by clubswan | Feb 4, 2021 | Cryptocurrencies, Traditional Currency
It’s almost clichéd to state that we live in disruptive times; disruption has in fact become the moniker of the 21st century. In a short 20 years we have watched, and largely benefited from entire industries being upended by technology. The last decade in particular...
by clubswan | Jan 7, 2021 | Cryptocurrencies
The 300% surge in the price of bitcoin has spectacularly rewarded investors who rode the wave of the nail-biting 10-month rally that started in March last year. This time round, the pundits were spot on – early in the year, many predicted a breakthrough the $20,000...
by clubswan | Nov 24, 2020 | Cryptocurrencies, Traditional Currency, Uncategorised
Most people only care about the value of their home currency when they are about to go on a cross-border vacation. However, the importance of a currency’s strength extends way beyond holiday buying power. All citizens benefit if their currency is respected on...
by clubswan | Nov 18, 2020 | Cryptocurrencies, Traditional Currency
If you want examples of how politics, environmental issues and governance affects currency markets, you need to look no further than 2020. Few currencies have escaped the impact of the Covid- 19 pandemic and the effects of one of the most tumultuous US presidential...
by clubswan | Oct 9, 2020 | Cryptocurrencies
The widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies is still relatively slow, but market acceptance of these nascent currencies is growing, especially in terms of regulators creating frameworks within which they can operate. The jury is still out on the numbers, but it is...
by clubswan | Aug 5, 2020 | Cryptocurrencies, Traditional Currency
Ten years have passed since Bitcoin made it onto the radar of investors, tech geeks, and nervous regulators. While it fights its way into the money mainstream, thousands of other alternative currencies have joined the march. There are now over 5,500 cryptocurrencies...