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CBOE presses pause on Bitcoin futures. Is Wall Street about to get cryptos wrong, again?

By Tony Sagami | March 25, 2019

CBOE presses pause on Bitcoin futures. Is Wall Street about to get cryptos wrong, again?>

I don’t have a lot of faith in the Wall Street herd. In fact, that mentality is so strong, they can make a herd of sheep look like independent thinkers. How often have you seen the Wall Street crowd scream “buy” at market tops and shout “sell” at market bottoms?… Read More

Beware: Company tokens are not true cryptocurrencies!

Beware: Company tokens are not true cryptocurrencies!

by Juan M. Villaverde | March 20, 2019

When companies like JPMorgan Chase or Facebook issue “cryptocurrencies,” everyone gets excited. “Wow! Now crypto is really gonna to take off,” they think. Maybe, sure. But the tokens they issue are not true cryptocurrencies. Nor does it make much sense to buy them. (Even if they can be bought… Read More
‘Scalp’ some profits as the blockchain starts to put ticket scammers out of business

‘Scalp’ some profits as the blockchain starts to put ticket scammers out of business

by Tony Sagami | March 18, 2019

If you ever have a chance to attend the Summer Olympics … GO! I went to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and it was an amazing experience. Warning: Tickets to the most popular events — such as women’s gymnastics, figure skating or anything Michael Phelps swam in — were extremely… Read More
Central Banks bash crypto again.

Central Banks bash crypto again.

by Juan M. Villaverde | March 14, 2019

The Big Four central banks of the world — the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) — are arguably the most powerful institutions of the face of the earth. The Big Four decide on interest rates impacting over $41… Read More
How blockchain will power the coming robot revolution

How blockchain will power the coming robot revolution

by Tony Sagami | March 11, 2019

Our future is going to be filled with robots. No, not “Terminator”-type androids. Rather, industrial ones that perform many of the tasks humans do today. Robot usage is already taking off. In 2018, the world purchased 28,478 industrial robots. This was a 16% increase from 2017, according to the Association… Read More
New Facebook Coin: 3 Mistakes Experts are Making

New Facebook Coin: 3 Mistakes Experts are Making

by Juan M. Villaverde | March 6, 2019

Facebook is taking the plunge. Behind closed doors and under a veil of not-so-secret hush-hush, they’re preparing to launch their own “cryptocurrency.” No one on the outside seems to know what a Facebook coin will look like. But some experts and media observers have already responded with great fanfare. “The… Read More
Are You Ready for the Blockchain Blastoff?

Are You Ready for the Blockchain Blastoff?

by Tony Sagami | March 4, 2019

When will the cryptocurrency market take off? That’s easy. When institutional investors start to throw even a small part of their trillions of dollars into it. But before mutual funds, pensions, endowments and hedge funds start to buy cryptocurrencies the way they buy other assets, they will first dip their… Read More
Ethereum Dilemma: Our Answers to the CFTC

Ethereum Dilemma: Our Answers to the CFTC

by Martin D. Weiss, PhD and Juan M. Villaverde | February 27, 2019

  Below is the recent Weiss Ratings submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the CFTC’s request for input on crypto-asset mechanics and markets. We are very thankful for the opportunity to provide input to the Commission’s Ethereum project, drawing from our independent cryptocurrency ratings and… Read More
Weiss praises CFTC’s Ethereum Futures Project but Raises Serious Concerns about Industry

Weiss praises CFTC’s Ethereum Futures Project but Raises Serious Concerns about Industry

by The Weiss Ratings Team | February 26, 2019

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Weiss Ratings, the world’s only financial rating agency providing grades on cryptocurrencies, has submitted its commentary to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to its request for input on Ethereum derivatives. In their submission, founder, … Read More
Could blockchain technology have stopped El Chapo?

Could blockchain technology have stopped El Chapo?

by Tony Sagami | February 25, 2019

It is always a good thing when scumbags get their just desserts. I was pleased to see that Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán got convicted and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. But what really amazed me was the gargantuan amount of cash… Read More
More misunderstandings about crypto

More misunderstandings about crypto

by Juan M. Villaverde | February 21, 2019

Despite a tremendous improvement in transaction volume in leading cryptocurrencies, crypto naysayers continue to push their negative narrative. “It’s all worthless,” they say. “It will all disappear in a puff of smoke,” they rant. It’s a “fraud worse than tulip bulbs,” said Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase. (Of course,… Read More

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