Author: Pat Baldwin

The penultimate scene of Braveheart with Mel Gibson never really made sense to me. This amazing warrior, who is finally caught and being tortured on a pedestal, is expected by his regally dressed captors and a chanting audience to give in and cry for mercy, but instead he yells the word “freedom!” before the axe […]

It’s easy to make money in the block market when the price of bitcoin is soaring. But what about now? Just three months ago (three months in crypto time = three years in human time), bitcoin was hitting new highs, topping out at about $63,500 per bitcoin. Today, it’s about half that. Manic, followed by […]

It’s true that we’ve been in a broad range from $30,000 to $40,000 (orange lines) ever since the mass liquidation of May 19, which may or may not have been triggered by Elon Musk tweets and China FUD. It’s also true, however, that we’ve been having trouble remaining in the top half of that range […]

Are central banks scared of cryptocurrencies? Their actions seem to indicate that they are. Today, the European Central Bank officially announced that it will initiate the investigation phase for a digital euro. The individuals behind this announcement appear to be positioning the potential digital euro as a better version of bitcoin. The digital currency would […]

It’s easy to make money in the block market when the price of bitcoin is soaring. But what about now? Just three months ago (three months in crypto time = three years in human time), bitcoin was hitting new highs, topping out at about $63,500 per bitcoin. Today, it’s about half that. Manic, followed by […]

A mighty competition, the culmination of months’ worth of hard work and dedication, resulted in the victory for England. No, we’re not talking about the finals of the UEFA European Championship, which was a crushing defeat for England, resulting from a rather disappointing penalty shootout. Forza Italia! We’re talking about the billionaire race to space. […]

Prices may be falling off the charts today, but there are clear signs that the market is not dead. Here’s a glaring example. … There is no doubt that like many dozens of projects that are waiting more favorable market conditions before launch, Circle probably would have preferred waiting a few weeks before making such […]

Here are the latest DeFi interest rates from the most established DeFi lending and savings platforms. Leading DeFi Lending and Savings Apps At Bitcoin Market Journal, we track interest rates paid to depositors at five leading DeFi protocols. Here’s a brief introduction to each platform. Aave Aave is an established decentralized lending protocol where anyone […]

The idea was simple, to bridge the gap between the old and new using the power of technology, and what better way to do that than with a commemorative NFT? Today, the country of Israel has made history, as Isaac Herzog, its 11th president, was sworn into office using an NFT that contained the image […]