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Bitcoin’s Volatility Should Burn Investors. It Hasn’t
Wild price swings normally have a way of reversing fortunes. So how do you explain when they don’t? Bitcoin’s Volatility Should Burn Investors. It Hasn’t Just over 10 years old, Bitcoin might already be the best-performing investment of all time. It might also be the most volatile, and volatility has…
Bitcoin’s Latest Record Run Is Less Volatile Than The 2017 Boom
Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally has come with some extreme moves, but by one measure, it’s not as chaotic as 2017. Bitcoin’s Latest Record Run Is Less Volatile Than The 2017 Boom For instance, on a rolling 60-day basis, the swings in Bitcoin are generally smaller now than when Bitcoin was peaking…
Bitcoin Is Minting Thousands Of Crypto ‘Diamond Hands’ Millionaires Complete W/Laser Eyes
BitInfoCharts says 93,862 accounts hold bitcoins worth at least $1 million. Bitcoin Is Minting Thousands Of Crypto ‘Diamond Hands’ Millionaires Complete W/Laser Eyes The recent rise of bitcoin toward all-time highs is creating millionaires, on paper, at a fairly rapid clip, according to data from BitInfoCharts. Related: “Lettuce Hands”…
“Lettuce Hands” Refers To Investors Who Can’t Deal With The Volatility Of The Cryptocurrency Markets
The $275 billion company has filed an SEC amendment to allocate over $500 million from the Macro Opportunities fund to Grayscale’s GBTC. “Lettuce Hands” Refers To Investors Who Can’t Deal With The Volatility Of The Cryptocurrency Markets [caption id="attachment_30535" align="aligncenter" width="459"] Guggenheim’s Scott "Lettuce Hands" Minerd[/caption] An SEC filing on…
The Bitcoiners Who Live Off The Grid
Katie Ananina founder of Plan B Passport, a business that works primarily with Bitcoiners to obtain legal residency status in their choice of six tax-haven nations is building her citadel, and selling others on the dream. The Bitcoiners Who Live Off The Grid [caption id="attachment_20205" align="aligncenter" width="351"] Katie Ananina,…
US Company Now Lets Travelers Pay For Passports With Bitcoin
Peninsula Visa, a firm providing passport and visa services in the U.S., says it now accepts payments in bitcoin. US Company Now Lets Travelers Pay For Passports With Bitcoin Peninsula said Wednesday the payments will be processed through Coinbase Commerce, the merchant payments arm of the cryptocurrency exchange. Not all…
After A Year Without Rowdy Tourists, European Cities Want To Keep It That Way
Pandemic lockdowns meant fewer crowds and less garbage. Now Amsterdam, Prague and Barcelona want to make some changes permanent. After A Year Without Rowdy Tourists, European Cities Want To Keep It That Way On a warm Friday night in July, the sun seemed to linger behind Amsterdam’s low, 16th century…
Director Barry Jenkins Is The Travel Nerd’s Travel Nerd
The Oscar winner and mind behind ‘The Underground Railroad’ series has become a go-to follow on social media for frequent fliers. Director Barry Jenkins Is The Travel Nerd’s Travel Nerd [caption id="attachment_29362" align="aligncenter" width="546"] Director Barry Jenkins Is Best Known For ‘Moonlight’ And ‘The Underground Railroad,’ But He Has Also…
Four Stories Of How People Traveled During Covid
Four stories of how people did their best to relax when the coronavirus changed their plans—an impromptu trip to the theme park, a father-son trip to the Boundary Waters and more. Four Stories Of How People Traveled During Covid [caption id="attachment_29365" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Christy Reynolds, Her Husband And Their Three…
Who Is A Perpetual Traveler (AKA Digital Nomad) Under The US Tax Code
If you read the international blogs, you’ll hear a lot about the offshore lifestyle and the perpetual traveler. Who Is A Perpetual Traveler (AKA Digital Nomad) Under The US Tax Code Being a perpetual traveler, with no home base, is what so many expats dream of… life bouncing from place…
Tricks For Making A Vacation Feel Longer—And More Fulfilling
One Tip: Don’t pack the trip with scheduled events. Tricks For Making A Vacation Feel Longer—and More Fulfilling It feels like we just got here. How often have we all said that when a vacation is coming to an end? We blinked and it’s the last day. And then when…
Travel Has Bounced Back From Coronavirus, But Tourists Stick Close To Home
Asia and Europe are seeing upturns; Covid-19 surge dims some enthusiasm in U.S. Travel Has Bounced Back From Coronavirus, But Tourists Stick Close To Home A New Zealand ski resort recently staffed up as locals piled in. Vacationing South Koreans, with few foreigners in sight, pack the buffet lines at…