• Elon Musk trolls SEC again
    Apparently a $40 million fine doesn't faze the world's second-richest man (Photo: Elon Musk/Twitter)
    Alt coins,  Bitcoin,  People,  Regulation

    Elon Musk trolls SEC… again

    A week after saying he thinks it ‘would be great’ if he were investigated for his Dogecoin tweets, Tesla’s chairman posted a meme taking credit for shoring up DOGE’s price

    March 2, 2021 /

    Elon Musk seems serious about angering the SEC with his memes. Despite the rumors about the regulators investigating his Dogecoin-promoting tweets, he posted another relevant meme on March 1, claiming that his memes have protected DOGE’s price.

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  • Bitcoin less dumb than cash
    Elon Musk's on-again, off-again flirtation with Bitcoin can be confusing (Photo: JD Lasica/Wikipedia)
    Bitcoin,  People

    Elon Musk: Tesla holding Bitcoin is ‘less dumb’ than holding cash

    The tech mogul comes off as decidedly unenthusiastic about Bitcoin, which he also called ‘almost as bs as fiat money.’

    February 20, 2021 /

    Musk was defending the recent $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment of his electric car manufacturing firm Tesla, which he said “is adventurous enough for an S&P500 company.” Furthermore, he added that “Tesla’s action is not directly reflective” of his opinion.

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  • bitcoin trillion JPMorgan economic sideshow
    Bitcoin is the "poorest hedge" against a market downturn, according to JPMorgan analysts (Photo: Pxfuel)
    Bitcoin

    As Bitcoin breaks into trillion-dollar club, JPMorgan calls it an ‘economic sideshow’

    The bank’s analysts believe that Bitcoin is becoming a more cyclical asset, turning the cryptocurrency into the ‘poorest hedge’ against a stock market downturn

    February 19, 2021 /

    Despite that, JPMorgan’s “Digital transformation and the rise of fintech: Blockchain, Bitcoin and digital finance 2021” concluded that “Bitcoin is here to stay as an 'alternative' currency.” According to the Feb. 18 report, current Bitcoin prices greatly exceed JPMorgan’s estimates of its fair value, based on mining costs and its risks compared with gold.

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