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Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin?)
Payments startup Square plans to hire a number of engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey. Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin Dorsey, who also founded and runs Twitter, announced Wednesday…
Manufacturer of AR-15 Can Be Sued Over Sandy Hook Massacre, Court Rules (#GotBitcoin?)
Connecticut Supreme Court allowed victims’ suit to move forward over its marketing of the gun. A top manufacturer and distributor of AR-15-style rifles can be sued for advertising and marketing practices that a lawsuit claims has made the gun the weapon of choice for mass shooters, the Connecticut Supreme Court…
Trump Silent On Mass Detentions, As China Razes Muslim Communities To Build A Loyal City (#GotBitcoin?)
In this old Silk Road city in western China, a state security campaign involving the detention of vast numbers of people has moved to its next stage: demolishing their neighborhoods and purging their culture. Trump Silent On Mass Detentions, As China Razes Muslim Communities To Build A Loyal City Authorities…
College Cheating Scandal Should Focus On Donald Trump Wharton/Fordham Transcripts (#GotBitcoin?)
“I went to the Wharton School of Business,” Donald Trump routinely brags at his campaign rallies. “I’m, like, a really smart person.”College Cheating Scandal Should Focus On Donald Trump Wharton/Fordham Transcripts And I’m, like, really? We don’t believe you. We think you’re full of it, just like you grossly exaggerate…
Key Ingredient In College-Admissions Scheme: A Harvard-Graduate Test Whiz (#GotBitcoin?)
Mark Riddell, a 36-year-old Harvard University graduate, used his uncanny ability to boost scores fraudulently on college-entrance exams for teens of wealthy families participating in the scheme, according to federal filings. Key Ingredient In College-Admissions Scheme: A Harvard-Graduate Test Whiz Mark Riddell used his uncanny test-taking ability to boost scores…
Can A Person Learn While Sleeping? (#GotBitcoin?)
A growing number of neuroscientists believe that sleep not only helps cement memories, but is actually a time to learn something new. Can A Person Learn While Sleeping? Some Studies Show It Is Possible To Learn New Information During Sleep, Such As New Vocabulary In A Foreign Language. For most…
Negative Interest Rates In Europe, Depressing Retail Sales And Plunging U.S. Imports, Q.E. Back On The Table (#GotBitcoin?)
Abrupt decline in inbound container volume at California’s big gateways came after shippers pulled forward purchases from Asia ahead of potential new tariffs. Negative Interest Rates In Europe, Depressing Retail Sales And Plunging U.S. Imports, Q.E. Back On The Table (#GotBitcoin?) U.S. Seaborne Imports to Los Angeles, Long Beach Plunged…
Largest Swiss Online Retailer Digitec Galaxus Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies (#GotBitcoin?)
Leading Swiss online retailer Digitec Galaxus has announced that it will now accept cryptocurrencies, according to a press release published on March 19. Largest Swiss Online Retailer Digitec Galaxus Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies (#GotBitcoin?) Per the announcement, the shop is now accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Bitcoin SV (BSV), Ethereum…
How The College Admissions Scam Unraveled
The investigation snared families at the highest economic echelons accused of cheating, lies and bribery. How The College Admissions Scam Unraveled Federal authorities were pursuing a securities fraud case last spring when a person involved, a financial executive hoping for leniency, said he had information of great interest on another…
How The National Enquirer Got Bezos’ Texts: It Paid $200,000 To His Lover’s Brother (#GotBitcoin?)
Michael Sanchez sold the billionaire’s secrets to American Media, the Enquirer’s publisher, said people familiar with the matter. How The National Enquirer Got Bezos’ Texts: It Paid $200,000 To His Lover’s Brother Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and his allies have publicly speculated about how the National Enquirer acquired racy…
IBM Is Coming To The Crypto Custody Space (#GotBitcoin)
The move suggests IBM is wading deeper into the digital asset space, after developing the Hyperledger Fabric private blockchain for enterprises and more recently getting involved with cryptocurrency through its work with the Stellar Foundation. IBM Is Coming To The Crypto Custody Space (#GotBitcoin) While crypto custody was once…
Cat Communication And Healing- The Enigmatic Purr (#GotBitcoin)
The cat’s purr is an important means of communication and, depending on the cat's situation, it can convey contentment, pleasure or be placatory behaviour (i.e. "I am not a threat to you"). Cat Communication And Healing- The Enigmatic Purr (#GotBitcoin) La-Z-Bonz As well as purring when happy, cats also purr…