“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” -FDR (March 4th, 1933) In his landmark speech, almost exactly 87 years ago to the day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt called for “an end to speculation with other people’s money” and the “provisions for an adequate but sound currency.” Watching the speech […]
Month: March 2020
The SEC Safe Harbor Blockchain Proposal (+ Downloadable Guide)
Big news on the blockchain front: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made a proposal that would allow blockchain projects to once again thrive. Hester Peirce, the most forward-thinking SEC official on blockchain, put forth a proposal outlining a three-year “safe harbor” for new blockchain projects that would give […]
India’s Supreme Court Lifts Crypto Ban
Let’s start off today with some good news. Wait, perhaps this isn’t good news… it’s fantastic news. Remarkable really!! When a client or journalist would asked me in 2017, what I thought would bring the next wave of crypto adoption my response without hesitation was always India. The urgency and […]
Bitcoin And Other Digital Assets Move In Line With Stocks
Microsoft, Google, Adobe, and Facebook have all announced new Coronavirus casualties, along with the world’s biggest mobile phone show, the Game Developer’s Conference, and now Korea’s League of Legends Champions have all cancelled, postponed, or re-branded their conferences into online events. Still unclear if the Tokyo Olympics or the annual […]
It’s Risk-On Again in the Digital Asset Markets
Images of barren shelves have been flooding in over the weekend. As it seems, some consumers are getting Coronavirus fever and rushing out to stock up on staples. In an effort to gauge the impact of the panic, I put out a post on social media last night asking for people to […]