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Analysis, news, portraits and trading culture — by the Captain.
Crypto Tax in France 2026: The Flat Tax Is 31.4%, Not 30%
France’s flat tax on crypto-assets has risen to 31.4%, and the BOFiP itself still shows the old rate: the full picture, with the official sources in hand.
Crypto Tax in Switzerland 2026: Gains, Wealth, Derivatives
The gain is tax-free, the holding isn’t: ten cantonal scales, AVS contributions on wealth, and where professional trading begins.
Crypto Tax in Luxembourg 2026: 0% After Six Months
The only country in the series where you can legally cut your capital gain to zero without any tax structuring — but that 0% has a cost nobody writes about: losses.
Crypto Tax in Belgium 2026: The 10% Tax Explained
Fifteen years of exemption ended on 1 January 2026: what changes, what you needed to have done beforehand, and the fate of the derivatives nobody covers.
Crypto Tax in Canada and Quebec 2026: The Full Guide
The increase to 66.67% was cancelled: the inclusion rate stays at 50%. Federal and provincial tax, superficial loss, and why leverage can turn your gains into business income.
Kevin Warsh: The Hawk Leading the Fed Since 2026
A Fed governor at 35 who resigned in 2011, Kevin Warsh has led the Fed since May 2026 and steered September’s rate hike. Profile current as of October 7.
Jerome Powell: A Portrait of the Fed Chair (2018-2026)
From the Carlyle Group to the Fed chairmanship: Jerome Powell steered through Covid, the worst inflation spike in 40 years, and then an institutional epilogue without precedent since 1951.
Janet Yellen: First Woman to Lead the Fed (2014–2018)
From Brooklyn to Washington: how Janet Yellen became the first woman to lead the Fed in 2014, before a second “first” at the US Treasury.
Ben Bernanke: The Academic Who Saved the Fed in 2008
Appointed Fed chair two years before the 2008 crisis, the Great Depression scholar invented QE—then won the Nobel Prize in 2022.
Alan Greenspan, the Fed’s Maestro (1987–2006)
On June 22, 2026, Alan Greenspan passed away at 100. A look back at nineteen years at the helm of the Fed: the 1987 crash, irrational exuberance, and the Great Moderation.
Crypto Tax 2026: Full Comparison of 12 Countries
Twelve countries, twelve tax bills for the same €40,000 gain: rates, holding periods, loss rules, perpetuals, exit tax and DAC 8, sourced and calculated.
Lunar Phase Cycle Indicator: Does It Actually Work?
A real TradingView indicator turns bullish at every new moon. We tested the classic rule — buy at the new moon, sell at the full moon — across 131 lunar cycles on Bitcoin and the S&P 500, measured against simply doing nothing. The verdict isn’t what moon traders want to hear.