The world is moving fast and keeping up with technology is key to thriving long term in the financial markets. Lately bitcoin has become a hot topic on the internet. So I’ve been scooping it up over the last few months. I mentioned this on Twitter. The last time I blogged about buying bitcoin was in 2017 where… Read More »
Hundreds of millions gone missing affecting 115,000 clients The country’s most widely used crytocurrency trading platform, QuadrigaCX, recently filed for creditor protection as it had lost access to nearly $200 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Altogether including Canadian cash, the company owes $250 million in assets to its 115,000 customers. Jeebus! 😮 According to statements from his… Read More »
How high can it go? Back in Sept I blogged about buying some cryptocurrencies, and posted my Ethereum purchase transaction. At that time ETH was trading at $230 US. Today the price is over $700 US. Sweet mother of mammaries! 🙂 And just last month when Bitcoin was trading at $7,300 US I tweeted that the price would… Read More »
What is a Blockchain? A blockchain is basically a digital and decentralized ledger that can record virtually any type of transaction between 2 parties in an efficient, verifiable, permanent, and secure way. The first blockchain was conceptualised by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and implemented in 2009 as a core component of the digital currency Bitcoin, where it serves as… Read More »
It seems like every month the stock market is reaching new highs. Stock investors like myself have benefited greatly from the second longest bull run in history. 🙂 But it’s becoming very difficult to find value in traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and real estate. So I’ve been looking at cryptocurrencies recently. As with any potential asset… Read More »
Recent Purchase – Yellow Media Ltd Although most of my investments are in blue-chip dividend paying companies, it can be fun sometimes to speculate on smaller companies as well. It’s kind of a risky play, but I recently picked up 120 shares of Yellow Media (TSE:Y.) I paid on average $8.14 per share, plus commission. The stock is trading at… Read More »