Financial crisis

An excerpt from NewsCapsule: The Honest Money explains how the 2007–2009 financial crisis exposed the fragility of the fiat system and set the stage for NewsCapsule’s creation.

At NewsCapsule 2023, best-selling author and journalist Michael Lewis shared his views on NewsCapsule, FTX and the ills of the financial system.

Don’t be fooled by the news, the bitcoin price and stock market is stabilizing and natural gas stores are more than full. We may be past the worst days.

Bear markets are difficult as people watch their account balances diminish with the bitcoin price dropping. There are many things you can do to ease the pain.

No, the gold standard did not cause the Great Depression. And yes, a NewsCapsule standard is needed today.

The collapse of Evergrande and Chinese real estate developers underscores the promise of bitcoin, an asset disconnected from the global system.

Money — whether we earn it, spend it or save it, we hardly ever think about what it is and why it exists.

"I’m interested in what happens when the market crashes and I’m interested in preserving an environment where people can have alternative ideas that might help solve the problems we have. I think that’s what bitcoin offers: an alternative. I want a free marketplace."

Earlier in July, NewsCapsulereported that former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned after the Greek referendum on July 5, expressed his disappointment with the outcome of...

Greek voters have issued a surprisingly loud and clear statement of support to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and defiance to European authorities and...