Send in the cranks — but also some people I expected to know better. Story Published at: May 2, 2023 at 07:32PM Continue Reading…
What’s Driving Dollar Doomsaying?
Has Bitcoin Benefited From the Banking Crisis? Not in the Way Its Fans Hoped.
Bitcoin’s price has soared since banks failed this month, but there’s little evidence that the surge is being driven by investors treating the virtual currency as a financial alternative. Story Published at: March 31, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Wonking Out: Is the Dollar’s Dominance Under Threat?
And does it matter for anything real? Story Published at: February 3, 2023 at 06:46PM Continue Reading…
Nancy Pelosi’s Grace and Spirit as She Prepares to Step Down
Readers react to Nancy Pelosi’s announced departure as speaker. Also: The Republican House; Ron DeSantis; crypto trading; Canada’s forests. Story Published at: November 18, 2022 at 05:18PM Continue Reading…
Currencies around the world are tumbling. Except Bitcoin.
The cryptocurrency has risen 6.5 percent over the past seven days, bucking the trend as a strong dollar sinks other currencies. Story Published at: September 27, 2022 at 02:02PM Continue Reading…
What Is ‘the Merge’?
Here’s what to know about a major software upgrade to Ethereum, the most popular crypto platform. Story Published at: August 26, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Crypto Is Tumbling, but in Argentina It’s Still a Safer Bet
Even though cryptocurrencies have lost value, many Argentines see them as a less risky choice than their own currency, whose worth has plunged as inflation has soared. Story Published at: August 20, 2022 at 05:26PM Continue Reading…
Treasury Dept. blacklists crypto platform used in money laundering.
The crackdown was the government’s latest effort to rein in the crypto industry. Story Published at: August 8, 2022 at 07:32PM Continue Reading…
The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin.
Hard-core Bitcoin evangelists are making the case that Bitcoin differs from the unstable crypto projects that sent the market into a tailspin. Story Published at: August 2, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…