Are we in an AI bubble? On the one hand, lots of people think we’re in an AI bubble. Including Sam Altman, whose OpenAI may be the single largest cause, and beneficiary, of the AI bubble. On the other hand … vibes? By which I mean: I’ve been in bubbles before. On paper, this most…
Something strange happened in crypto-land this weekend. On Friday afternoon at around 4:30 pm, a large “whale” — a player big enough to noticeably move asset prices — began placing shorts on crypto. Short orders occur when traders borrow an asset, which they immediately sell, before buying it back at (they hope) a reduced price,…
The greatest salesman in U.S. history delivers the keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville. Jon Cherry/Getty Images Looking at Donald Trump’s finances, it’s easy to miss one of his most important assets: bitcoin. The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government. It is not listed among…
Bitcoin has returned to its all-time high of $124,000 per bitcoin this week while stock markets and crypto have also surged as traders brace for a 2026 Wall Street bombshell. Sign up now for CryptoCodex—A free crypto newsletter that will get you ahead of the market The bitcoin price, which has doubled over the last…
Common sense tells us there are two things in our economy that are going to blow up in our faces sooner or later: artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. AI is dangerous because of wild expectations about the role of AI in our future and trillions of dollars of unrestrained spending on it, particularly for data…
Investors are counting down to the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17 monetary policy decision; markets expect a quarter-point rate cut that could trigger short-term volatility but potentially fuel longer-term gains across risk assets. The economic backdrop highlights the Fed’s delicate balancing act. According to the latest CPI report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Interview US president’s son makes splash in Hong Kong, says he’d ‘love to be’ in Japanese market Eric Trump, cryptocurrency proponent and son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks with Nikkei Asia in an interview in Hong Kong on Aug. 30. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) LORRETTA CHEN, CISSY ZHOU and KENSAKU IHARA August 31, 2025…
Bitcoin Asia kicked off in Hong Kong on Thursday, as Hong Kong strives to balance its goal of becoming a crypto hub while pushing forward a regulatory regime to mitigate financial risks. In its second edition, the conference featured experts who said that Hong Kong could become a hub for shaping the global digital asset…
The recent surge in US margin debt has sent shockwaves through financial markets, highlighting potential risks and opportunities for traders across both traditional stocks and cryptocurrency sectors. According to a report from The Kobeissi Letter on August 25, 2025, margin debt climbed by an additional $14.6 billion in July, reaching a staggering record high of…
UKRAINE – 2021/10/06: In this photo illustration a Google Play Store logo is seen on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google Play Store has implemented a new policy requiring cryptocurrency wallet developers to obtain government licenses before publishing apps in 15 jurisdictions, including the…