December 2017 – The Joy of Investing

The December 8, 2017 Newsletter

The Connolly Financial Advisors December 2017 Newsletter

BlockFi to Launch new Product Suite with Private Firm Neuberger Berman October 25, 2021
BlockFi has partnered with Neuberger Berman to develop and issue a series of digital asset management products and strategies, the companies announced on Monday. Through the launch of BlockFi | nb, clients will have access to an asset management product suite that provides access to digital assets and service from experts in investment management and […]
Thomas Connolly
Adventures in DeFi-land Can decentralised finance lay the foundations for an open digital economy? September 19, 2021
DeFi has grown tremendously in scale and scope in recent years. The Ethereum blockchain, which underpins much of DeFi activity, settled $2.5trn-worth of transactions in the second quarter of 2021, including payments and transactions to facilitate trading and lending. (Visa, a payments giant, settled about the same amount in the same period; Nasdaq, a stock […]
Thomas Connolly
Inside the Coming War Over Digital Currencies—and What It Means for Your Money by Barron’s September 18, 2021
The war over money is heating up: For the first time in more than a century, the dollar’s supremacy is being challenged. The rise of cryptocurrencies and “stablecoins” has spurred a rethinking of what a currency is, who regulates it, and what it means when it’s no longer controlled by a national government. The dollar […]
Thomas Connolly
Helium: Exponential Coverage By Sami Kassab September 17, 2021
Currently, there are Helium hotspots deployed in 119 countries worldwide. Breaking down this network data, 25 countries around the world represent roughly 96% of the network. Although the US currently has the largest share of hotspots at around 54%, Helium cannot be labeled a local phenomenon. The remaining hotspots have been popping up all over […]
Thomas Connolly