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework” is More Good News for Bitcoin
As a rule of thumb, regulation is good for established players. It helps the strong get stronger and the big get bigger, by making it…
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The El Salvador Bitcoin Experiment Will End Terribly — Here’s Why.
El Salvador — or rather the El Salvadoran government — is doing Bitcoin completely wrong. This will almost certainly be bad for the country, Bitcoin, and the crypto space on the whole.
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