Mark Helfman
Mark Helfman
I publish the Crypto is Easy newsletter and wrote several books about cryptocurrency.
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Give to Powell What Belongs to Powell
5 hours ago
What if modern finance is just an exercise in risk management and our financial leaders don’t have nearly as much control as they — or we — think they do?
Crypto Is Up. Is the Bottom in?
March 17th, 2023
The crypto market’s up 60% this year but few seem to care—and for a good reason.
Silvergate’s Loss is Crypto’s Gain
March 9th, 2023
Crypto banker Silvergate Capital is going out of business.
Altcoins: Stake Now or Forever HODL Your Peace
March 6th, 2023
You’re making the best of a bear market that might be a bull market, depending on who you talk to. Maybe you’re thinking about selling or taking profits before the next crash? Maybe you’re HODLing in anticipation of the bull run?
With Altcoins, Big is Not Safe. Often, it’s the Opposite
February 26th, 2023
Ah, bear markets. The time when the people who urged you to take risks at the market's peak tell you to play it safe at the market’s bottom.
With Crypto, Facts are Not Reality
February 25th, 2023
In last month’s issue of Crypto is Easy, I talked about monkeys, recession data, crypto market trends, and the separation of money and the state.
You’re Still Buying Crypto Exchange Tokens?
February 19th, 2023
Some of the biggest cryptocurrencies on earth are exchange tokens, a type of loyalty or reward program for a cryptocurrency exchange. For example, BNB, OKB, CRO, and KCS.
Two More Truths and Another Lie About Altcoins
February 13th, 2023
Did you read last week's article, Two Truths and a Lie About Altcoins?
In Crypto, Businesses Die but the Protocols Persist
February 11th, 2023
US regulators just zapped Kraken for staking crypto for its US customers.