Crypto-Currency Meltdown Is a Lesson on the Nature of Money and Wealth

Crypto-Currency Meltdown Is a Lesson on the Nature of Money and Wealth

The latest meltdown in the crypto-currency market is one more example of the frenetic intemperance of an economy that values profits over wealth. The FTX crypto-currency exchange failed when spooked investors tried to withdraw $8 billion from their accounts. A classic bank run that followed threw the underfunded exchange into bankruptcy. The FTX Crypto fiasco … Read more

Three Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Not Money

Return to Order Three Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Not Money

With the dramatic rise of bitcoin, many are talking about this crypto-currency as the new money of the future. Such a simplification is understandable, since the matter of money is complex. Not all that glitters is gold. Likewise, what appears to be money often is not. Free Book: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy … Read more