Kenneth Rapoza

Kenneth Rapoza

Benzinga Contributor

About
A former WSJ staffer covering Brazil, Ken later wrote about business and investing in emerging markets for Forbes from 2011 to 2023 and joined the Forbes Digital team in 2013 to cover crypto. He had his FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses (since expired) ...
Uniswap vs SEC Power Struggle Cannot Deter DEXs Away From Their Privacy Mandates
Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI), one of the biggest decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEX), is in an ongoing
Following Coinbase And Stripe Deal, Fiat-To-Crypto Payments Players See Big Future
The future of online payments is leaning a few degrees closer to cryptocurrencies. That doesn’t mean Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will gain more traction and prices will rise; but some form of digital fiat, like U.S.
Old School Crypto Staking For High Yield Easier For Most Investors Than New Restaking Craze
Cryptocurrency investors should be staking at least one of their coins, take the yield, and let it ride. For retailer investors who are up on all the lingo, “staking” is like locking up money in a high risk investment, for the promise of interest payments over the lock-up period. Private equity does this.
What Does Europe's 'Tilt Rightward' Really Mean And Is The FTSE Europe ETF Worth Buying Now?
By now, we have all heard that Europe had a fairly decisive turn rightward over the weekend in parliamentary elections.
Layer 2 Blockchains Like Prometeus, Mantle, Nearly Equal Bitcoin Gains. But Are The L2 Players Worth The Investor Risk Now?
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This Obscure Nasdaq Listing From A Faraway Land Has Outperformed The S&P 500 Over The Last Two Years. Is It Worth The Risk?
Class action attempts since late 2023 and a Russian court seizing $21 million of billionaire CEO Timur Turlov's assets kept Freedom Holding bearish so far.
Why Elon Musk Is Right About Argentina; "Chainsaw" President Milei Has Argentina Stocks Beating The S&P 500 All Year
Following a recent trip to Buenos Aires, America’s “Iron Man” Elon Musk said investors should put money to work
Cinco De "Ut Oh": Mexico Investors Face "Dead Money" Scenario As Economy Slows, And Rate Cuts Less Likely
Banxico’s survey of economists on May  2 has GDP falling to 2.26%, and inflation rising to 4.16%, meaning interest rate cuts likely on hold.