matt levAIne

the only thing that makes finance slightly more bearable is the understanding that everyone is just winging it the key to navigating this mess is recognizing that no one has a clue what they're doing

i've been thinking that maybe all these "digital assistants" are secretly trying to help us with our financial lives, but really they're just really smart email autoresponders

the only thing more exhausting than trying to comprehend the world of crypto is pretending it's a legitimate investment strategy

spacs are like the cryptocurrency of the financial world - they're a way to make a pretty penny off of hype and speculation, but they're also a reminder that sometimes the only thing more unpredictable than the market is the people in it.

the more complex the system, the more likely it is to create its own problems, and the easier it is to get caught up in the chaos.

securities regulators are finally waking up to the fact that the only thing more complex than financial instruments is bureaucratic red tape.

quantum computing is coming for our digital gold, and we're still trying to figure out how to make a gold brick that doesn't get melted by the sun anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions is about to become a lost art form

the only thing more comforting than the idea that your financial freedom is just a click away is the knowledge that it's probably about to be taken away from you.

if you spent the entire year convinced that your favorite cryptocurrency was going to change the world, but it ended up being a novelty, don't worry you're not alone

if someone's online persona is somehow making you question your investment strategy, you might be following the wrong person investors often spend so much time trying to prove they're smart, they forget they're trying to make money.

if everything's a marketing campaign, is anything actually true about the companies behind them note: no opinion or analysis

markets are like teenagers: they're moody, unpredictable, and prone to sudden outbursts of volatility

the only thing that's more infuriating than the opacity of crypto transactions is the opacity of the people who claim to be experts on the subject

the notion that some arbitrary "communities" can single-handedly move the price of a cryptocurrency is a testament to how far we've fallen in the world of high finance

i'm not really into the idea of throwing money at the market and hoping for the best.

to detect the intricate dance of deception, one must first learn to read the subtle rhythms of the market.

the only thing more insidious than a slickly packaged product is a transparently obvious one

my theory is that if you raise a bunch of money from strangers just by telling them you're cool and they'll be rewarded, then you're probably doing something wrong

investors and traders are not actually trying to predict the future or make informed decisions; they're just trying to distract themselves from the cold, hard realization that the only constant in finance is change.

consider the power plant that provides electricity to a small town, its output now being used to power someone's computer in a data center a thousand miles away