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Want To Know Your Wine Is Genuine? EY Has Built A Blockchain For That (#GotBitcoin?)
“Big Four” professional services firm EY has built a blockchain platform for a firm that will help consumers determine wines’ quality, provenance and authenticity. Want To Know Your Wine Is Genuine? EY Has Built A Blockchain For That (#GotBitcoin?) The TATTOO Wine Platform has been developed for Blockchain Wine Pte.…
Home Flippers Pulled Out of U.S. Housing Market As Prices Surged (#GotBitcoin)
Real-estate firms recruit drivers to help them find derelict properties to buy and sell fast. Home Flippers Pulled Out of U.S. Housing Market As Prices Surged (#GotBitcoin) Brandon Taylor delivers food for UberEats and Amazon, but he has recently taken on another job: scouting potential targets for a house flipper.…
CryptoKitties And Dice Games Fail To Lure Users To Dapps (#GotBitcoin?)
Decentralized apps remain largely inaccessible to the average internet user. CryptoKitties And Dice Games Fail To Lure Users To Dapps (#GotBitcoin?) Ethereum and other blockchain-based platforms have lured thousands of volunteer developers with the promise of alternatives to Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS that can’t be censored by governments or…
Bitcoin Breaks $9,000 In Latest Landmark Price Point (#GotBitcoin?)
Thursday, May 30 — in the latest milestone of its renewed bull run, bitcoin (BTC) today broke past $9,000, soaring to its highest price point in over a year. Most of the top 50 cryptocurrencies are seeing solid green, as Coin360 data shows. Bitcoin Breaks $9,000 In Latest Landmark Price…
The Dollar Underpins American Power. Rivals Are Building Workarounds (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies are presenting themselves as viable options as more people become aware of their censorship-resistant and border-less characteristics. The Dollar Underpins American Power. Rivals Are Building Workarounds (#GotBitcoin?) Iran sanctions spur Europe and India to devise systems to trade with Tehran without using the U.S. currency. U.S.…
Facebook’s Aging Demographic Not Into Crypto-Currencies (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook’s payment-focused cryptocurrency Globalcoin will face demographic challenges, according to recent research by cryptocurrency analysis firm Diar published on May 28. Facebook’s Aging Demographic Not Into Crypto-Currencies (#GotBitcoin?) Every Government On Earth Now Has An Incentive To Back Bitcoin For The Sole Purpose Of Stopping Facebook's "GlobalCoin". By Adopting, Enshrining…
Crypto Is Here To Stay? Microsoft Adds Bitcoin Symbol To Excel Spreadsheets (#GotBitcoin?)
The Bitcoin symbol appears to have been added to Microsoft Excel. Users of the spreadsheet creation software will soon be able to include the Bitcoin symbol as a currency when recording financial data. Crypto Is Here To Stay? Microsoft Adds Bitcoin Symbol To Excel Spreadsheets (#GotBitcoin?) The move is the…
Hackers Target Loyalty Rewards Programs (#GotBitcoin?)
You're likely not as vigilant in protecting your rewards points and miles as you are with your bank and credit-card accounts which is why they're vulnerable. Hackers Target Loyalty Rewards Programs (#GotBitcoin?) When it comes to guarding against fraud, you may not pay as much attention to your frequent-flier miles…
Bitwise White Paper: Fake Trading Volumes By Exchanges Do Not Impact BTC Prices (#GotBitcoin?)
American crypto investment manager Bitwise released a paper claiming that fake trading volumes by crypto exchanges do not impact bitcoin’s (BTC) price. Bitwise White Paper: Fake Trading Volumes By Exchanges Do Not Impact BTC Prices (#GotBitcoin?) Released on May 24, the white paper is an extended version of Bitwise’s March…
Global Bond Yields Hit Multiyear Lows (#GotBitcoin?)
Investors increasingly concerned the long postcrisis expansion could be nearing an end. Global Bond Yields Hit Multiyear Lows (#GotBitcoin?) Government bond yields around the world plumbed new multiyear lows Tuesday, a sign of growing investor worries that global economic growth is poised to weaken. The yield on the benchmark 10-year…
Urban Outfitters To Start Renting Clothes (#GotBitcoin?)
Retailer launches $88 monthly service, jumping into market led by Rent the Runway. Urban Outfitters To Start Renting Clothes (#GotBitcoin?) Urban Outfitters Inc. is jumping into clothing rental, trying to tap one of the fastest-growing areas of fashion without discouraging shoppers from visiting its stores. The company, which owns the…
Trumponomics Produces Booming Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Business (#GotBitcoin?)
Corporate bankruptcy is increasingly shaped by a handful of powerful law firms and advisers working in courts in New York and Delaware. Trumponomics Produces Booming Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Business (#GotBitcoin?) The fate of trillions of dollars in corporate assets—as well as millions of employees, pensioners, shareholders, investors and suppliers—is concentrated…