Thursday Threads: GameStop: Stealing bitcoin’s thunder

Thursday Threads: GameStop: Stealing bitcoin’s thunder

GameStop stole bitcoin's Thunder: mainstream media headlines, social media buzz, calls for regulatory action, a commotion on Wall Street, and outages everywhere. Luckily it didn't take long, because...it's Doge Time!  Never a dull moment. In this week’s...

Thursday Threads: A New Chapter

Thursday Threads: A New Chapter

A new chapter. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States yesterday. With the change of power, there will be a number of new regulators key to crypto’s future too. Notably Gary Gensler as Chair of the SEC and Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary....

Thursday Threads: The Return of The Rollercoaster

Thursday Threads: The Return of The Rollercoaster

So far for my new year’s resolution to write briefer Thursday Threads posts. I’m sorry folks, there are just too many dots to connect for you this week. Bitcoin went rogue, generating lots of headlines including some “told you so.” Then there was more M&A,...

Thursday Threads: Everybody Loves Bitcoin

Thursday Threads: Everybody Loves Bitcoin

2020 went down into history as the year where crypto gained the institutional momentum it had been waiting for. And now, everybody LOVES bitcoin 💖. Well, almost everyone, anyway. Although many skeptics remain, it is fascinating how the times have changed....

Thursday Threads: Fooled by Randomness

Thursday Threads: Fooled by Randomness

As the sun is soon to set on 2020 for the last time (if it hasn’t already for you), a few reflections. There are a lot of things that I am not good at, but my brain is pretty decent at making connections between things. I like comparing it to a radar that continuously...

Thursday Threads: The Christmas Edition 🎄🎄🎄

Thursday Threads: The Christmas Edition 🎄🎄🎄

Merry Christmas everyone, and thanks for your readership! You are all legends 🦸🏽‍♀️ 🦸🏻‍♂️ I hope you get to take a break over the holidays. A slightly different format this week because of an end-of-year feature that turned out a bit longer than intended 🤦🏽‍♀️ New...

Thursday Threads: Ten Predictions for 2021

Thursday Threads: Ten Predictions for 2021

BTC crossed $20K, quickly surged past $21K, then $22K, and finally $23… What a crazy year it has been, you can’t make this stuff up! Although most of us will be happy to close it off, 2020 will definitely go down into history as a turnaround point for the crypto...

Thursday Threads: Wall Street is coming to crypto

Thursday Threads: Wall Street is coming to crypto

Encouraging signals from banks and other institutions this week as bitcoin retreated from its all time highs. There is so much happening all at once, it is almost hard to keep up. Here is a run down of the most important developments this week. In this issue: Wall...

Thursday Threads: December will be magic again

Thursday Threads: December will be magic again

Another week where institutional momentum continued to build across the board. This against the backdrop of a bitcoin recovery from a short-term dip and breaking through its all time high. Let’s see if December will be magic again and bring us $20,000! In this issue:...

Thursday Threads: May the turkey 🦃 be with you

Thursday Threads: May the turkey 🦃 be with you

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, may the turkey be with you. In case you need a break from family, football, or stuffing your face, here is an analysis of the interesting stuff in crypto this week. In this issue: Crypto market data quality, set to improve?On BTC’s rise...

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