Nvidia (NVDA) blows itself up in Q3-2018

Nvidia (NVDA) blows itself up in Q3-2018

Nvidia (NVDA) blew up all of its progress following its earnings report on November 15, 2018 dropping nearly 20% from slightly over $200 down to $160. NVDA’s introduction of a new graphics card series sporting chips that aren’t currently supported by any games...
Bitcoin Cash fork may kill Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash fork may kill Bitcoin

If you haven’t been paying attention to Bitcoin (BTCUSD) lately, I can’t blame you, but the cryptocurrency made news yesterday as the cost of a Bitcoin dropped below $6000 for the first time since 2017.Bitcoin lost more than 10% of its value in less than...
When Exchanges Crash: Coinbase’s 17-hour outage

When Exchanges Crash: Coinbase’s 17-hour outage

Coinbase, the U.S. exchange for Bitcoin ($BTC), Bitcoin Cash ($BCH), Ethereum ($ETH), Ethereum Classic ($ETC) and Litecoin ($LTC), crashed on the evening of Thursday, August 9, 2018 at about 5:37 p.m. PDT and stayed down for 17 hours. Irk was, of course, mid-trade....
What does HODL mean?

What does HODL mean?

Originally posted August 8, 2018. Last Updated May 22, 2021 What does HODL mean? In December 2013, early in Bitcoin’s trading life, a very excited (some say inebriated) Bitcoin trader made the typo “HODL” instead of “HOLD” when exclaiming...
What is a Bitcoin?

What is a Bitcoin?

Originally posted August 8, 2018. Last Updated July 4, 2023. What is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency allegedly created by someone named Satoshi Nakamoto (no one actually knows who this person is). S/he created an incredibly complicated formula (or...