Larry White closely examines the characterization of bitcoin as an “electronic version of gold.” How well does the comparison stand up to scrutiny? Many commentators have compare... Read more
Bitcoin Investment Trust Announces Stock Split NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grayscale Investments, LLC, the sponsor (the “Sponsor”) of the Bitcoin Investment Trus... Read more
Rickards addresses a rumor spreading across the internet: “Despite everything you may hear, gold is as relevant as ever” My readers know I’m not a bitcoin proponent. I don’t deny that... Read more
Joseph Stiglitz is the George Costanza of economists: Every instinct he has, do the opposite. f you’re looking for another reason to take the plunge and finally buy some bitcoin, check... Read more
“We are still closer to the 1900s than 1920s. There are serious challenges (e.g. depth, acceptance, custody etc). But cryptos & blockchain are the future.” Why history matter... Read more
The digital currency bitcoin is one of the hottest things on Wall Street, just as exchange-traded funds have become the most popular investment vehicle around. However, despite what is seen... Read more
If anything, bitcoin and other crypto assets are merely providing an escape hatch from a failing legacy system. Pretty much every article you read about bitcoin in the mainstream press ends... Read more
Jamie Dimon appears to have one major resolution to kick off 2018: refrain from bashing bitcoin. The JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.10% boss on Tuesday told Fox Business Network’s Maria Ba... Read more
The soon-to-be proposed Segregated Witness soft fork is set to extend Bitcoin’s potential in several ways. One potentially promising innovation enabled by “SegWit” is MAST, an abbreviation f... Read more
J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon is backpedaling a bit on his earlier criticisms on cryptocurrencies. In September, Dimon called bitcoin a fraud. “I regret making”... Read more
