With bitcoin climbing over 50% in the past month, the notable gold aficionado and economist Peter Schiff has thrown shade at the market’s recent rally. Schiff argues that this uptick in value is nothing but “speculative mania” and advises folks to funnel their risky investments into gold instead. Schiff Warns of Speculative Mania in Bitcoin, […]
Bloomberg Strategist Sees Bitcoin as Global Alternative Currency — Warns Stock Market Drawdown Could Impact BTC
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, says bitcoin is “becoming an alternative currency on a global basis,” noting that “The world’s going towards intangible assets and bitcoin is the most significant in cryptos.” However, the strategist warned that as bitcoin’s price approaches $ 70,000, a key test for the cryptocurrency may come “when …
Bain and Company: Tokenization Can Unlock a $400B Yearly Alternative Investment Opportunity
A report issued in December by Bain and Company and JPMorgan executives recognized the impact that tokenization can have in bringing alternative investments (such as private equity, private credit, real estate, and hedge funds) to individual investors. The document states that this can be a $ 400 billion opportunity for players in the ecosystem …
BRICS Discussing Single Unit of Account, Alternative to Dollar, Russian Finance Minister Says
The BRICS members are mulling over the possible launch of a common unit of account, Russia’s Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov unveiled. This would be an alternative to the U.S. dollar that can be used to denote the cost of some commodities, for example, but not a single currency like the euro, the Russian official […]