Why Goldman’s top commodity analyst sees copper as an alternative to crypto

Inflation is rising as the global economy recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis as central banks keep monetary policy historically loose and demand outstrips supply on multiple fronts. Gold and crypto have been deemed as hedges against rising prices, with crypto bulls in some cases championing bitcoin as a modern-day replacement for bullion. […]

‘With big upside reward comes big trading risk’: Oppenheimer on latest crypto moves

Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, was largely flat at around $56,000. “The performance has been outstanding,” Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “This is an extremely volatile currency and traders have to be wary of that. “If you’re going to trade it, trade it. Dogecoin, one of […]

‘Shark Tank’ host Kevin O’Leary: Psychedelic drugs ‘far exceed’ cannabis investment potential

Daniel Carcillo, Wesana Health CEO, is a living example of the power of psychedelic drugs to help those suffering from mental illnesses when standard treatments — and other forms of alternative treatments — have already failed. “Nothing worked,” Carcillo said at Tuesday’s CNBC Healthy Returns Summit, which included everything from standard medicine to isolation tanks. […]

Palantir CFO says company is considering holding bitcoin on its balance sheet

When asked, “Could you ever see Palantir having bitcoin or any other type of cryptocurrency on its balance sheet?” Glazer answered, “The short answer is yes, we’re thinking about it, and we’ve even discussed internally. The business intelligence firm said in April that it holds a total of 91,579 bitcoins, acquired at an average purchase price […]

Ethereum: What is it and how is it different from bitcoin?

LONDON — Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has been stealing the limelight from bitcoin lately. That doesn’t come close to the returns on meme-inspired crypto dogecoin, which is up over 11,000% year-to-date. For Buterin, bitcoin was too limited in functionality. Put simply, bitcoin is a payments network that can be used to transfer value between […]

Bitcoin’s biggest rival just hit a record high — here’s how to mine for ethereum

Bitcoin’s biggest rival, ether, blew past $4,000 on Monday to hit a new record high. They are competing against miners all over the planet to be the first person to verify a block of transactions. To mine ether, you’ll need to build a custom mining rig. There are dozens of options, ranging from physical hardware […]

Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, soars above $4000 for the first time

Ether, the digital token of the Ethereum blockchain, rose nearly 7% over the last 24 hours to $4,141.99 by 3:40 a.m. The entire crypto market is currently worth around $2.5 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap, on the back of growing interest in the space. Mainstream investors and some corporate buyers like Tesla flocked to bitcoin earlier […]

This bitcoin misconception could be what takes it to $250k, according to Morgan Creek’s Yusko

The investment management firm’s founder and chief investment officer predicts the cryptocurrency could reach $250,000 within five years. “It’s just about network adoption and increased usage,” Yusko told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday. Yusko bases his $250k target on a gold equivalence. Bitcoin is the base layer protocol like TCP/IP, the foundation that allows computers […]

This bitcoin misconception could be what takes it to $250k, according to Morgan Creek’s Yusko

The investment management firm’s founder and chief investment officer predicts the cryptocurrency could reach $250,000 within five years. “It’s just about network adoption and increased usage,” Yusko told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday. Yusko bases his $250k target on a gold equivalence. Bitcoin is the base layer protocol like TCP/IP, the foundation that allows computers […]