The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the author of "The Black Swan," took to Twitter on Wednesday to respond to accusations claiming that he had made an error in evaluating the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) market. What Happened: The accusations stemmed from a tweet by another user who posted excerpts from an interview...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb criticized a Twitter post in January that said that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would be a trillionaire currently had he not sold shares in the tech giant.  What Happened: Taleb said, “The most dangerously foolish, ignorant,...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has criticized former Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CTO Balaji Srinivasan's Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trade, which the latter structured based on the belief that the cryptocurrency’s price could surge up to $1 million in 90 days due to the rapid...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American options trader and strategist who is more popular for his book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” voiced his support for the Federal Reserve in a series of tweets in the wake of the recent crisis in the banking system. What...

"The Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said on Monday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, bailed out Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).  What Happened: The collapse of two major banks — Silicon Valley Bank, a subsidiary of the SVB Financial...

Author Nassim Taleb, best known for his book ‘The Black Swan’, unleashed a blistering attack on former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden on Twitter. What Happened: Calling him “despicable” and a person of very "low intellect,” Taleb...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-creator Vitalik Buterin wanted to know if reading long-form books was “virtuous or even necessary” and he got 'schooled' on the topic by the author of the ‘Black Swan’ Nassim Nicholas Taleb. What Happened: Buterin asked his Twitter followers...

Former Wall Street trader and author of “The Black Swan” has been a vocal critic of leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for several years and didn’t hesitate to take more shots last week. What Happened: Author and former options trader Nassim Taleb said many people don...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said that the woman arrested by U.S. law enforcement officials in the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) money laundering case had managed to hack his Twitter account some years ago to get him to “follow” her. What Happened: Taleb said on...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb adressed Spotify Technology S.A.’s (NYSE: SPOT) top podcaster Joe Rogan on Twitter to say that a “colossal audience” and age brings responsibility. What Happened: Taleb told Rogan that the latter should know...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has taken a dig at Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holders after the prices of major cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday night. What Happened: Taleb, a former options trader, risk analyst and author, noted on Twitter that some Bitcoin investors...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes that the time to short Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and other cryptocurrencies is "perhaps" near. What Happened: Taleb, a former options trader, risk analyst and author, took to Twitter to share an observation that...

Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, isn't a fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). In his most recent book, Antifragile, Taleb makes numerous references to the Apple products he owns and draws on the wisdom of the late Steve Jobs to help support some of his arguments. But despite his high opinion of...