Archive: Elon Musk
Bitcoin Challenges Traditional Economic Theory
By Olivia Strobl on November 4, 2022
Crypto Market Musings In case you missed it, Elon Musk is officially “Chief Twit.” The business magnate became the sole director of Twitter after his deal to buy the company (finally) went through on October 27. Musk went on to use the platform to spread baseless conspiracy theories (now deleted) after dissolving Twitter’s entire board. Character flaws aside, Musk’s spotlight undoubtedly prompted movement in…
Twitter and the Fight Against Fake News
By Allison Brickell on November 2, 2022
Well, it finally happened. After several legal snags and a full-blown trial, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion. One of Musk’s first priorities as the owner of the social media giant is to change Twitter Blue. Twitter Blue is an optional $4.99-per-month subscription that Twitter…
It’s Time to Retire the “Bitcoin as Digital Gold” Analogy
By Vin Narayanan on October 7, 2022
Crypto Market Musings As of this writing, bitcoin is up about 3% over the last seven days and trading around $20,000. Ethereum is up about 2% over the last seven days and trading around $1,358. There’s no Fed meeting this month, so we won’t…
News Fix: Startups Face a Souring Economy, SpaceX Skyrockets to $125 Billion
By Allison Brickell on June 1, 2022
In the wake of yet another mass shooting, many Americans are outraged and terrified. While lawmakers continue to argue over gun control legislation, the effects of gun violence are being felt across the country. That includes businesses too. The May 24 shooting in Uvalde, Texas —…
Why Musk (Probably) Didn’t Buy Twitter as a Free Speech Play
By Vin Narayanan on April 27, 2022
Elon Musk finalized his deal to buy Twitter this week for $44 billion. If you’ve been following me on Twitter (@vinistic), you know that I’ve been obsessed with Musk’s efforts to buy Twitter and…
Watch for Red Flags Around Boards of Investors
By Vin Narayanan on April 19, 2022
Those of you who follow me on Twitter (you can follow me @vinistic) know that I’m obsessed with Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter and take it private. In case you missed this story, here’s a quick timeline: April…
Bitcoin Enters the Jack Dorsey Era
By Vin Narayanan on January 19, 2022
Bitcoin is now in the Jack Dorsey era. The former Twitter CEO (and co-founder) is betting big on bitcoin. Dorsey renamed his payment company — formerly Square — “Block” to signal its new focus on crypto and blockchain technology. And his outsized presence looks like it may dominate…
Ignore Elon Musk, the World’s Biggest Crypto Troll
By Adam Sharp on June 17, 2021
Every time Elon Musk tweets about bitcoin and its price moves, I cringe. Why? WHY? There are much bigger issues we should be watching. But for some reason everyone focuses on Mr. Musk. Don’t get me wrong,…
Bitcoin 2021: Leverage, Volatility and Other Takeaways
By Adam Sharp on June 11, 2021
Last week I traveled to Miami to attend Bitcoin 2021, the world’s largest crypto conference. Around 12,000 people attended this year. It was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people, learned a ton and discovered many innovative companies doing good work.
These Three Portfolio Coins Are Going Strong
By Adam Sharp on May 21, 2021
What an insane few weeks it’s been in crypto markets. Elon Musk’s waffling on bitcoin has really shaken up the crypto markets. And now we’ve got a government “crackdown” on crypto developing — though that’s not as bad as it sounds. …
Crypto Regulation Shows Mainstream Acceptance
By Adam Sharp on May 21, 2021
What an absolutely insane few weeks in crypto it’s been. All the Elon Musk drama, the Tether reserve breakdown and now there are further signs of government regulation. Today I’m going to look at the regulatory…
Crypto Crash Isn’t Elon Musk’s Fault
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2021
One of these days, we’ll dig into my complicated feelings about Elon Musk. They were complicated before Tesla bought bitcoin, started accepting bitcoin as a payment method, stopped accepting bitcoin as a payment method and Musk hopped aboard the crazy dogecoin train. (Say it…
Dogecoin Is Meant to be a Joke
By Adam Sharp on May 14, 2021
In the summer of 2014, I met dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer in San Francisco during a tech conference. Jackson was instantly likeable, and we happened to know some of the same people at the conference. We hung out that night, and he gave me some insight…
What We Should Learn From the Twitter Hack
By Adam Sharp on July 17, 2020
By now, you’ve probably heard about the major hack that occurred on Twitter. The accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Coinbase, Gemini, Barack Obama, Apple and others were taken over by bad actors on Wednesday. Once this individual (or group) successfully…
Bitcoin, Musk making news
By Vin Narayanan on August 11, 2018
Bitcoin and Elon Musk dominated the news cycle for investors this week. From a delay at the SEC to what's going on with Tesla and SpaceX, the News Fix has you covered.