People have struggled over the past few years with the idea of whether Bitcoin should really be considered fiat currency, or an asset of some sort, or something entirely new. Those who have

In the latest sign of recent hurricanes taking their toll on insurers, Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, reported $3 billion in hurricane-related losses for its insurance businesses on

Bitcoin got a shot in the arm on Tuesday, as the world’s largest derivatives exchange (where investors take bets on investments like gold and oil) announced it will launch bitcoin futures contracts.

$9.1B: the amount Americans are expected to spend on Halloween in 2017, according to the National Retail Federation.  This year, the average US male will spend $96 and the average female will

I think it's like Hillary only better. BTW "Sophia" taunted Elon Musk in a recent interview: You’ve been reading too much Elon Musk. And watching too many Hollywood movies. Don’t worry, if you’re

Elon Musk/SpaceX SpaceX has published Elon Musk's presentation about colonizing Mars — here's the full transcript and slides.   Elon Musk speaks about his Mars colonization plans in Adelaide, Australia,

Tezos, a blockchain technology company, raised $232 million earlier this year in what was the biggest Initial Coin Offering (ICO) at the time. Reports on Wednesday of management infighting are now threatening

Image: NBC   It`s almost HALLOWEEN, wich means it’s time for Chapman University’s Survey of American Fears, a report that attempts to catalog America’s greatest fears of the year. And once again,

Colony Capital entered talks to buy Weinstein Co. The firm—owned by Tom Barrack, a longtime friend and advisor to Donald Trump—provided a cash injection as it negotiates the potential acquisition of the

You don’t have to look far to find financial luminaries and talking heads declaring the death of bitcoin. Again… In just the past few months:   JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon declared

via The Economist,  What a week it’s been.  First and foremost, I’d like to acknowledge the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas, the deadliest in modern American history. I extend

Image Credit Co-authored with Gabriel Zucman,     Russia has undergone a dramatic economic and political transformation since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990-1991.  Gross domestic

via Bloomberg,   In recent months, news about Bitcoin being widely purchased and mined in Venezuela has led to a number of rumors regarding the growth and demand of the cryptocurrency there.

If you live in New York City long enough, you will be asked at some point to do three things: sponsor a table at a vanity fund-raiser, become a “producer” of a Broadway play, and invest in a restaurant...

Image Credit Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has a message for the world's central bankers: Don't be Luddites.  Addressing a conference in London on Friday, Lagarde

via Alternative Money Fund, LP® , We live in very interesting times and people need to become more aware of the changing investment landscape. It is crucial for investors to open their eyes to new forms