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Deutsche Bank Tells Court It Has Trump-Related Tax Returns Sought by Congress (#GotBitcoin?)
House Intelligence and Financial Services committees in April subpoenaed bank for documents and financial records. Deutsche Bank Tells Court It Has Trump-Related Tax Returns Sought by Congress (#GotBitcoin?) Deutsche Bank AG , for decades President Trump’s primary lender, has copies of tax returns sought under a congressional subpoena for the…
NRA CEO Wastes Members Money On Expensive And Personal Private Jet Use
Itineraries, other records show NRA paid for flights to and from Nebraska, where niece and her daughter live. NRA CEO Wastes Members Money On Expensive And Personal Private Jet Use The National Rifle Association paid for private jets to fly to and from central Nebraska to ferry relatives of the…
Is Bitcoin Protected As Speech Under The 1st Amendment? Experts Answer (#GotBitcoin?)
There is a concept that exists in the crypto space that effectively states: Bitcoin (BTC) is code, code is speech and speech is protected under United States law. We asked legal experts in digital rights, the First Amendment and crypto to comment on the statement. Is Bitcoin Protected As Speech…
Soaring Student Debt Opens Door To Relief Scams (#GotBitcoin?)
Same testimonials appeared across 26 websites of supposedly different companies; former employee says company submitted claims based on false information. Soaring Student Debt Opens Door To Relief Scams (#GotBitcoin?) Financial Preparation Services of Irvine, Calif. boasts on its website three glowing testimonials for its debt-relief services for student loans. It…
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge In Frigid Siberia (#GotBitcoin?)
Hotmine CEO Oles Slobodenyuk couldn’t have picked a better place to pitch his product: a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance. Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge In Frigid Siberia (#GotBitcoin?) Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia, is famously cold in the winter, when subzero temperatures are…
Bank of England Governor: Libra-Like Currency Could Replace US Dollar (#GotBitcoin?)
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has suggested a transformation of the global financial system by replacing the United States dollar with a digital currency similar Facebook’s Libra. Bank of England Governor: Libra-Like Currency Could Replace US Dollar (#GotBitcoin?) Delivering his speech at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Car Makers Ignore Trumps Advice To Lower Fuel-Efficiency Standards (#GotBitcoin?)
Impasse between White House, California has auto makers scrambling for an alternative. Car Makers Ignore Trumps Advice To Lower Fuel-Efficiency Standards (#GotBitcoin?) Major car makers are caught in the crossfire between the Trump administration and California over U.S. tailpipe-emissions rules, leading them down different paths in how to respond to…
Binance Reveals ‘Venus’ — Its Own Project To Rival Facebook’s Libra (#GotBitcoin?)
Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance is launching an open blockchain project “Venus” focused on developing localized stablecoins worldwide. Binance Reveals ‘Venus’ — Its Own Project To Rival Facebook’s Libra (#GotBitcoin?) In an announcement published today, Aug. 19, the exchange argues it is well-positioned to launch such a currency ecosystem in light…
The Real Benefits of Blockchain Are Here. They’re Being Ignored (#GotBitcoin?)
Introducing as many people as possible to the benefits of decentralization is a cause almost everyone in this industry shares. The issue is that, in making the technology more accessible, many developers are sacrificing the benefits of decentralization for the sake of convenience. The Real Benefits of Blockchain Are Here.…
SegWit Creator Introduces New Language For Bitcoin Smart Contracts (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin Core developer Pieter Wuille has introduced a new Bitcoin (BTC) smart contract programming language called Miniscript. SegWit Creator Introduces New Language For Bitcoin Smart Contracts (#GotBitcoin?) Wuille, a creator of major Bitcoin network upgrade SegWit, announced the Miniscript project website on the mailing list message for Bitcoin developers on…
SEC Approves Blockchain Tech Startup Securitize To Record Stock Transfers (#GotBitcoin?)
Securitize, a provider of technology for issuing blockchain tokens, has registered as a transfer agent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Administration (SEC), a move it says will boost adoption. SEC Approves Blockchain Tech Startup Securitize To Record Stock Transfers (#GotBitcoin?) Announced Wednesday, the registration means Securitize can now act…
Trump Criticizes Danish Prime Minister for Rejecting Greenland Sale (#GotBitcoin?)
Frederiksen called idea ‘absurd’; president calls her comment ‘nasty’. Trump Criticizes Danish Prime Minister for Rejecting Greenland Sale (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump on Wednesday criticized Denmark’s prime minister and accused her of “blowing off the U.S.,” a day after he canceled a scheduled trip to Denmark because she rejected possible talks…