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Green Finance Isn’t Going Where It’s Needed
Poor countries pay a higher price to raise money for green investments. Green Finance Isn’t Going Where It’s Needed We’ll all pay the price if they don’t get the support they need. Some of the finance world’s biggest climate champions may be undone by a relatively small part of their…
Shedding Some Light On The Murky World Of ESG Metrics
A new study illustrates how a lack of universal standards and transparency across industries means ratings don’t really amount to much. Shedding Some Light On The Murky World Of ESG Metrics Two years ago, researchers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business started collecting data to determine the…
SEC Targets Greenwashers To Bring Law And Order To ESG
Regulators are placing emphasis on climate risk, and scrutiny of those who would exploit the global crisis for profit. SEC Targets Greenwashers To Bring Law And Order To ESG Since late February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued at least five public statements spelling out the wide variety…
BlackRock (Assets Under Management $10 Trillion) CEO: Bitcoin Has Caught Our Attention
Larry Fink believes Bitcoin may evolve into a global market. BlackRock (Assets Under Management $10 Trillion) CEO: Bitcoin Has Caught Our Attention Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says Bitcoin (BTC) is on his company’s radar following the cryptocurrency’s rapid appreciation over the past few months. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VdJThHKd68&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNOujF_jEdsvpRDWn6OrRkc[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4FvW_Ph_s&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPHHgR2YqTskZjiMH8obWfF&index=1[/embed] Speaking Tuesday…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink ($10Trillion AUM) Has Unchecked Influence In Financial Markets And Needs To Be Reined In
“When passive index providers become activists, you’re heading in the wrong direction.” Joker. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink ($10Trillion AUM) Has Unchecked Influence In Financial Markets And Needs To Be Reined In Asset managers, including BlackRock, Vanguard and Fidelity, mostly invest their customers’ money in broad baskets of stocks that…
Canada’s Major Banks Go Offline In Mysterious (Bank Run?) Hours-Long Outage (#GotBitcoin)
Major Canadian banks went offline for hours blocking access to online and mobile banking as well as e-transfers for customers. Canada’s Major Banks Go Offline In Mysterious (Bank Run?) Hours-Long Outage (#GotBitcoin) The banks reportedly hit by the outage include Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank,…
On-Chain Data: A Framework To Evaluate Bitcoin
Bitcoin is unique relative to traditional asset classes, meaning that it is unable to fit within the framework associated with them, and this has prevented investors from understanding it as well as adopting it. On-Chain Data: A Framework To Evaluate Bitcoin In an attempt to address this, ARK analyst Yassine…
On Its 14th Birthday, Bitcoin’s 1,690,706,971% Gain Looks Kind of… Well Insane
Happy Birthday Bitcoin! It was on this day 14 years ago that the first Bitcoin block was mined. Despite numerous doubters, haters, and premature obituaries, its performance has been quite impressive. On Its 14th Birthday, Bitcoin’s 1,690,706,971% Gain Looks Kind of... Well Insane Even after the first block was mined,…
The Most Important Health Metric Is Now At Your Fingertips
Potentially more useful than pulse or blood pressure, advances in technology have made heart rate variability accessible to everyone. The Most Important Health Metric Is Now At Your Fingertips For centuries, doctors have turned to a variety of vital signs to quickly assess the well-being of patients. A visit to the…
American Bargain Hunters Flock To New Online Amazon Competitors From China
Temu, a marketplace with deep discounts and copious coupons, has become the most downloaded mobile app in the U.S. American Bargain Hunters Flock To New Online Amazon Competitors From China As inflation and recession concerns squeeze American consumers, many are turning to a new mobile app with Chinese roots. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pu8wxz2no&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaO_6lGZhF1IPixLcIxHfSAE[/embed]…
Why We Should Welcome Another Crypto Winter
Cooling Prices Seen Helping More Sustainable Projects. Why We Should Welcome Another Crypto Winter Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, says the digital-asset universe may actually benefit from the current retreat in coin prices that’s cast a chill on investors and is being referred to as another crypto winter.…
Traders Prefer Gold, Fiat Safe Havens Over Bitcoin As Russia Goes To War
Gold Fights Off Rising Rates, Bitcoin To Be Haven In Tough Times. Traders Prefer Gold, Fiat Safe Havens Over Bitcoin As Russia Goes To War * Bullion And Real U.S. Interest Rates Have Climbed This Year * Tightening Rate Cycles Are Not Necessarily Bearish For Gold Look no further than…