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Global Bank Run Starts With Deutsche Bank As Clients Pull $1 Billion A Day (#GotBitcoin?)
There is a reason James Simons’ RenTec is the world’s best performing hedge fund – it spots trends (even if they are glaringly obvious) well ahead of almost everyone else, and certainly long before the consensus. Global Bank Run Starts With Deutsche Bank As Clients Pull $1 Billion A Day…
Cryptocurrency Startups Get Partial Green Light From Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission says some crypto firms could be cleared for limited brokerage services. Cryptocurrency Startups Get Partial Green Light From Washington (#GotBitcoin?) Washington is opening the door a crack for cryptocurrency startups that want to disrupt some of Wall Street’s traditional businesses. The Securities and Exchange Commission said…
One Upside From This Year’s Rain: Less Fertilizer And Algae In Lake Erie (#GotBitcoin?)
The pollutants that feed algae are washing into the lake at lower amounts. One Upside From This Year’s Rain: Less Fertilizer And Algae In Lake Erie (#GotBitcoin?) Heavy rains that have hampered farmers across the Midwest will help keep potentially toxic blue-green algae blooms from reaching near-record levels in Lake…
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Pullback Is Healthy, Fewer Searches Аre Good (#GotBitcoin?)
Fundstrat Global Advisers co-founder Thomas Lee wrote that the recent Bitcoin (BTC) pullback is healthy in a tweet on July 14. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Pullback Is Healthy, Fewer Searches Аre Good (#GotBitcoin?) In his tweet, Lee also addressed concerns over the recent decrease in Google searches for Bitcoin: “As…
Electric Airplanes Start To Take Off (#GotBitcoin?)
Retrofitting existing planes draws interest from startups and big manufacturers, including Airbus. Electric Airplanes Start To Take Off (#GotBitcoin?) A five-passenger airplane took flight near Los Angeles recently with one important modification: an electric motor. The nearly 50-year-old plane, retrofitted by California-based startup Ampaire, still used a normal combustion engine…
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.…