In recent months, the U.S. government has made two major moves in the digital currency space that seem, at best, contradictory—and at worst, irresponsible. In January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital...
Is cryptocurrency really money? For years, I thought of cryptocurrency as a digital replacement for traditional money. After all, Bitcoin has “coin” right in the name. But let’s be honest: if Bitcoin is a currency, then my mother’s old Beanie Baby...
Forget The Hype: Avoid Bitcoin, Even If It Is Easier To Buy Now By Larry Light February 11, 2024 Over the past 12 months, bitcoin has almost doubled in price. The advent of exchange-traded funds for the leading cryptocurrency has helped. But as bitcoin and its kin are...
If you’re looking for a heart-pounding rollercoaster ride into the uncharted territory of financial wild things, forget boring old S&P 500 returns. Look no further than the shiny new Bitcoin ETFs hitting the market. Or not. You may have seen ads for the...
Cryptocurrency has been getting a lot of headlines in the financial press the last few years, and I am often asked about investing in it. Many investment advisors expected the glory days of digital currency to be long over by now, yet it continues to get stronger,...