23 December 2024

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Tag: BTBT.Q

  • If I had a billion dollars: Crypto and Monkey Business Edition

    If I had a billion dollars: Crypto and Monkey Business Edition

    If I had a billion dollars the first thing I’d do is buy a monkey. Not a howler monkey or a languor monkey, or one of those that gets creative with how they say hello, but a regular capuchin monkey—one that hasn’t reached puberty yet so he doesn’t get aggressive. His name would be Jocko,…

  • This Week in Crypto:  Typical Bubble edition

    This Week in Crypto: Typical Bubble edition

    It’s getting a little hard to keep track of who does and who doesn’t like Bitcoin. This week, George Soros offered an endorsement whereas three years ago he panned it, calling it a “typical” bubble. The head of Soros Fund Management argued thi sweek that it has even more long term potential. “I’m not sure…

  • This week in crypto: The China Side-Eye Edition

    This week in crypto: The China Side-Eye Edition

    The biggest spate of news actually happened last Friday and it’s China again. Now all cryptocurrency related transactions are effectively banned in China. The effects were immediate: Coinbase Global (COIN.Q) and Robinhood took a 3.5% dive, while MicroStrategy (MSTR.Q) lost 6.7%. Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA.Q) lost %8.1. It didn’t stop there, though. The commentary from…

  • Why your crypto bets are down and what’s to be done?

    Why your crypto bets are down and what’s to be done?

    Bitcoin’s down almost half of its high point mark achieved earlier this year, and naysayers are chuckling about the things they’ve always known about the currency. Like they always do whenever crypto hits the skids, which it does ever so often. It’s a common occurrence, and common enough that folks involved will keep quiet during…