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The Altcoin Rises

O n May 11 2020, the crypto world experienced the phenomena knows as Bitcoin halving . For those who are still a little looney-toons regarding this phenomena, here's the lowdown . Moral of the story is that, as the Bitcoin supply decreased and it's 21 million market cap slowly approached, it was widely accepted that the low supply and high demand will increase the price of the cryptocurrency back to its previous highs. Basic business right? Wrong! Source: Equity Trust Company BTC prices actually fell and after briefly holding steady, are only just rising above the 10000 USD range. Surprise eh? Well, we are not done yet. Because while the most valuable crypto coin wasn't showing it's expected gains, some other cryptocurrencies shot to outer space. There was no SpaceX rocket nor a Tesla Roadster involved. These "altcoins" bumped up in their market value thanks to the entire underlying system of cryptocurrency: investor speculation.  But what exactly are these &q

Who Will Lift The World Cup?

L et me make it very clear from the beginning, I am a Lionel Messi fan so I really want Argentina to lift the trophy. At least that will put him ahead of Ronaldo when the inevitable comparisons run their course. But the fact is such that Argentina is not a really great team ( Enormous Sadness engulfs me). So I question myself as to who will lift that golden trophy. Apparently FIFA 18 suggest it will be France. And in case you were wondering how a game could come with such a wild name, it will be prudent to mention than the same EA FIFA game accurately predicted the 2010 and 2014 world cup winners. So there might be some truth behind it. France are an amazing team and they probably the greatest number of talented young players ( Martial, Pogba, Mbappe, Griezmann, Fekir etc.). And given the chance, they would love to exorcise their Euro 2016 demons and humiliate Portugal on their way to lifting the World Cup. But then again no one really expected Portugal to win the Euro