Lionel Laurent
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Trump Meme Coins Are A Disaster In Waiting
Trump’s latest squeeze of the crypto lemon could be the moment the entire market looks as frothy as it did in 2017 when cash poured into risky Initial Coin Offerings.
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Does Bitcoin At $100,000 Signal A Last Laugh For HODLers?
Like two sides of the same coin, crypto rallies expose punters to a proliferation of scams and get-rich-quick schemes.
- Wednesday December 11, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Does Bitcoin At $100,000 Signal A Last Laugh For HODLers?
Like two sides of the same coin, crypto rallies expose punters to a proliferation of scams and get-rich-quick schemes.
- Wednesday December 11, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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It's Not Just Trump. Europe Fears China, Too
Since the US is currently the world’s economic engine, Europe and China are effectively duking it out over the American consumer.
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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It's Not Just Trump. Europe Fears China, Too
Since the US is currently the world’s economic engine, Europe and China are effectively duking it out over the American consumer.
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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A French Billionaire's Plea In A Nepo-Baby World
Telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel is right to fret about the decline of the self-made fortune.
- Friday October 25, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Bitcoin ETF Hype Is More Memestock Than Gold 2.0
The SEC’s approval is a boon to speculators, but what comes next is anyone’s guess.
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Opinion: Even the People's Bank of China Can't Kill Bitcoin FOMO
The cryptocurrency crowd has wasted no time in dancing on the grave of Chinas "FUD" (internet speak for fear, uncertainty and doubt).
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg
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Opinion: "Tulipmania Meets The Real Economy At WhatsApp Speed"
With the cryptocurrency worlds luminaries having joined globetrotting elites at Davos and punters swept up in the market crash suffering sleepless nights its time for regulators to reflect on the real-world impact of the next boom-and-bust crypto cycle.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg
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Opinion: "Tulipmania Meets The Real Economy At WhatsApp Speed"
With the cryptocurrency worlds luminaries having joined globetrotting elites at Davos and punters swept up in the market crash suffering sleepless nights its time for regulators to reflect on the real-world impact of the next boom-and-bust crypto cycle.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg
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Bitcoin Hype Will Clash With The Rolex Recession
Easy money is crypto’s real speculative fuel, but there’s not so much of it around these days.
- Wednesday December 6, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Be The Last Crypto Mogul Behind Bars
The culture surrounding Bitcoin and other forms of digital money remains toxic.
- Saturday November 4, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Crypto Is a Small Slice of Hamas’ Funding — But It’s Deadly
Regulators are rightly cracking down on virtual currency.
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Crypto Is a Small Slice of Hamas’ Funding — But It’s Deadly
Regulators are rightly cracking down on virtual currency.
- Thursday October 19, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent
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Shows Of Solidarity With Israel Mask A Fractured Europe
Ukraine-style unity will prove hard to revive.
- Wednesday October 18, 2023
- Author: Lionel Laurent