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Banks In Support of Iran’s National Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin)
The Islamic Republic of Iran is making great strides towards adopting a national Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to strengthen its internal and external trade. Banks In Support of Iran’s National Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin) In fact, as announced by the Iranian news portal Ibena, Seyyed Aboutaleb Najafi, the CEO of…
US On A Course To Spend More On Debt Than Defense (#GotBitcoin?)
Rising interest costs could crowd out other government spending priorities and rattle markets. US On A Course To Spend More On Debt Than Defense (#GotBitcoin?) In the past decade, U.S. debt held by the public has risen to $15.9 trillion from $5.1 trillion, but financing all of that debt hasn’t…
Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin)
A spin in an unfamiliar vehicle? A selfie with a monkey? On vacations and business trips, travelers often take chances they would never consider at home. Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin) Smart travelers do dumb things. We do things on the road that we would…
To Fight This Generation of Hackers, Companies Take A Cue From Spies (#GotBitcoin?)
Threat-intelligence services give companies a clearer view of the dangers they’re facing. To Fight This Generation of Hackers, Companies Take A Cue From Spies After years of being caught flat-footed by hackers, companies are turning to cybersecurity defenses called threat intelligence to fend off a new generation of criminals and spies…
Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims (#GotBitcoin?)
Chief Executive Sundar Pichai also promises regular reports on harassment claims, more support to those who raise concerns. Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims Google said it will end its requirement for employee sexual-harassment claims to be handled in private arbitration, a move that comes one week after thousands…
BlackRock Offices Raided in German Tax Probe (#GotBitcoin)
Investigation into historical trades has already embroiled several other firms and banks. BlackRock Offices Raided in German Tax Probe (#GotBitcoin) German prosecutors searched the Munich offices of BlackRock Inc. drawing the world’s largest asset manager into a long running criminal tax-fraud investigation that has already embroiled several other financial firms.…
Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies (#GotBitcoin?)
Former attorney general had long argued that far-reaching consent decrees hurt police morale, led to more crime and represented a bad use of federal power. Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies In his final hours as attorney general, Jeff Sessions signed a directive limiting prosecutors’ ability to rein…
Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ The Tiny Computers That Pull Power From The Air (#GotBitcoin?)
The idea of a perpetual machine—one that, once set in motion, never stops—is preposterous. The energy it needs must come from somewhere. But a twist on the idea, where energy is sponged from the environment to power ultra-efficient devices, isn’t a fantasy. Some people even call it perpetual computing. Here Comes…
Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal (#GotBitcoin?)
Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of president’s participation in transactions that violated campaign-finance laws. Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal As a presidential candidate in August 2015, Donald Trump huddled with a longtime friend, media executive David Pecker, in his cluttered 26th floor…
Fed To Further Overhaul Stress-Testing Regime, Making It Easier For Banks To Pass (#Gotbitcoin)
Regulator aims to make test scenarios more consistent from year to year, Quarles says. Fed To Further Overhaul Stress-Testing Regime, Making It Easier For Banks To Pass (#Gotbitcoin) The Federal Reserve plans to broaden its proposal to ease stress tests for the nation’s largest banks with changes that could reduce…
California Firefighter Advocate Hits Back At Trump’s Threat To Withhold Funding Amid Devastating Fires (#GotBitcoin?)
Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!" California Firefighter Advocate Hits Back At Trump's Threat To Withhold Funding Amid Devastating Fires President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to withhold federal…
Cybersecurity Firm Ranks Safety of Top Crypto Exchanges (#GotBitcoin?)
Prominent cybersecurity firm Group-IB has graded the security of top crypto exchanges. Cybersecurity Firm Ranks Safety of Top Crypto Exchanges According to research conducted by the Moscow-based firm in partnership with crypto asset insurance platform CryptoIns, the Kraken platform is the safest crypto exchange. In contrast, OKEx — the now-second crypto…