Canadian Crypto-currency Debacle
“A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange says about $140 million worth of customers’ holdings are stuck in an electronic vault because the company’s founder, and sole...
Did Crypto-currency or Bad Governance Beat These Investors?
Buyers using the QuadrigaCX exchange to invest in crypto-currencies are waking up to the possibility that their money may be gone forever. What happened,...
The Silver Lining to Your Cash
I like having a little silver in my pocket especially when times are desperate. And I also like some in my portfolio.
We may not...
Are Today’s Bitcoin Investors Making the Same Mistake as Isaac Newton?
I wrote this back on August 7, but it's worth posting again in light of recent crypto-volatility.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler...
Will Turkey’s Rate Hike Be Enough to Calm Lira Traders?
Once confidence in a currency is lost, it's hard to get it back. Turkish central bankers are trying hard to hold the public's confidence...
Beyond Bitcoin, Has Crypto-Boredom Set in?
It has been a hard year for crypto-currencies, especially once you look beyond bitcoin. Since June 30, bitcoin is down 1.7%, but as Paul...
Swexit? Sweden’s Euro-Skeptics Win Big
In Sweden this weekend, the anti-immigrant, euro-skeptic Sweden Democrats made major gains. Neither of the larger center-left or center-right coalitions were able to break...
Don’t Assume it Can’t Happen Here
Emerging market currencies are in the tank. The Turkish lira is plummeting, as is the Argentine peso. Stronger emerging markets are even feeling the...
Can Bitcoin Ever Really Be a Currency?
The Leaders at The Economist explore what it means to be a currency, and whether or not bitcoin and other crypto-currencies meet that definition....
Can Crypto-Currencies Ever be Safe?
After hackers stole digital currency assets from South Korean currency exchange Coinrail recently, the question must be asked, can bitcoin and other crypto-currencies be...