“PROCEED AS IF SUCCESS IS INEVITABLE.” This quote is attributed to Anonymous, who penned a great many famous sayings. That dude was a genius. I often use this quote when talking about blockchain industry. “Inevitable” is one of my favorite words, because it really does seem to me that in our Internet Age, blockchain—the Internet Read More…
In September 2019, Bitcoin Market Journal hosted a delegation of blockchain leaders from South Korea at our monthly Blockchain Investor Meetup (join our events here). When I visited South Korea earlier this year, I was struck by how far blockchain has evolved in this tech-forward country. Whenever I see success, I try to reverse-engineer the Read More…
Great technology is the basis for any blockchain project. However, for a project to succeed, it will need users. That is where blockchain building comes into play. In this article, you will learn how blockchain building can help turn your blockchain venture into a success story. What is Blockchain Building? Blockchain building is the practice Read More…
A colleague from the insurance industry once told me about a conference that changed her life. Only it wasn’t a conference; it was an UNCONFERENCE. What is an Unconference? “Imagine all these executives from the insurance industry,” she said, and I tried to picture the wild parties that must ensue. “Except there’s no programming: the Read More…
Let me tell you a story about Wally Whale. Wally bought 125 bitcoin back in the day, when the price was just $125. Those 125 bitcoin are now worth $1 million and Wally can’t handle the stress. He’s tired of HODLing a million dollars of bitcoin, which might be worth half a million one day Read More…
What a time in history! Whether it is the United States House talking about Satoshi Nakamoto or seeing the President tweeting about cryptocurrency, it feels like blockchain has finally gone mainstream. If we were surfers, it’s like we’ve all been on our surfboards for the past few years, just waiting for the perfect wave—and in Read More…
With central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) having become a major talking point in financial circles across the globe, it seems like it will only be a matter of time until we could witness the launch of a new global digital currency that – unlike bitcoin – would launch with intergovernmental approval. In this article, you Read More…
Shortly after I published my book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE, I received a sales call from a financial advisor. Instead of listening to his pitch, however, I decided to tell about the multitude of investment opportunities in the blockchain space. Here’s what happened! When Old Finance Calls “New Finance” “Hello John. This is Bobby from [FAMOUS Read More…
When I finished writing my book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE last fall, I started a little experiment. The experiment was to see if the book would come true. In the book, I suggested that if everyday investors held a small percentage of bitcoin and altcoins in their portfolio (between 2 and 10 percent), they would see Read More…
My uncle, now in his 80’s, has been a lifelong value investor. In the style of Warren Buffet (whom he greatly admires), he invests for the long term, in good-quality companies whose stock is trading at a fair price. Once we were talking about how to build personal wealth, and he impressed the importance of Read More…