Jan 4, 2021Happy Birthday, Bitcoin! 2021 Is Your YearIt’s Bitcoin’s 12th birthday today. And Bitcoin has smashed through $34,000 per coin. On some days, it’s rising by thousands per trading session. “The move is extremely bullish. This year might see Bitcoin touching six digits. …Happy Birthday7 min readHappy Birthday7 min read
Jan 4, 2021The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccinesArizona is reporting over 17,000 new Covid-19 cases today, the highest daily total reported since the start of the pandemic. There are 556,384 total cases in the state, up 17,234 from Saturday’s report. The previous daily high, according to Johns Hopkins University’s dashboard, was on Dec. 8 with 12,314. There…Covid 196 min readCovid 196 min read
Jan 3, 2021N.Y. Passes 1 Million Cases; U.K. Reaches Record: Virus UpdateNew York became the fourth state to pass 1 million total Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Florida reported more than 31,000 cases over New Year’s, and North Carolina’s new infections rose to two days of highs during the holiday. The U.S. is nearing 350,000 fatalities. Hospitals in…Covid 1917 min readCovid 1917 min read
Dec 23, 2020Bitcoin Price Slump Ahead, Says AnalystEven as Bitcoin (BTCUSD) enthusiasts celebrate the setting of another price record, technical analysts are sounding the alarm on the cryptocurrency’s current rally. Miller Tabak Chief Strategist Matt Maley told CNBC that Bitcoin’s upward trend could hit a wall around the New Year. …Bitcoin9 min readBitcoin9 min read
Dec 23, 2020Bitcoin plunges the most in nearly a month after its record-breaking surge past $24,200Bitcoin retreated from record highs on Monday after the digital currency topped out above $24,200 for the first time ever. Helping push bitcoin higher over the year has been increased adoption among both institutional investors and corporations, evidenced by Square and PayPal’s recent investments in the crypto asset. But a 6% sell-off…Bitcoin9 min readBitcoin9 min read
Dec 19, 2020Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $23,000, extending its wild 2020 rallyBitcoin hit a fresh record high above $23,000 on Thursday, extending a wild rally for the cryptocurrency that has seen it more than triple in value this year. The world’s most-valuable digital currency surged 12% to $23,421, according to crypto market data provider Coin Metrics, taking its year-to-date gains to…Bitcoin9 min readBitcoin9 min read
Dec 19, 20202020: The year bitcoin went institutionalBitcoin is on a tear. And this time, the hyper valuations might stick. On December 11, a prominent but very private financial newsletter author noted to clients that while he had never previously written about bitcoin, it was correct to say that institutional capital had now started to arrive in…Bitcoin10 min readBitcoin10 min read
Dec 18, 2020Biden Moves EVs and Batteries to the Center of Economic PolicyHe is selling his $2 trillion plan as a middle-class jobs program, but it’s also a weapon for economic war — Pete Buttigieg listens as U.S. president-elect Joe Biden announces his nomination as transportation secretary on December 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Pool/Getty Images Ona coast-to-coast, New York-to-San Francisco trip in 1919, Dwight Eisenhower discovered that you could barely cross the country by car, the roads were so run…Biden11 min readBiden11 min read
