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Every investment has a story- what lessons can we learn? Two Fools share some of the most interesting stories from the stock market and cryptocurrency, covering origin stories, educational stories, and flat-out mistakes.
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The fools cover the most interesting investment headlines from the last 14 days, including the PolyNetwork hack which totaled more than $600M stolen and the wild roller coaster ride that ensued, the debate of investing in at-home gym companies vs. gym companies, and some weird crypto mashups.
The crypto fool talks about the mysterious story of bitcoin's creator- Satoshi Nakamoto, and some of the potential candidates of who it could be. There are many theories floating around of who it is, but almost all are purely speculative. There are a few names, however, that have some credibility, and following some of the breadcrumbs floating around the internet, we propose a possible explanation for what happened to Satoshi. We discuss famous names such as Craig Wright, Dave Kleiman, and Hal Finney, as well as Wei Dai, Nick Szabo, Dorian Nakamoto, Adam Back, and Sergey Nazarov.
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The fools cover the most interesting investment headlines from the last week.
1) The SEC and Congress are signaling increased crypto regulations- the SEC chairman Gary Gensler said he has yet to see a cryptocurrency that isn't an obvious security, an attempt to expand the SEC jurisdiction over all cryptocurrencies. Congress is also including crypto taxation language in the upcoming $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
2) What is the future of streaming and multimedia? With the streaming wars heating up and taking profit from theaters, the fools theorize what the next big investment move could be in the entertainment space.
3) Government Crypto Crackdowns are failing. Nigeria, whose government initiated a ban on cryptocurrencies back in Februrary has now become the second highest user of bitcoin, indicating that governments can't truly ban a decentralized currency. All that the ban has done is push users into less transparency avenues to access crypto.
4) Miami is the self-declared crypto capital of the world. And to prove it, they're coming out with their own cryptocurrency, called the MiamiCoin.
The fools talk about the most interesting investment headlines from the last 14 days. This includes a rapid-fire headlines section where they quickly touch on the recent Amazon crypto rumors, the annual Ethereum conference, New York trying to ban ugly bitcoin miners, and more.
1) Goldman Sachs filed for a DeFi ETF- spoilers- it's not what you think. Apparently they think "DeFi" stands for digitalization of finance, not decentralized finance... (00:15)
2) The Billionaire space race is heating up- Amazon and Virgin Galactic CEO's both ventured into space. Surely Tesla's CEO will follow shortly. (10:40)
3) The XRP Stellar Drama has Returned- Jed McCaleb is looking to take yet another swipe at his Ripple creation by buying their golden egg while Ripple slogs through their SEC lawsuit. (19:25)
4) Robinhood Files for it's IPO- will this IPO shake up the markets? And is HOOD making the right move to share their IPO access to their clients? (23:50)
5) Rapid Fire headlines for crypto (33:00)
The Fools cover two (or three) of the biggest crypto-related scams ever, totaling billions of dollars scammed and millions of investors. They first cover Bitconnect, probably the most famous crypto scam and originator of one of the most well-known crypto memes (Hey hey hey!) Then a quick preview of Africypt, which was a recent scam that is still be investigated, and finally OneCoin- the work of the Cryptoqueen herself.
The fools cover the most interesting investment headlines from the last 14 days, (although this week it's mostly just crypto-related headlines).
1) Is the NFT Market maturing? Some crypto investors are turning to NFT's as a way to preserve their capital. And with a lot of venture capitalists pouring millions into NFT companies, it seems like NFT's are here to stay.
2) Some crypto day traders are so bad they're getting sponsored. Keifer Atwood is one such trader, who was introduced to both high leverage trading and crazy losses. The failures have built him a huge following on Twitch.
3) The Million Doge Disco Party is a new website that is a combo between Pokemon Go, Tamagotchi, and Dogecoin. Could it be the next big thing?
4) South Korea is taking poopcoins to a whole new level. Now students can buy a daily cup of coffee in exchange for their fecal matter.
The stock market fool, Brian, goes over the latest headlines from the last 14 days in the stock market. The Fed's "talking about, talking about" meeting, the monthly jobs report, the rise of the dollar, and a key technical analysis divergence.
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The fools talk about the most interesting investment headlines from the last week. This includes a summary of the fallout of bitcoin being made legal tender in El Salvador, The Fed's handling of inflation, and naked shorts!
1) The fallout of bitcoin being made legal tender- what do other organizations think of this historic move, what countries look to follow El Salvador's example, and when will the market care about it? (00:15)
2) The Fed gives an important update...maybe- what will the Fed do in their report this week? And how do other investors feel about it, like Paul Tudor Jones. What's a good hedge against this rampant inflation? (10:55)
3) Crypto regulations are missing from the SEC's summer agenda- Why is the SEC so focused on SPACs? Does the SEC even care about crypto? And the SEC commissioner known as crypto mom is Hester Peirce, come on Ryan! (23:30)
Crypto Fool Ryan tackles the biggest headlines in crypto after bitcoin held its eventful annual Bitcoin Conference in Miami this past week. We get a recap of the proceedings, news, and biggest takeaways from it all, including the huge news that bitcoin is now officially considered legal tender in the country of El Salvador. And more countries are looking to follow in those same footsteps, signaling this may be the start of something much bigger and significant.
The fools talk about the most interesting investment news from the last week.
Headline #1- NFT's are Entering the Real World- The first real estate NFT auction is scheduled to happen next week. How does an NFT real estate work and what are the advantages? Brian also pessimistically finds a disadvantage....
Headline #2- There's a New Meme Stock Sheriff in Town- GameStop (GME) is no longer the kind of meme stocks. Who has dethroned it and which meme stock may get pumped next?
Headline #3- Get Ready for DeFi Summer 2.0- Decentralized Finance applications are going on the offensive by putting some of the millions of dollars in revenue generated each month to marketing, developments, and sponsorships. This week Uniswap announced they're sponsoring an e-sports team. So who makes these sponsorship and marketing decisions in a decentralized system?
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The fools discuss the recent volatility in the crypto market and a conspiracy theory that could be the cause. And there's something strange going on in the stock market. Are retail investors experiencing their own stock market crash while the S&P 500 is at all time highs? They discuss this and more.
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The fools cover the most interesting investment headlines from the last week (although this week is mostly just about crypto. And for good reason, it was a rough week for all cryptocurrencies and it's time for a therapy session with a splash of positivity.)
1) The Crypto Sky is Falling- BTC and all altcoins fell 40+% this last week. There's hope for a quick recovery, but nothing is guaranteed in these markets.
2) Bitcoin is the Color of Your Energy- quite a bit of crypto-related energy news this week. Estimates now put ETH2.0 energy consumption at 99.95% less than the current version of ETH. And Michael Saylor and Elon Musk have formed a bitcoin mining council in America to shift the bitcoin energy narrative towards renewables.
The fools discuss the most interesting investment headlines from the last week.
1) The Technoking Has Fallen (& Other FUD)- the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) surround crypto this week, including China banning bitcoin once again, TSLA ditching bitcoin, and Elon Musk ditching reality (00:15)
2) Michael Burry's Big Short 2.0- which stock has Burry been shorting this time? Hint: we talk about it in our first headline... (17:50)
3) The War on Rugs- Vitalik Buterin was gifted billions of dollars worth of dog coins which are clogging his precious ethereum network. Check out what he did to fight back in the war on rugs. (21:25)
4) One of These ETHs is Not Like the Other- a stock with the ticker ETH has done surprisingly well. Or perhaps not all that surprisingly. (27:50)
5) Bitcoin Pizza Day- you can now order yourself a bitcoin pizza in honor of Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22. Oh yeah, but you'll need a credit card to buy that bitcoin pizza. (33:05)
The fools cover the most interesting investment headlines from the last couple of weeks. Specifically they cover Cardano's big partnership with several African countries, investment casinos, the threat of rising inflation, bitcoin coming to hundreds of US banks, and Dogecoin's biggest competitors.
1) Cardano inks a deal with Ethiopia and Tanzania providing millions of people with digital identity solutions as well as access to the internet and financial services with DeFi.
2) Charlie Munger shares how he really feels about Robinhood and Bitcoin, the gambling mentality of the current markets, and the threat of inflation
3) Hundreds of US banks will now be offering crypto services, and Goldman Sachs has secretly already been offering bitcoin derivatives to its wealthy clients
4) What is Shiba Inu (SHIB) and how in the world did it gain over a million percent this year. Plus other dog coins.
The fools talk about the most interesting investment headlines from the past week. This includes covering the capital gains tax threat in the US, Turkey backing away from its bitcoin ban, and Satoshi's 10 year anniversary since he disappeared.
1) Satoshi's 10 Year AWOL Anniversary- it's been 10 years since we've heard from Satoshi in an official capacity. What really happened that led him to leave it all behind?
2) Capital Gains tax proposal in the US Spooks the Markets- there was a one-day sell off this week in the markets, as investors feared a large tax rate increase for millionaires, but apparently everyone was chill about it the next day.
3) Turkey Backs Away From its Bitcoin Ban- yet another country says it's going to ban bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, only to later walk it back a week later. Is this a marketing tactic, a sign of governmental ignorance, or a conspiracy to pack Turkey's bags with bitcoin?
4) Tesla's Earnings Report- Tesla sold a stash of bitcoin and made a big profit from it. Investors didn't like that apparently. Why not?
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The pumpiest pumper of all cryptocurrencies, the memiest meme coin, the ultimate mooncoin that may literally end up on the moon. What in the world is dogecoin, does it have any value, and is it actually a steaming pile of garbage?
Dogecoin has gained thousands of percents in the last few months, spurred on by famous celebrities, including the unofficial CEO of Dogecoin- Elon Musk. But it all began as a joke currency that its founders tried so desperately to prevent ever becoming a thing, and from its comic sans beginnings grew one of the strongest communities in all of crypto.
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The fools talk about the most interesting investment headlines from the last 7 days. This of course includes the joke cryptocurrency dogecoin, as well a sketchy little deli and a new SEC chairman.
1) Who let the doge out? A review of what is going on with dogecoin
2) A little shop valued at over $100 million. What's the big deal with this little deli? And what's in their pastrami?
3) The SEC now has a blockchain aficionado chairman with Gary Ghensler. Are we about to get clear regulatory frameworks for crypto?
The fools discuss some of the top investment headlines of both crypto and stock markets from the last week. Topics include:
1) Crypto is Getting Creamed, In a Good Way... (00:12)
2) Elon Musk Asks Cathie Wood a question (09:12)
3) Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs Are Coming to the USA...Maybe... (19:48)
4) The Housing Boom Meets Google Trends (23:50)
5) Major Crypto Exchanges Are Getting Noticed (28:46)
6) The SPAC Boom Continues On...Or Does It? (34:39)
The fools discuss some of the top investment headlines of both crypto and stock markets from the last week. Topics include:
1) State of the Crypto Union- what's going on with crypto right now? (00:15)
2) Archegos Margin Call Story Keeps on Giving- an update on what we know now (14:20)
3) Blockchain Tech is Making Vaccine Passports Possible- the real-world use-cases that the underlying technology for crypto can provide (21:40)
4) The Yays and Nays of April Fool Pranks- the swings that some companies/projects made this April Fool's (30:05).
The fools discuss the deflationary pressures on economies and how it can be just as dangerous as inflation. What happened with Japan's bubble and why are they now stuck in deflation? Are world economies destined to follow in their footsteps? They discuss this and more.
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The fools discuss the top investment news headlines for stocks and crypto from the last 7 days, including:
1) Burritos & Bitcoin- the new chiptocurrency (00:15)
2) ShrimpToast Crunch (04:25)
3) PayPal & Visa double down on their crypto offerings (11:10)
4) The Suez Canal Blockage (17:30)
5) No-Loss Lotteries on DeFi (21:35)
6) Margin calls are spooking the markets again (25:35)
The Fools finally talk about Chainlink and oracles. What are oracles, what value do they provide, and are they worth an investment? Then they share the origin of the Link Marines (sometimes called "Stinky Linkies") and perhaps the greatest reveal of Fools Goaled history- has crypto fool Ryan finally uncovered the truth of who Satoshi Nakamoto is?
The fools discuss some of the most interesting crypto and stocks investment news from the last week.
Top 5 Headlines from the last week:
1) NFTPs are now a thing- when is enough enough? (00:15)
2) Dreaming of TSLA with Cathie Wood (05:35)
3) The Future of Decentralized Gaming (12:25)
4) Reflections on the 1 Year Anniversary since the 2020 crash (22:10)
5) The XRP Army is fighting to #RelistXRP (27:25)
The fools discuss buying on margin and how it caused the 1929 stock market boom and crash. Are there similarities when comparing the roaring 20's and today's 20's? What's different this time? They discuss this and more.
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The fools discuss some of the most interesting investment news from the past week. The headlines include:
1) NFT's have broken into the music industry (00:15)
2) Should you buy bitcoin instead of bonds? (07:57)
3) A crypto-lender accidentally hired an escaped convict (14:40)
4) Is there an ethereum miner rebellion on the horizon? (16:47)
5) India is looking to ban bitcoin (21:15)
The fools talk about one last important consideration in the race to become the top platform and replace ethereum- interoperability. There are three major protocols currently that are focused on standing out from the crowd by delivering this interoperable promise- Polkadot (DOT), Cosmos (ATOM), and Avalanche (AVAX). Then Ryan shares stories about Avalanche's mysterious founding with the help of "Team Rocket" and Cosmos founder's sudden divine inspiration to become Cosmuhammad BitcoinJaesustein.
02:31 What is interoperability?
12:00 Avalanche's origins
28:15 Cosmos and its founder Jae Kwon
37:10 Advantages of having pseudonymity in crypto
The fools cover some of the most interesting investment news from the last week, namely:
1) EIP-1559 approved, Ethereum will be burning gas
2) Gamestop's back, along with those friendly meme stocks
3) Crypto is invading the NBA- for ticket sales, collectibles, and more
4) Stimulus checks are on the way (into the stock market)
5) Artists say "nah" to selling their art for millions as NFT's.
The fools discuss the "Buy the Dip" mentality. Is it a great buying opportunity or is it more like trying to catch a falling knife? They discuss the 2018 and 2020 stock market crash, recency bias, and more.
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The fools share the top 6 investment news headlines from the past week.
1) Exchange Accidentally Lists Bitcoin for only $6K
2) Warren Buffet/Charlie Munger have spoken
3) Michael Bolton wants you to Break up with Robinhood
4) 10 Year Treasury Yields above 1.6%
5) The MMA Crypto Crossover
6) Mining Bitcoin with Chicken Warmers
The fools talk about EOS and TRON (TRX), two of the most heavily scrutinized networks in all of crypto. From EOS's staggering ICO amount to the impressive tallies on their transaction counts, from the outside they seem to be Ethereum Killers that are ready to take the crown. But a deeper dive shows the governance of each network, and how these decentralized networks may not be as decentralized as they claim.
00:31 Toaster bags?
07:32 Decentralized governance.
17:11 EOS's origin story and how it fell apart almost immediately.
35:25 TRON and the story of Justin Sun (for the whole story, which is pretty incredible, check out the Verge's article on Sun: https://www.theverge.com/21459906/bittorrent-tron-acquisition-justin-sun-us-china)
The fools cover the top investment headlines from the past 7 days:
1) Laser Eyes Flood Twitter #LaserRayUntil100K
2) Coinbase's Direct Listing Valuation
3) Companies are Buying up Bitcoin (and of course Tesla)
4) Which Crypto are Big Banks Buying? (Hint: it's Polkadot)
5) Another NFT Sells for $1M+
The fools discuss visionary CEOs/Founders of two revolutionizing companies and if there's a formula to identify the next 100 X investment opportunity.
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Headliners is a new type of episode where we round up a handful of the most interesting investment news headlines from the past week, including cryptocurrency news and stock market news. So tune in each week to get your crypto and traditional market fix while staying up-to-date on the latest news.
In this episode:
1) 2011 Starcraft tournament rewarded losers with a bunch of bitcoin
2) U.S. bond rates
3) Elon Musk's baby son is a toddler HODLer
4) Retail sales report and walmart earnings
5) NFT sells for $1.5M
6) Green Hackers are trying to take down the bitcoin network.
The fools talk about two projects that have been branded as "Ethereum Killers": Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT). They uncover the origins of each of these projects, both spawning from the ethereum pools of backstabbery, and also the big personalities of three of the main figures in cryptocurrency smart contract platforms right now: Vitalik Buterin, Charles Hoskinson, and Gavin Wood.
05:20 How good is Brian at backstabbing?
07:25 Recap of what Ethereum is
16:10 The story of Charles and Gavin backstabbing.
The fools discuss the story about the "Hound of Hounslow", or the "Flash Crash Trader" (Navinder Sarao). They also discuss subreddit wallstreetbets, Robinhood, and the Gamestop situation.
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The fools talk about decentralized finance (or "DeFi" as the hipster degenerates say). They start with the history of banking, and how modern centralized banking has steered us away from our financial roots. DeFi looks to put financial power back in the hands of everyday people as it aims to become a credible alternative to traditional finance.
Ryan and Brian discuss the flash crash of 2010 when the stock market dropped over 9% and then quickly recover most of the losses within a few minutes. What was the cause? The fools discuss this and more.
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The fools talk about YFI- the DeFi token from Yearn Finance that gained over 100,000% in 6 weeks, going from $34 to over $43,500. And this all happened despite the best efforts of Andre Cronje, the enigmatic developer of YFI, to declare his creation a "ponzi token" and "completely valueless". As Cronje burst onto the scene as 2020's most influential person in crypto, he's developed quite a following, which has led to irrational FOMO into many of his new projects.
The fools pull out their crystal balls to predict what 2021 will look like for the investing world. Will this be the year that bitcoin finally starts to lose dominance in the crypto market? Is the stay-at-home stocks rally finally dead? And will Ryan's beloved Chainlink finally crack the top 5 crypto? Check us out on the socials: @foolsgoaled 03:25 BULL-ogna or Un-BEAR-lievable 25:35 Over/Unders 32:30 New Years Resolutions
The fools discuss an unexpected "short squeeze" in an auto company stock. Tesla? Nio? Neither?
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The fools cover the dramatic beginnings of XRP, including Jed McCaleb and his fascinating journey from Magic the Gathering to Mt Gox to Ripple (XRP), and then right out the door to other pursuits. They finish by talking about what XRP is, and if it's worth the investment.
07:00- Jed creates MtGox.com
12:20- Jed starts up Ripple (then OpenCoin) with cofounder CEO Chris Larsen
15:17- enter girl, stage right.
21:10- Jed leaves Ripple, threatens to sell all his XRP
27:00- Quora beef of Jed vs Ripple's CTO
32:00- XRP discussion, is it worth investing in?
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The fools cover a couple of interesting stories from the startup years of ethereum. How did it all start? What is the DAO hack? They end by talking about speculation's role in investments.
02:00 What is Ethereum? What are smart contracts?
05:45 The Premine- A band of rogues get $18M in investments for a bag of promises
14:57 The DAO Hack- Ethereum's awakening
28:36 Speculation's role in investments
The fools discuss a few of the bubbles in world history. The dutch paying astronomical prices for rare tulips, railway investments exploding, and the bike boom. Are we experiencing any bubbles currently? How should you value stocks and crypto? This and more.
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The fools discuss a couple of the stories from the origin of bitcoin. This includes the story of Bitcoin Pizza Day, the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, and what HODL means. How do stories like these affect our valuation of an investment? Does Satoshi's mysterious appearance and disappearance support the vision of bitcoin? This and more.
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The fools cover Venezuela's hyperinflation situation and how investing in precious metals can be a way to protect against inflation. They go into detail about gold, silver, and the different ways you can invest in them.
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The Fools talk about how to get started investing in cryptocurrencies. They give some crypto exchange recommendations, things to keep in mind when buying and hodling crypto, and some tips how to make the most of crypto once you own it.
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The Fools talk about some of the weirdest assets that you can invest in, mostly focusing on the crypto side of things because it's got the lowest hanging fruit. We cover the KodakCoin, TrumpCoin, BananaCoin, DogeCoin, Memecoin, and more. Then we talk about some odd aspects on the stocks side of things, focusing mostly on the oddity of ticker symbols.
The fools cover initial public offerings (IPOs) and special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs), a scorching hot part of the markets in 2020. Is the IPO pop real? Does it last? What about initial coin offerings (ICOs)? We cover all that and more.
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The fools cover non-fungible tokens (NFTs), an area in the crypto community that is rapidly growing in popularity and funding. What are NFTs and how are they being used? How does blockchain make digital and physical assets more valuable? What NFTs are we most interested in, both as a hobby and an investment? We cover all that and more.
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As an introductory episode, the fools share their thoughts on the risk verse reward of crypto vs. stocks, as well as a few other points to discuss which is the safer and smarter investment.