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CFPB (Idiots) Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data To Personal Account #GotBitcoin
Agency describes breach as a major incident and says employee no longer works there. CFPB (Idiots) Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data To Personal Account #GotBitcoin WASHINGTON—A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee forwarded to a personal email account confidential information on thousands of consumers and dozens of financial firms, in…
Global Bitcoin Game Theory Is Now Playing Out
“Bitcoin’s pawn to e4 move is pressuring other nations to adopt bitcoin.” Joker. Global Bitcoin Game Theory Is Now Playing Out Updated: 7-5-2019 Bitcoin As A Master Piece of Game Theory And Incentives The role of incentives and game theory in the most famous blockchain. In the past decade,…
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Could Be Bitcoin’s Biggest Banking Crackdown And Regulatory Battle
Updated: 4-3-2023: Are U.S. agencies conspiring to “un-bank” crypto and put Binance out of business? Operation Choke Point 2.0 Could Be Bitcoin's Biggest Banking Crackdown And Regulatory Battle Unwinding The Hyperbole: Are US-Based Crypto Firms Really Being ‘Choked’? An extended market price drawdown (crypto winter) throughout 2022 has…
The US Cracked A $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist—And Bitcoin’s Pseudo-Anonymity😹🤣😂
Bitcoin is not anonymous, but, rather, pseudo-anonymous. By now, most Bitcoin veterans know this. It’s less obvious to many, however, why Bitcoin is not really anonymous by default, and what can be done to de-anonymize Bitcoin users – and what Bitcoin users can do to reclaim their privacy. The US…
Twitter To Launch Bitcoin And Stock Trading In Partnership With eToro
The popular social media app is looking to introduce crypto and stock trading options from within the app as Musk aims to penetrate financial markets. Twitter To Launch Bitcoin And Stock Trading In Partnership With eToro Popular social media platform Twitter is reportedly set to introduce a new feature that…
Rich Chinese Splashing Out On Luxury In Singapore
Chinese snap up cars and condos. When ultra-wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs started moving to Singapore en masse in 2019, investment firms were salivating at the chance to manage billions in new money. So far, it hasn’t quite happened. Rich Chinese Splashing Out On Luxury In Singapore Hedge funds, banks and private…
Apple Sues NSO Group To Curb The Abuse Of State-Sponsored Spyware
Apple also announced a $10 million contribution to support cybersurveillance researchers and advocates. Apple Sues NSO Group To Curb The Abuse Of State-Sponsored Spyware Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint…
Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards—And The Water Underneath (#GotBitcoin)
Making a bet on climate change, university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related water rights. Harvard quietly amasses California vineyards—And the water underneath (#GotBitcoin) Steve Sinton, a rancher, was baffled when a company he’d never heard of began buying large tracts of agricultural land near…
US Says China Backed Hackers Who Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Research
The indictment said that the hackers operated both for their own profit and also for the main Chinese intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. US Says China Backed Hackers Who Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Research In the latest attempt to “name and shame” China’s government-sponsored cyber theft, the Justice Department…
Ultimate Resource For Covid-19 Vaccine Passports
U.S. holds back for now amid ethical and practical concerns. Ultimate Resource For Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Many international travelers will likely need to prove they are vaccinated or free of Covid-19 if they plan trips later this year, after the European Union and China both said they would move ahead…
Companies Plan Firings For Anti-Vaxers And Giveaways For Covid-19 Vaccine Recipients
Krispy Kreme gives free doughnuts, e-commerce rewards app Drop offers $50 in points for vaccination selfies. Companies Plan Firings For Anti-Vaxers And Giveaways For Covid-19 Vaccine Recipients For more than a year, companies have tried to hone their advertising to reflect the different phases of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the…
US Bank Lending Slumps By Most On Record In Final Weeks Of March And It’s Impact On Home Buyers
US bank lending contracted by the most on record in the last two weeks of March, indicating a tightening of credit conditions in the wake of several high-profile bank collapses that risks damaging the economy. US Bank Lending Slumps By Most On Record In Final Weeks Of March And It's…