Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake: What’s the Difference? Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Proof of work (PoW) and proof of stake (PoS) are the two main ways a blockchain verifies transactions and adds new blocks without a middleman. The core difference is what you have to spend to […]
Last week, as the market continued to edge higher on weakness, we started initiating large short positions on stocks, crypto and REITs. This was due to many bearish overbought technical indicators, as well as bearish price patterns like bear flags or head and shoulders patterns. Markets were mostly flat the whole week until Friday, when […]
Is Cryptocurrency a Good Investment? An Honest Answer for Beginners Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Cryptocurrency can be a good investment, but only as a small, high-risk, high-reward slice of a portfolio, never the bulk of it. Crypto is a peer-to-peer digital currency that runs on a blockchain instead of […]
After a strong market rally that last lasted the past few weeks, we have started to see prices come down last week. Is this just another pullback in the new bull market, or is this the resumption of the bear market? Either way, it does not matter, because our plan was to take short positions […]
Why are blockchains touted as the next big thing in the financial industry and potentially a major game-changer? If you have heard of blockchain technology, chances are you know it has something to do with bitcoin, decentralised finance or cryptocurrency. And while those two things have become inextricably linked, they are not the same. That’s […]
