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BLACKROCK’S BITCOIN-ESG PARADOX: You Can’t Have It All

October 27, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

You know that you can't have it all. You can't say one thing and do another. That's the fastest way to break the trust of the people around you. You know BlackRock has been selling environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds, promising investors they'll change the world by lowering greenhouse gas emissions. It's all a game to charge higher fees for funds, and to drive the EGOs of those in charge. But what you won't see anything about in the glossy ESG brochures is BlackRock's investments in bitcoin mining. That's because mining bitcoin is energy-intensive, generating massive amounts … [Read more...]

THE NEXT BIG SHORT: Paulson Predicts Crypto Will Go to Zero

August 31, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

You may remember hedge fund manager John Paulson from the movie The Big Short. He was the one that couldn’t believe what was happening in the real estate market and believed the system would implode. He was right. Now he’s dead against cryptocurrencies, much like Your Survival Guy. In a recent interview with Bloomberg's David Rubenstein, Paulson described cryptocurrencies as "a limited supply of nothing."  He also predicted the speculative asset would go to zero. The NY Post reports: Hedge fund manager John Paulson made $20 billion predicting the downfall of the US housing market in 2008. … [Read more...]

The Biden Administration is Coming for Crypto Freedom

August 5, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

The Biden administration, led by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, and cheered on by progressives in the Senate like Liz Warren, are beginning an assault of crypto-currency freedom. The Wall Street Journal's Dave Michaels and Alexander Osipovich report: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler this week declared war on what he called the Wild West of crypto trading, promising a vigorous attack on fraud and misconduct. But progress is likely to be more piecemeal and incremental than wholesale and sudden. Mr. Gensler outlined his desire to regulate digital assets such as bitcoin and … [Read more...]

Boom! Bitcoin, Cryptos, Value, You, & Big Money

May 27, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

You’re asking me what I think of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I’m telling you, I love the idea of blockchain. But what about value? That’s more a function of what someone’s willing to pay. Not me, of course, but it’s somewhat irrelevant. How big can cryptocurrencies get? I don’t know. Big, I guess. But I don’t need to be the first one at the party. I certainly won’t be the last, or the last one to leave. Let this play out. Remember the Gold Rush? A lot of money was made investing in the rush itself and not just the yellow metal. I like the idea of utilizing the benefits of the new. In … [Read more...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis Stands Up Against Big Tech Censorship

May 25, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that will protect Floridians from deplatforming and censorship by social media networks and other big tech companies. The Wall Street Journal reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday aimed at making big tech platforms more accountable for their content decisions, a move with political overtones that appeared likely to draw legal challenges. Mr. DeSantis, a potential GOP presidential contender with ties to former President Donald Trump, said the legislation could help conservatives defend themselves from unfair … [Read more...]

Mark Cuban and the Bull Case for Blockchain

May 24, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

In the Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler interviews Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a "shark" from the reality TV show Shark Tank, and a self-made tech billionaire. Kessler, whose work I have been reading for years, takes Cuban through an examination of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, and of where the value lies. Kessler writes: “Weather insurance (Arbol is a great example). With a smart contract I’m soon going to be able to have the Mavs buy weather insurance where using a smart contract I pick the temperature and precipitation thresholds and the smart contract checks the … [Read more...]

Volatile Plunge Reveals Weaknesses in Crypto Speculation

May 20, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Cryptocurrencies took a nasty plunge yesterday after Chinese authorities cracked down on their use. That institutional response, shortly after Elon Musk revealed that Tesla would no longer be using bitcoin in transactions, was a double whammy that took the wind out of cryptocurrencies across the board. Since the drop, crypto prices have recovered some of what they lost, but nowhere near all. The Wall Street Journal reports: The recent price fall has accelerated after three Chinese entities published a statement that financial institutions shouldn’t accept virtual currencies for payment or … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy: Cryptos, Stocks, Bonds & YOU

May 19, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Other than what someone's willing to pay you, where does a cryptocurrency's value come from? Because when it comes to sources of value, with dividends from stocks and interest from bonds, you know where you stand. With cryptos, you hope someone doesn’t jump the line. When a company pays you a dividend (or a bond pays you interest), it worries about meeting its obligations to you. It sees you, unlike the anonymity of cryptos, banging your tin cup on the boardroom table saying: “Show me the money.” When a company issues stock, it’s giving up ownership, and with a bond, it’s taking on debt. … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy’s Survival Stock/Blockchain & Bitcoin

May 5, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Your Survival Guy's survival stock for you today is a company using blockchain technology to help bring you a better product. You may have heard of it: McDonald’s. Want to know how those two sizzling Big Mac patties get to you? Well, one supplier, Golden State Foods, uses blockchain through IBM’s Food Trust (see below). But before we dig into this feast, what you and I need to know is: does it pay a dividend? And the answer is a big YES—since 1976. Like hot french fries dipped in ketchup—one, after another, after another. And one year before that dividend began, some clever operator in … [Read more...]

Fidelity Escaped: Now Young Professionals Are Following

May 5, 2021 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Opportunistic, fresh out of college, young Americans moved to big cities for decades until the COVID-19 pandemic and the BLM/Antifa riots and looting hit in 2020. For a new generation whose college educations couldn't be put to use in their suburban or rural home towns, city living was the best path to success. Now, with the rise of remote working, governors gone wild, and America's big blue cities in chaos, young people are finding their way back home in what one professor calls a rethinking of the "balance of our lives." Here's the story of one couple who came back to Rhode Island, … [Read more...]

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