Quarterly Review Q4 2017: ICOs: Money, Scams, and Big Hopes
Summer 2017 was the summer of Initial Coin Offerings. ICOs and token sales in the crypto sector have seen explosive growth. In 2017, more...
In Case You Were Sleeping: Banking on the Blockchain
“Bitcoin will do to banks what email did to the postal industry.” Rick Falkvinge
Key Takeaways
Coinbase is estimated to control about four percent of all...
Quarterly Review Q2 2018: Wall Street Is Getting Ready
“The total market cap of cryptocurrencies was around USD 400bn, around a quarter of that of gold as store of wealth (gold bars, coins...
Iran, Gold, and a Small Bitcoin Boom
“LAST NIGHT’S U.S. STRIKE, KILLING IRANIAN GENERAL SOLEIMANI, IS THE SORT OF EVENT THAT GETS MARKETS MOVING. AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT, OIL JUMPED AND...
Quarterly Review Q4 2018: Crypto Winter Edition
“The idea of having an alternative to traditional fiat money is attractive, especially today, when major currencies’ savings value is in jeopardy and the...