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Rihanna’s Beauty Brands Creates Boom In Women Of Color Cosmetics (#GotBitcoin?)
Customers with darker complexions are finding more makeup options, as startups and established brands follow Fenty Beauty by Rihanna in targeting an untapped market with inclusive offerings. Rihanna’s Beauty Brands Creates Boom In Women Of Color Cosmetics (#GotBitcoin?) When Brittany Williams started wearing makeup in her early 20s, she struggled…
Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Are Snatching Funds From Bad Actors (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network nodes have claimed 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” to deter potential thieves, a BitMex Research analysis revealed on July 15. Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Are Snatching Funds From Bad Actors (#GotBitcoin?) A so-dubbed “justice transaction” is a punitive mechanism involving the closure of a lightning channel that…
Wave of Hispanic Buyers Boosts U.S. Housing Market (#GotBitcoin?)
Homeownership rate for Hispanics has increased more in recent years than any ethnic group. Wave of Hispanic Buyers Boosts U.S. Housing Market (#GotBitcoin?) Hispanics are experiencing the largest homeownership gains of any ethnic group in the U.S., a turnaround for the population hardest hit by the housing bust that could…
Should You Find Out If You’re At Risk of Alzheimer’s?
With a simple at-home genetics test, some people are learning they have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s. Can they do anything to prevent the disease? Should You Find Out If You’re At Risk of Alzheimer’s? When Theresa Braymer can’t remember a word or name, she sometimes second-guesses herself. Related: How…
Unemployment Rate Calculation Has Issues (#GotBitcoin)
The Federal Reserve is paying attention. “We don’t have any basis or any evidence for calling this a hot labor market,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday on Capitol Hill. He pointed to slow wage growth and said, “to call something hot, you need to see some heat.” Unemployment Rate…
The Provident Bank Now Offers Deposit Services For Crypto-Related Entities (#GotBitcoin?)
American community bank The Provident Bank has begun offering deposit services to digital currency-related customers, according to an announcement published on July 9. The Provident Bank Now Offers Deposit Services For Crypto-Related Entities (#GotBitcoin?) The Provident Bank now offers deposit and other banking services to cryptocurrency issuers, exchangers and investors.…
Junk Bond Yields Go Negative As Central Banks Cut Interest Rates And Print Money (#GotBitcoin?)
Oxymoron Alert: Some ‘High Yield’ Bonds Go Negative. Junk Bond Yields Go Negative As Central Banks Cut Interest Rates And Print Money (#GotBitcoin?) Many expect more bond yields to go negative as central banks in the U.S. and Europe cut interest rates or return to bond buying to stimulate economies.…
Bitcoin Could Help Stop News Censorship From Space (#GotBitcoin?)
A loose group of developers are testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication might provide a means for stopping governments or other powerful entities from suppressing news they don’t like. Bitcoin Could Help Stop News Censorship From Space (#GotBitcoin?) Censorship is a worldwide problem, with…
FTC Approves Roughly $5 Billion Facebook Settlement (#GotBitcoin?)
FTC commissioners broke along party lines, 3-2, with the Republican majority lining up to support the pact while Democratic commissioners objected. FTC Approves Roughly $5 Billion Facebook Settlement (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_5904" align="aligncenter" width="256"] The Social-Network Company Says Apps May Have Had Improper Access To Photos[/caption] The Federal Trade Commission…
US Sanctions On Bitcoin Inevitable or Impossible To Implement (#GotBitcoin)
If there's one thing the United States has had a history of, it's imposing sanctions on its enemies. US Sanctions On Bitcoin Inevitable or Impossible To Implement (#GotBitcoin) Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Russia and numerous other nations have been subject to restrictions and penalties over the years, with the U.S.…
Trump Promises Not Kept As Manufacturing Fails To Return To US (#GotBitcoin?)
The A.T. Kearney analysis suggests manufacturing moved from China to other Asian countries as tariffs rose last year. Trump Promises Not Kept As Manufacturing Fails To Return To US (#GotBitcoin?) For those companies that are looking at bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., Mr. Sutherland said those efforts tend to…
US Lawmaker Reintroduces ‘Safe Harbor’ Crypto Tax Bill In Congress (#GotBitcoin?)
United States Congressman Tom Emmer has reintroduced his Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets bill, according to a press release published July 9. US Lawmaker Reintroduces ‘Safe Harbor’ Crypto Tax Bill In Congress (#GotBitcoin?) The reintroduced version of the bill appears to have been published on July 3, based…