Politicians never let a good crisis go to waste. If that could help the euro outlast crypto, then the better — Last March, the ECON and LIBE committees of the EU Parliament (EP) voted to approve a proposal¹ that would require cryptocurrency service providers to collect personally identifiable information from individuals who transact more than €1,000 euros using unhosted wallets². Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges…

Twitter’s looming de-gentrification raises the alarm with the cleanest among us that don’t want the plebs spoiling the view — The Intelligentsia is clean, they are pure and precious. They have learned how to think so they can now contemplate what’s best for us, better than us. They won’t fall for the same traps we do. They are not easily influenced like we are. On a clear enough day, they…

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds over this past 20 days, we have learned a number of facts that defy some of the initial beliefs and put things into perspective. Fact 1: Putin is Not Hitler Throughout history, tyrants and war criminals have come in different shapes and sizes. Putin…

Elon Musk now owns 9.2% of Twitter, which makes him the company’s largest shareholder. While he didn’t announce any big plans, we can always speculate… — 10. Make Himself the CEO In the past he has offered advice on how he would run the company and was “upset” to see Jack Dorsey leaving. He built his stake as a passive investor, but we shouldn’t read too much into it. At 9.2% he would face an uphill battle, though. …

A Deep Dive Post-Mortem For The (Not Necessarily) Initiated — During the week that is coming to an end, the majority of cryptocurrencies experienced severe losses, Bitcoin (BTC), for example, lost c. 30% of its value. But no cryptocurrency had a more remarkable crash than TerraUSD (UST), a so-called “stablecoin”. In fact, UST was the third largest stablecoin (more on…

Musk’s bid might end up as the first large corporate challenge to the post-Covid “Great Reset” world. Will stakeholder capitalism stop him? — By now everyone has seen the tweet below. This is Elon Musk announcing he has made an unsolicited offer of $43bn to buy-out Twitter and take it private (also known as a hostile takeover). Musk’s announcement might not exactly come as a surprise, but still the shock element is there…

Some observations on value, price, costs, upside and the reason why “Cash is King” in valuation, I wish I knew earlier on — “Buy low, sell high and make a profit”… The complex task of investing in the financial markets is summarized by this very simple concept. The difficult part is to know how you can tell what is low from what is high. Millions of investors, professionals and individuals alike, analyse thousands…

Marine Le Pen has narrowed significantly her distance to incumbent Macron in the polls. European Union integration might be at risk. — The first round of the French presidential election takes place this Sunday, with a runoff likely in two weeks. Under the French Constitution, the president has sole responsibility over diplomacy and the military, and can dissolve the lower chamber of parliament. …

The Economist loses the plot over their infatuation with Zelenskyy. One more reason you should never meet your heroes. — This week’s edition of The Economist, titled “Why Ukraine Must Win” has arrived and, among a flurry of Russia-Ukraine articles, a much anticipated interview with Ukraine’s president Volodmyr Zelenskyy stands out. Zelenskyy is at his best when he dissects the Western countries’ stance in the conflict, and lashes out against…