A few weeks ago, Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger had very harsh words to throw against Robinhood, a powerhouse of what is now called the gamification of trading. “It’s most egregious in the momentum trading by novice investors lured in by new types of brokerage operation like Robinhood and I think all of this activity is regrettable”, said Mr. Munger at ...

Every cryptocurrency bull market has at least one surprise catalyst that comes out of nowhere to excite traders and spark massive trading volumes that lift the total market capitalization to new highs. The 2021 bull market is no exception to this rule, and one of the biggest catalysts for growth this year has been the explosive popularity of Dogecoin ...

The proof-of-work definition that I used in describing how Bitcoin solved the Byzantine generals problem [1], when questioned by James A. Donald, derives from the SANS testing process, which I’d been going through in the USA. I had been involved with SANS training and conferences since 1997. Between then and the time I dropped off doing courses in 2015, I ...