Melina Petrakis

Covered fintech and payments for years before going independent. Writes about blockchain, digital assets, and where money is headed.

Articles by Melina Petrakis

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Personal Finance

How We Built Retirement Savings from Zero to Secure

It’s perfectly acceptable to start building your retirement savings with modest contributions, even if they seem insignificant at first. Similar

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Investing

Nvidia Set for Another Earnings Double Beat Preview

Nvidia Corporation’s shares have experienced a period of consolidation since the beginning of August 2025, displaying essentially flat performance throughout

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Investing

US Stock Exceptionalism Ending in 2025?

A Long-Term Perspective on US Stocks Assuming no major disruptions occur before the end of the year, 2025 is shaping

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Politics

DOJ Official Defies Impeachment Over Epstein Files

‘Bring it on’ — Top Justice Department Official Defies Impeachment Threats Over Epstein Files Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche displayed

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Business

$280B Tobacco Giant’s Strategy: Growth via Smoker Switch to Alternatives

Philip Morris International (PMI), a massive tobacco corporation valued at approximately $280 billion and renowned worldwide for its iconic Marlboro

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Investing

Unlock Golden Returns with Mining Stocks

Exploring investments in mining stocks represents a strategic method to enhance your investment portfolio’s involvement with gold, alongside various other

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Investing

ASML Stock Drops 18% Amid July AI Market Volatility

What Happened with ASMLShares of ASML experienced a notable decline throughout July as broader market pressures weighed on artificial intelligence related equities and the firm released its second quarter financial results. Although the earnings report initially provided some upward movement, it pro

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Technology

Ethereum Staking Reward Proposal Ignites Community Debate

A team of six Ethereum researchers and developers, one of whom is Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation, has put forward a new plan to adjust how the network issues rewards to validators. The goal is to reduce those rewards more aggressively whenever the total amount of staked Ether grows larger

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Investing

Gold Tops $5000: Essential Guide for New Investors

Market fluctuations in the stock sector can prove intimidating for investors of all experience levels, particularly those approaching or already

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