Bitcoin has dropped 45% since its peak of 126,000 in October of 2025 .  Here is a   video on what has happened .  Two historic graphs. Of course, who would have known, but: If you had purchased $100 worth of Bitcoin earlier in 2015, it would today be worth close to $25,000 today. If you bought at the end of 2015, around $15,000.   Of course, if you had somehow gotten in at the beginning,  here is what I wrote in October of last year,  updating Bitcoin when it was at this high period. By late 2009, the first recorded exchange of Bitcoin for dollars was $5.02. Something to do with pizza, but on 22May2010, 10,000 Bitcoins were worth $40. June 2011:  $26/bitcoin. February 2013:  $22/bitcoin. But those numbers have not been used to make this comparison to today Here is what $100 invested in these companies in early 2015 would be worth in late 2025/early 2026: Amazon (AMZN):   ~$880 - $950 Apple (AAPL):   ~$850 - $1,150 Alphabet/Google (G...

I've almost totally ignored topics like Donald Trump, international hotspots and the like for months.  So today, a quick look at news of the world.  Of course, the most noteworthy is still the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.   But I don't want to spoil your TV-watching, so will be mostly circumspect in my reportage.  I won't give final results of the day ( and the events today will be over by the time I release this posting ), unless it is so earth-shaking that something has to be said. With that, I can send you to the best location to see what has happened, and what you can anticipate in the future.   This is the official site of these Winter Games . While this is bringing you up to date, I will continue to include the  official medals tally.   If some of you are concerned that your country isn't doing well, there are 12 days left. To segue into the real world,  American Olympic athletes are having a hard time being honest about w...