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Weekly Digest: Why All Global Payments Could Be in Crypto Within 5 Years

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 29, 2022 ·

Plus, Britain’s Drastic Move to Tackle Energy Price Inflation Welcome to your Sunday digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 28, 2022 ·

The U.S. Is Approaching a Critical Moment… We pick up today where we left off earlier in the week…with more worrisome inflation news. I wrote to …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 27, 2022 ·

Low-Cost Travel to Dream Destinations There are no ferries between Portugal and Morocco. I know this because I’ve lost an hour of my life in a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 26, 2022 ·

The Secret to Success, Fulfillment, and Happiness… “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Wish I could claim that …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 25, 2022 ·

Why I’ve Built a “Dark Future Portfolio” I popped over to the U.S. for the weekend. Flew home to see my daughter graduate high school. Was a nice …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 20, 2022 ·

…and a Pathway to an EU Passport “How much did you really like Greece?” my wife asked me recently. The way she phrased the question, the weirdly …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 19, 2022 ·

Yesterday was another tough day for the markets, as worries about inflation led to big declines in the stocks of major retailers like …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 18, 2022 ·

Will the Crypto Markets Ever Be the Same Again? My landlord, Peter, is upset. The crypto market has been too cruel to him of …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 17, 2022 ·

Why I’m Disappointed About Turning $200 Into $2,300. It seems to me I have every right to sue my son. Hear me out. What he did to me is beyond …

Jeff D. Opdyke · May 16, 2022 ·

Why Non-Fungible Tokens Are the Future of Investing “How you feelin’ right about now?” my friend asked sarcastically in a FaceTime chat last week, …