Crypto Is Making Its Way Into the Mainstream
Crypto is becoming part of mainstream investments, payment platforms, and even asset protection with countries, corporations, and people. November 9, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Anyone who’s been watching Bitcoin this year has seen some incredible hikes in value. Anyone who owns Bitcoin is loving it! There’s no avoiding crypto any longer. The […]
Trading Privacy for the Illusion of Safety
Privacy is the ransom for the illusion of safety as well as permission to exercise other freedoms that have been taken away. October 26, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The surveillance state has managed to expand in large part because people subscribe to the existence of boogeymen from which they need protection. Remember terrorists? […]
Cryptocurrency is Here to Stay
If you are unfamiliar with or daunted by cryptocurrency, there is a simple and profitable way to get started in this space. Are you earning 6% yield in today’s zero yield climate? The world is changing. And it’s doing so at a much faster clip than I could have ever imagined a few years ago. […]
Race Toward Digital Currency: US vs China
While the US tries to adapt digital currency to its welfare state and otherwise avoid it in the global markets, China spent the last five years working on the digital yuan. Ben Franklin once said: I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best […]
The Crypto Economy Has Arrived & Not a Minute Too Soon
Cryptocurrency has been around for about a decade, but it’s becoming normalized and its application more commonplace and streamlined. By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP It used to be, bartering was the only form of economic transaction. You have cows, I have tomatoes. We determine a quantity of cows that equal the value of a […]
Looking Forward: Observations on Business & Global Markets
Looking forward, what are some observations we can make about how to come back, be more resilient, and mindful of the bigger players in the global market? April 27, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP A lot of us are trying to get a read on what’s next. Or is there a next? If […]
From Purge of Status Quo to Surge in Opportunities
Economies are suffering, but was this the purge from a terrible status quo that could lead to a surge of new opportunities? April 13, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP This situation isn’t totally unprecedented. Many of us watched the world after 9/11, and are still living with the legislative artifacts of that time. […]
Encryption – The Fight Continues to Defend Privacy
The battle to defend end-to-end encryption and privacy continues as congress introduces yet another measure for back doors into people’s data. March 9, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Certainly when data breaches occur at large entities like Yahoo, Equifax, JP Morgan Chase, and Anthem, there’s plenty of reason to be concerned for the […]
Gaming Currencies: Taxable or Not?
The IRS scrubbed some language from its guidance about virtual currencies, and how gaming currencies could fall under that definition. February 17, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Full disclosure: I am having the worst time deciphering the difference between satire and real news. I recognize some sites as being satire, like the Onion […]
Other Central Banks May Follow China’s Example
If China’s crypto-yuan takes off, what does that mean for those in the traditional banking system now? Who would have thought that a simple idea shared with the world in 2009 would eventually be altered and leveraged by China to upend banking as we know it? Well, the time has come, and if you have […]