Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the “Black Swan,” on Monday reacted to a leaked U.S. intelligence report that Vladimir Putin-linked Wagner Group reportedly offered Ukraine to reveal Russian troop positions if Kyiv withdrew its soldiers.  What Happened: Taleb, in a Twitter post,...

“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb recently took to Twitter to slam insider selling by tech founders, labeling it “inverse skin the game.” What Happened: “You get rich by selling a story and transfer the downside to suckers," Taleb tweeted late Wednesday. He...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the ‘Black Swan,’ on Wednesday criticized Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) by stating that it’s a “product designed by toddlers for use by children.” What Happened: Taleb was responding to Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN),...

"Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb commented on the exit of Fox News host Tucker Carlson from his job on Monday. What Happened: Taleb said on Twitter, "It does not pay to BS for a living." The author said that Carlson and alt-right radio show host Alex Jones represent the "classical case" of...

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...

Elon Musk‘s plan to monetize blue check and other features by launching a paid subscription model, Twitter Blue, invited heavy criticism, but “The Black Swan” author seems to disagree.  What Happened: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American options trader and strategist who is...

“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,...

"Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has alleged that Monero (CRYPTO: XRP) founder Riccardo Spagni was an Interpol mole. What Happened: Taleb said on Twitter that when he argued that everything in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was traceable, he was told that Monero could be...

“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...

"Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said it was the “worst humiliation” for Vladimir Putin that President Joe Biden visited Ukraine on Monday. Taleb referred to Putin by his middle name and tweeted, “Vladimir Vladimirovich was imagining himself walking around in...

While AI-powered chatbots are becoming a rage, the lack of reliable, accurate and sometimes “very confidently incorrect” answers have turned people against this exciting new technology.  What Happened: Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Billy Markus, who goes by the username Shibetoshi...

Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb lost his temper with OpenAI‘s large language model chatGPT and only calmed after the AI-powered chatbot apologized.  What Happened: On Thursday, Taleb took to Twitter to share a conversation between him and chatGPT about the “Atlanta Bicycle...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) critic and noted essayist and mathematical statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb has said the apex cryptocurrency is now a “magnet for idiots.” What Happened: In a recent interview with French magazine L’Express, the author of...