Luke Conway

New Jersey, New York, Somerville

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Finance writer and editor // Past: @Investopedia, @TheStreet, @jpmorgan // Present: @ConwayWealth

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Articles

A esquerda tem um problema de autoritarismo (mas não sabe disso)

Sep 24, 2024 | xibolete.org | Luke Conway

Por Luke ConwayNo filme Os Vingadores, Loki — representando o papel de líder autoritário por excelência — ordena a um grupo de alemães comuns que se ajoelhem diante dele. Parece funcionar, pois quase todos obedecem. Mas um homem solitário se recusa, dizendo que ele “não [se ajoelhará] para homens como você”. Loki, arrogantemente, afirma: “Não há homens como eu”. Então o homem alemão profere a grande verdade oculta da psicologia autoritária: “Sempre há homens como você”.
The Left Has an Authoritarian Problem (but Doesn’t Know It) — Presser

Aug 1, 2024 | pressermag.com | Luke Conway

In the movie The Avengers, Loki—playing the part of the consummate authoritarian leader—orders a group of average Germans to kneel before him. It seems to work, as almost everyone complies.
Confessions of a former environmentalist: Five reasons why I gave up on “Green” policies

Feb 13, 2024 | bridgervalleypioneer.com | Luke Conway

I used to be an environmentalist. I once wrote that “scientists are right about climate change.” I long opposed logging clear-cuts and excessive drilling. I even voted for the Green Party candidate (gasp!) for president. But this long-time supporter of environmentalism has completely abandoned its modern instantiation. Here are five reasons why. Failed climate change predictions. Science is about accurate prediction. If Newton’s theory had failed to predict how apples fall, then it would be useless.
Confessions of a former environmentalist

Feb 1, 2024 | thecitizen.com | Luke Conway

by Dr. Luke ConwayI used to be an environmentalist. I once wrote that “scientists are right about climate change.” I long opposed logging clear-cuts and excessive drilling. I even voted for the Green Party candidate (gasp!) for president. But this long-time supporter of environmentalism has completely abandoned its modern instantiation. Here are five reasons why. 1. Failed climate change predictions. Science is about accurate prediction.
Confessions of a Former Environmentalist

Jan 31, 2024 | patriotpost.us | Luke Conway

By Dr. Luke ConwayI used to be an environmentalist. I once wrote that “scientists are right about climate change.” I long opposed logging clear-cuts and excessive drilling. I even voted for the Green Party candidate (gasp!) for president. But this long-time supporter of environmentalism has completely abandoned its modern instantiation. Here are five reasons why. 1. Failed climate change predictions. Science is about accurate prediction.
Grayscale bitcoin trust discount closes as investors anticipate ETF conversion

Nov 2, 2023 | thestreet.com | Dan Weil |Luke Conway |Kinsey Grant |Robert Powell

The discount between the Grayscale bitcoin trust (GBTC) and its underlying asset value is closing as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) considers an application to convert the product into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). Perspective: The price of GBTC, one of the most influential products in the crypto market, has been trending closer to its net asset value (NAV) for most of this year.
Interest in BlackRock ETF, MicroStrategy shares show cryptocurrency is here to stay

Oct 3, 2023 | thestreet.com | Dan Weil |Luke Conway |Kinsey Grant |Rob Nelson |Robert Powell

As the digital landscape reshapes our conventional understandings about nearly everything in the world around us, the rise of cryptocurrency and its impact on financial systems stands as one of the most transformative movements of all. Delving deeper into this evolution, Roundtable anchor Rob nelson held a compelling dialogue with Luke Stokes, the managing director of crypto wallet project FIO.
$77 billion asset manager VanEck prepares to launch Ethereum ETF

Sep 29, 2023 | thestreet.com | Sabrina Toppa |Luke Conway |Riley McDermid |Robert Powell

Institutional financial firm VanEck, which manages more than $77 billion in assets, is set to launch the VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in ethereum futures contracts. Perspective: As a rush to offer crypto-focused investment products among Wall Street firms continues, VanEck is one of the largest institutions to put its weight behind the adoption of cryptocurrency.
Coinbase CEO calls for new rules after JPMorgan's Chase UK bans crypto payments

Sep 29, 2023 | thestreet.com | Sabrina Toppa |Luke Conway |Riley McDermid |Robert Powell

Starting October 16, Chase UK will no longer permit customers to use their debit cards or bank accounts for cryptocurrency, due to the perceived prevalence of crypto scams and fraud. “If we think you’re making a payment related to crypto assets, we’ll decline it,” Chase told customers in an email this week.
Is it ‘way more risky to hold fiat’ in Latin America and Africa than crypto?

Sep 22, 2023 | thestreet.com | Luke Conway |Rob Nelson |M. Corey Goldman |Sabrina Toppa |Robert Powell

More than half of Latin Americans have purchased something with crypto, according to Mastercard, and the most recent Crypto Adoption Index from Chainalysis has ranked Nigeria as the second most popular country using crypto, indicating that there might be more Nigerians using crypto than Europeans.