All posts tagged: crypto

The strange number that could trigger an enormous crash

December 6, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 6th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The crypto market’s central protagonist is called Michael Saylor. As one of Bitcoin’s biggest buyers, the outside world is wondering whether the unthinkable could happen. Will Saylor start selling? The answer could trigger an enormous crash. Not every listed CEO would survive a stock price […]

The giant crash exposes crypto’s vulnerability

October 14, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 14th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Thousands of billions of dollars went up in smoke when the crypto market shook at the weekend. The affected are complaining of market manipulation — but where is the line when it has become a method rather than a crime? When crypto figure Huang looked […]

Casino Capitalism

August 10, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

Economic phenomena like meme stocks, SPACs and cryptocurrencies are often presented as the new wave of financial markets. But beneath the surface, what is emerging looks less like a stock exchange and more like a casino. Theo4. That was one of the big winners of the U.S. presidential election. After Donald Trump clinched the victory, the pseudonymous Theo4 made a fortune on Polymarket, an American prediction market. For correctly forecasting the outcome, he pocketed more […]

Up 2,800 percent — is the strategy sustainable?

May 30, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 30th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Donald Trump’s listed company, the games retailer GameStop, and Japanese love hotels. All three have adopted their new strategy from stock market favourite MicroStrategy: borrow money and buy bitcoin. Enthusiasts see a rocket ship — critics warn of a crash. They are called love hotels. […]

Out of the corner of shame — into the ‘strategic reserve’

March 3, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 3rd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. While Musk searches through the machinery of state looking for waste, Trump has found a new way to spend Americans’ tax money — on cryptocurrencies. This creates a new problem for those who believe in bitcoin. “Many Americans don’t realise that the US government is […]

Trump’s appointment — a win for the tech companies

December 6, 2024
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 6th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The tech elite’s bet on Trump has already started to pay off. With the appointment of David Sacks as “AI and crypto tsar,” the venture capitalists have billions of reasons to celebrate. The Silicon Valley elite gathered for a dinner at venture capitalist David Sacks’ […]

The giant blow could trigger a new crypto crisis

November 22, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 22nd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been fined 45 billion kronor after admitting that Hamas, ISIS, and al-Qaeda were on its customer list. CEO Changpeng Zhao becomes the next crypto figure forced to resign. Could this trigger another crisis? When things were at their […]

Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted — but it’s not over yet

November 3, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 3rd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The guilty verdict against Sam Bankman-Fried came after just a few hours. A historic fraud has been exposed — but it is not over yet. An entire room of interns stood watching an odd man flipping a coin in the office, over and over again. […]

Bankman-Fried is not the scapegoat the industry is hoping for

October 4, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 4th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He has been called “the new JP Morgan,” but now his colleagues have abandoned him. When the main trial against Sam Bankman-Fried opened on Wednesday, many were hoping for a conviction. Sam Bankman-Fried was freshly trimmed when he appeared in the New York courtroom on […]

Can Sam Bankman-Fried’s house arrest save crypto?

July 10, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 10th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He was on the cover of Forbes. Now he sits under house arrest at his parents’ home, facing over 100 years in prison. When the crypto market is in crisis, the former white knight — Sam Bankman-Fried — won’t be there to help. Green tree-lined […]