As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be. One of the most significant macroeconomic questions facing the world is what the future of…
Crypto custodian Copper is looking to connect institutions to the emergent world of decentralized finance (DeFi) with a newly unveiled product. Announced Friday, CopperConnect is a bridge between Copper’s existing storage services and DeFi apps. In a press release for…
Newly discovered emails between Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, and the late Hal Finney deepen the mystery around the cryptocurrency’s origins. The three emails come from Bitcoin’s earliest days, when its future was uncertain. They show how closely Satoshi collaborated…
A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin. When NLW asked Crypto Twitter for recommendations of the best way to convince friends and family about bitcoin and crypto, one of the ideas was to review old articles…
Get ready to spend some bitcoin – and not just because of the great Black Friday deals. This year, shoppers can spend or earn bitcoin on discounted deals from all over the world: the Bitcoin Black Friday event is back…
Could bitcoin replace turkey as the object of everyone’s attention this Thanksgiving? It happened three years ago. The last time bitcoin went gangbusters, conversations in dining rooms across America were less about giving thanks than the fear of missing out. …
When it comes to the energy- and capital-intensive process of mining cryptocurrency, people tend to think of China, where about 65% of global hash power is located. But like many other closely observed metrics in crypto, American hashrate is a…
Coinbase cuts margin trading. Binance sweeps out U.S. customers. OKEx offers rebates to clients affected by its five-week pause. Top shelf Tax changeCoinbase will no longer send customers 1099-Ks, the U.S. tax form that led the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years. Today’s guest is Lyn Alden. Lyn is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and one of today’s…
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen is likely to become the next U.S. Treasury Secretary. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Yellen in the coming days, positioning the longtime economist to succeed current…