Silvergate the crypto bank goes bust!
Silvergate Bank, the crypto bank is the first bank failure since late 2020. It's involvement with FTX undermined its deposit base leading to bank run and ultimate failure.
Avoiding the Bubble – when the music stops!
I am struck by the recent large number of decentralised finance (DeFi) company collapses such as Celsius and 3AC (Three Arrow). These failures have rightly increased calls for regulation with…
Crypto the new Subprime?
There are similarities between crypto and subprime, however there is little threat to the financial system. Today, mainstream economist rail against crypto and financial theorists show it is an inefficient…
Dogecoin – The Musk Effect!
Elon Musk's Tweets boost dogecoin's value as he believes that dogecoin - which was invented as a joke - is more suited to transactions than bitcoin!
Dogecoin, Parody v Reality!
From parody to the sixth-largest digital coin with a total market value of almost $42bn. How celebrity Tweets drive digital valuations.