★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceServicesTechnology Payment Stocks Pummeled, But BNPL and Digital Asset Transformation Could Propel Growth in 2022 The fintech sector has slipped into a significant downtrend over the last few months. Concerns over macroeconomic factors, specifically the…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 6, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerMarketsServicesTechnology Facebook’s Metaverse Pivot Points Toward A Rising Wave of Blockchain Adoption and NFT Support Facebook's recent "Meta" rebrand has ratcheted up interest in the conceptual metaverse, virtual worlds full of avatars that represent people,…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 9, 2021
⚑ Joe Mac's Viewpoints⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy The Roaring (Inflation) ‘20s Despite growth in the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation exceeding 3.0% for six consecutive months, a rise unlikely to peak…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 3, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Improving Stablecoin Sentiment Set the Stage for Crypto’s Record Run, But New Regulations and CBDCs Could Create Uncertainty Prior to Bitcoin's ripping price action over the last month, Tether scored a victory in ongoing litigation when a judge tossed…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 26, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentFinancePolitics & Policy Bitcoin Goes Even Greener: Utility-Scale Renewables, Nuclear Power, Eliminating Natural Gas Waste Despite more than three quarters of Bitcoin's vast energy usage being supplied by sources of renewable energy, the most relentless…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 6, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMarketsTechnology Ethereum Demand for DeFi, Staking Expands as Exchange Supply Continues Shrinking As demand for Ethereum (ETH) continues to rise, the amount of ETH available on exchanges has plunged to a two-year low…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 24, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMonetary Policy The Summer of CBDCs: Where Central Banks Stand in Their Digital Currency Ambitions Several central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots have begun kicking off around the world in recent months. China's PBOC has…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 14, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeFinancePolitics & PolicyTechnology Bitcoin’s Breakthroughs in Latin America and a Miner Exodus From China Create New Blockchain Opportunities Crypto asset prices have plummeted through May and June, but that has not halted overall adoption. In fact, one of the…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 23, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEnergy & EnvironmentFinanceServicesTechnology Breaking Down Bitcoin’s Corrections, Criticisms, and What Comes Next For Crypto The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for cryptocurrencies following Bitcoin's more than 50% decline. In other words, business as…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 26, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMarketsTechnology Explaining Ethereum: DeFi, EIP-1559, and the Proof-of-Stake Future Ethereum (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, has seen a rapid appreciation over the last month - breaking the…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 3, 2021