Jeff D. Opdyke

A Joyous Return to Mexico The smell of barbecued meat lingers in the sultry night air. A young, dreadlocked woman strums a guitalele and dishes up …

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I Turned $200 Into $12K Thanks to “Free” Crypto Assets. I knew exactly what I wanted to write as I situated myself into an Air Canada flight to …

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This week saw two major stories in the headlines: the collapse in Netflix’s stock, and a potential EU-wide ban on Russian oil. Though they seem …

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The human capacity for closemindedness is unsurpassed.  Or maybe it’s just some people’s inherent cynicism and their need to denigrate …

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Plus, the Hottest Crypto Company in Town  Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in …

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This week, we learned that Mastercard has filed 15 metaverse and NFT trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. And it’s not alone, with …

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The Everyday Prices in Prague Will Shock You  I’m headed back to America next month—to attend my daughter’s high school graduation. I am not …

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