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Stock-Buyback Plans Shrink (Once A Pillar Of Support For Stocks) (#GotBitcoin?)
The new coronavirus may threaten companies’ buyback plans—though a down market could also create a buying opportunity. Stock-Buyback Plans Shrink (Once A Pillar Of Support For Stocks) (#GotBitcoin?) Planned buyback authorizations are at the lowest level in three years U.S. corporations are signaling a reduced appetite for stock buybacks this…
Public Gets Free Tools To Reveal Disinformation And Misinformation Campaigns
The Twitter account for Suzie, or @PatriotPurple, espoused admiration for President Donald Trump and conservative values. Public Gets Free Tools To Reveal Disinformation And Misinformation Campaigns A fist-pumping picture of Trump served as the backdrop, along with a smaller image of a young woman, presumably Suzie, holding an American flag…
Smile! Your Boss Is Tracking Your Happiness
Employers are turning to sentiment-tracking software, daily surveys and apps to monitor workers’ mental states. Does this pose a new threat to employee privacy? Smile! Your Boss Is Tracking Your Happiness Your company wants to know what type of mood you are in today. At some workplaces, software trawls email…
Countries That First Outlawed Crypto But Then Embraced It (#GotBitcoin)
As time progresses, the revolution of peer-to-peer digital currencies picks up speed. Countries That First Outlawed Crypto But Then Embraced It (#GotBitcoin) Now, countries like India and Iran, which previously had a harsh legal stance on cryptocurrencies, are warming up to the idea of adopting them. In India, for instance,…
PlusToken Scammers Move Stolen Bitcoin Again. The Reason For The Recent Dump?
The Rundown. PlusToken Scammers Move Stolen Bitcoin Again. The Reason For The Recent Dump? * Scammers Try To Launder Stolen Bitcoins * Plustoken Scam Largest Of Many Evidence indicates that more Bitcoin related to the PlusToken scam is moving into mixers. If true, it gives more evidence that the holders…
Bitcoin Maintains Gains As Global Equities Slide, US Yield Hits Record Lows
Bitcoin is staying firmly in the green amid a strong sell-off in traditional markets. Bitcoin Maintains Gains As Global Equities Slide, US Yield Hits Record Lows The situation contrasts with last week when the top cryptocurrency by market cap had dropped sharply in tandem with equities and bond yields. Bitcoin…
Pentagon Employee Charged With Providing Valuable Secrets To Individual Tied To Hezbollah
Information shared by linguist included real names of individuals spying for the U.S., Justice Department says. Pentagon Employee Charged With Providing Valuable Secrets To Individual Tied To Hezbollah The Justice Department on Wednesday charged a Defense Department linguist with sharing classified information with an individual connected to the Hezbollah terrorist…
HTC’s New 5G Router Can Host A Full Bitcoin Node
Taiwanese tech firm HTC has launched a new router that can connect devices to 5G networks while supporting the bitcoin blockchain at the same time. HTC’s New 5G Router Can Host A Full Bitcoin Node In an announcement on Wednesday, the firm revealed the Exodus 5G Hub, a device said…
Ultimate Resource For The Crypto Industry In India (#GotBitcoin?)
The Supreme Court of India has struck down the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) controversial ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related firms. Ultimate Resource For The Crypto Industry In India (#GotBitcoin?) The court’s bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman, S Ravindra Bhat, and V Ramasubramanian, delivered the judgment earlier today, March…
Analyst Claims 98% of Mining Rigs Fail to Verify Transactions (#GotBitcoin?)
Alex de Vries, the founder of the Digiconomist, has given a damning assessment of the electricity consumed by Bitcoin (BTC) mining in an interview with British media outlet, The Telegraph. Analyst Claims 98% of Mining Rigs Fail to Verify Transactions (#GotBitcoin?) According to de Vries, a single Bitcoin transaction expends…
U.S. Workers Put In 53 Weeks In A Year Just To Maintain “Middle Class” Lifestyle (#GotBitcoin?)
A new study by Oren Cass at the Manhattan Institute confirms that a 52 week year just doesn't cut it for the average American worker looking to simply make a "middle-class" life for themselves. U.S. Workers Put In 53 Weeks In A Year Just To Maintain "Middle Class" Lifestyle (#GotBitcoin?)…
Blockchain Storage Offers Security, Data Transparency And immutability. Get Over it!
In November 2019, security firm Risk Based Security called last year the “worst year on record” for breaches, with almost 8 billion records affected. Third-party control over personal data makes privacy something that is no longer a given. Blockchain Storage Offers Security, Data Transparency And immutability. Get Over it! The…