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July 7, 2020

The most frequently asked question I get from people with a new interest in crypto and blockchain technology is how to get investment exposure to the asset class. In this article, I’m going to tell you what options are out there, what, from my view, the respective pros and cons of each are, and, most importantly, which way may suit you best based on your investment size, risk profile, tech understanding and the amount of effort you want to put in.

The most frequently asked question I get from people with a new interest in crypto and blockchain technology is how to get investment exposure to the asset class. In this article, I’m going to tell you what options are out there, what, from my view, the respective pros and cons of each are, and, most importantly, which way may suit you best based on your investment size, risk profile, tech understanding and the amount of effort you want to put in.

May 28, 2020

A pandemic has struck in the form of Covid-19, grinding the global economy to a halt. Politicians are desperately scrambling to enact legislation to protect their constituents as corporate chief executives jockey for the position of being the first constituent in line for their bailout. Unprecedented payments are being made by governments to their citizens to help meet their short-term obligations, and financial markets have utterly collapsed to the tune of extreme volatility, that in crypto, we call Monday.

August 4, 2014

Portugal’s government has announced a €4.9 billion plan to save family-controlled Banco Espirito Santo, the country’s largest listed bank, after a series of financial scandals threatened to run the 94-year-old lender into the ground. 

Portugal’s government has announced a €4.9 billion plan to save family-controlled Banco Espirito Santo, the country’s largest listed bank, after a series of financial scandals threatened to run the 94-year-old lender into the ground.

But while taxpayers and senior creditors will be protected in the package, shareholders, particularly the Espirito Santo family, and junior bondholders will be left with toxic assets.

March 18, 2013

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the market, a shark has been found swimming off the Cyprus coast.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the market, a shark has been found swimming off the Cyprus coast.

To be more precise, the decision of the Cypriot government to levy a tax on local bank deposits has reminded investors of the delicate state of Europe’s finances.

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