Michael Kern

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Contributor since: 15 Aug 2017

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• The Coronavirus Is Crushing China’s Car Market

  Published 21 February 2020 | viewed 3,002 times

  With the death toll from the coronavirus now surpassing 2,230, and nearly 900 new cases of infection in China as of yesterday, businesses are reeling,…

• The Ultimate Virus-Infected Computer Fetches $1.35M At Auction

  Published 03 June 2019 | viewed 3,020 times

  The most expensive laptop in the world costs $3.5 million, and it’s studded in Swarovski diamonds, with a gold-plated shell. But now we have a…

• Netflix Bows To Saudis, Takes On Movie Industry

  Published 02 January 2019 | viewed 1,002 times

  Perhaps it speaks to the growing power of Netflix that Saudi Arabia feels the streaming giant is a big enough threat that Riyadh is compelled…

• Google Takes Aim At Amazon And Alibaba

  Published 19 June 2018 | viewed 1,135 times

  Combine Google’s technology with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, and you get a strategic partnership that brings a massive online shopping monster that can take on…

• World’s Largest Hedge Fund Claims Investors Are In Danger

  Published 05 June 2018 | viewed 10,125 times

  Bridgewater, the largest hedge fund in the world, is warning clients that 2019 is looking particularly dangerous, blaming fiscal stimulus that result in a continued…

• The Next War Is Existential, And We’re Entirely Unprepared

  Published 04 June 2018 | viewed 1,467 times

  A devastating cyber-attack occurs in the U.S., which threatens to bring the world to its knees. With the clock ticking, the president disappears … It…

• Trade War Rattles Markets

  Published 04 June 2018 | viewed 5,892 times

  Monday, June 4, 2018Trump proceeds with trade war, China issues warning. Last week, the Trump administration moved forward with steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada,…

• Bitcoin Mining Is Booming In Eurasia

  Published 02 May 2018 | viewed 1,175 times

  Eurasia is a region rich with natural resources, but it’s also a key region for superpowers to carry out geopolitical power plays. It’s the heart…

• The Trillion Dollar Space Race

  Published 22 April 2018 | viewed 2,097 times

  The mother of all investments is space: the origins of everything, including our huge and lucrative bets on the Internet of Everything and Artificial Intelligence.…

• The Blockchain Boom Hits The Utilities Sector

  Published 19 April 2018 | viewed 1,420 times

  There are a number of blockchain initiatives that have so much hype backing them that it can be difficult to tell whether the project is…

• Will Blockchain Stocks Ever Bounce Back?

  Published 17 April 2018 | viewed 2,265 times

  We’ve all seen the “iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain” story. This was part of a wild trend that escalated toward the end of…

• Solving The Social Media Data Crisis

  Published 11 April 2018 | viewed 2,396 times

  Facebook has had a tough few weeks. In addition to the massive Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal announced at the end of March, it was…

• Why Are Governments Creating Their Own Cryptocurrencies?

  Published 23 March 2018 | viewed 2,853 times

  Following the rise and the fall of Venezuela’s ‘el petro,’ government issued crytpos have become a popular topic worldwide, with emerging economies and economic powerhouses…

• Cryptojacking: A New Threat Vector To Critical Infrastructure

  Published 22 February 2018 | viewed 2,056 times

  Cryptojacking is the latest buzzword in the crypto-community. The premise is simple; wannabe miners secretly install software on unsuspecting devices or websites which hijack the…

• Commodity Coins and Us: What To Expect From The "Tokenization of Everything"

  Published 19 February 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Cryptocurrencies have become the most loved-and-hated topic in the financial world. Corporate coins, joke coins, government coins, and even commodity-backed coins are flooding the markets,…

• The Wild West Embraces Cryptocurrencies

  Published 30 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  The United States is in a unique position regarding bitcoin regulation. The country is not only the third largest by population in the world, but…

• Crashes, Crackdowns, and the Coverage of Cryptos

  Published 25 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  Fear, uncertainty, and doubt. FUD. Any piece of perceivably bad news for cryptos seems to fall under this umbrella. Government crackdown rumors, analysts shouting “bubble,”…

• Chinese Bitcoin Miners Explore New Options

  Published 16 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  A new leak has sprung from China’s bitcoin rumor pool. And while markets have grown resilient of such news, this new potential crackdown seems to…

• Japan Is The Center Of The Crypto-Revolution

  Published 11 January 2018 | viewed 0 times

  It has been nearly 4 years since the fall of Japan-based Mt. Gox, arguably the most devastating incident to hit the bitcoin world, resulting in…

• Blockchain, IoT, and a $3.6 trillion Infrastructure Crisis

  Published 08 December 2017 | viewed 0 times

  There is a crisis unfolding in the United States. Infrastructure has become dated, decayed, and vulnerable to attack. A problem which the American Society of…