Michael Kern

Safehaven

Contributor since: 21 Feb 2018

Contact Contributor

Biography

• Social Media Giants Crack Down On Global Info War

  Published 27 August 2018 | viewed 9,242 times

  As U.S. mid-term elections near, social media giants say they have discovered and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to Russia and Iran…

• Apple Co-Founder Jumps On The Blockchain Bandwagon

  Published 23 August 2018 | viewed 13,979 times

  Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak has always been fan of cryptocurrencies but struggled with the broader blockchain trend, claiming it was just a bubble. But now…

• How Bitcoin Can Subsidize Green Energy Projects

  Published 22 August 2018 | viewed 2,334 times

  If you’ve been following the cryptocurrency space for a while, chances are you’ve heard this one: “Bitcoin uses more energy than <insert country here>.” The…

• Emerging Market Woes Spark Surge In Bitcoin Trading Volume

  Published 20 August 2018 | viewed 9,155 times

  There’s a storm brewing in Turkey. The lira has plummeted over 50 percent on the dollar in the past 12 months, and it’s likely that…

• What Is Bakkt And Can It Take Bitcoin Mainstream?

  Published 15 August 2018 | viewed 6,510 times

  Is this the moment we’ve been waiting for? The moment bitcoin goes mainstream? Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of 23 exchanges, including the world’s largest,…

• The Tech That Will Shape The Future Of Megaprojects

  Published 14 August 2018 | viewed 5,822 times

  Developing countries are facing an uphill battle as technology continues to transform the world. From infrastructure to energy, the World Bank estimates these countries will…

• How Will A Global Economic Crisis Impact Bitcoin?

  Published 07 August 2018 | viewed 7,512 times

  Bitcoin was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis that wreaked havoc on the world economy, but it hasn’t quite had the chance…

• Mexico’s Fintech Industry Is Booming

  Published 02 August 2018 | viewed 9,394 times

  It’s fair to say that banks in Mexico don’t have the best reputation. It’s probably fair to say much worse, but we’ll keep it at…

• Homeland Security Takes Clear Stance On Russian Hacking

  Published 01 August 2018 | viewed 7,199 times

  Since his election, President Trump has played a hot-and-cold game with America’s intelligence agencies, mostly rejecting their reports about Russian involvement in elections campaign and…

• Iran Reconsiders Crypto As Sanctions Loom

  Published 31 July 2018 | viewed 7,445 times

  Since the United States withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal, tensions between Washington and Tehran have reached new heights. And with a fresh round of…

• New York Evicts Internet Provider For High-Speed Failure

  Published 30 July 2018 | viewed 8,802 times

  The State of New York is moving to evict its largest internet and cable provider for failing to deliver on fast connection promises that had…

• Bears And Bulls Duke It Out In Crypto Markets

  Published 27 July 2018 | viewed 4,612 times

  Crypto bulls were loving this week, with prices climbing above $8,000, good news lining up and strong signs that institutional investors are jumping on board.…

• Wells Fargo Hit By Another Transparency Scandal

  Published 24 July 2018 | viewed 10,343 times

  On Monday, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) shares closed up nearly 3 percent, even though it reported a weak Q2 on July 13 and has…

• The Looming "Hyper-War"

  Published 18 July 2018 | viewed 2,484 times

  Technological breakthroughs have always resulted in massive shifts in society, geopolitics and even war, but the new race between the United States and China for…

• Bezos’ Space Flight Gamble

  Published 17 July 2018 | viewed 2,938 times

  Since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, announced last month that his Blue Origin company planned to start test flights with…

• Geopolitical Uncertainty Weighs On Global Markets

  Published 16 July 2018 | viewed 3,750 times

  Monday, July 16, 2018 Geopolitical uncertainty amid. President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, with talks taking place behind closed doors. A…

• Tightening Immigration Policy Could Hurt The Tech Sector

  Published 13 July 2018 | viewed 2,504 times

  The current U.S. Administration's tough stance on immigration has attracted a lot of criticism from U.S. tech companies that rely heavily on skilled foreign workers…

• The Three Horsemen Of The Bitcoin Apocalypse

  Published 12 July 2018 | viewed 3,119 times

  There’s never a day that passes without some otherwise intelligent economist making radical claims about bitcoin. It’s all been said before. “It has no intrinsic…

• The U.S.-Chinese Race To End All Privacy

  Published 11 July 2018 | viewed 2,571 times

  Four years ago, Edward Snowden poignantly noted that “No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society, that we know of to this point,…

• This Tiny Island Is The First Blockchain Nation

  Published 10 July 2018 | viewed 3,940 times

  The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is not particularly well-known for its size, being only slightly less than twice the size of Washington. But that…