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Bribes For Presidential Pardons Scheme Investigated by DOJ
U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether several individuals offered political contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to an unsealed court document. Bribes For Presidential Pardons Scheme Investigated by DOJ The names of the people under investigation were blacked out in the document. The partially redacted opinion unsealed on Tuesday…
Bitcoin Is The Tulipmania That Refuses To Die
The speculative frenzy for the best-known cryptocurrency keeps on coming back for more. Bitcoin Is The Tulipmania That Refuses To Die. Gary Cohn played a key role in the 1MDB scandal Landmark Monday There is no particular reason why we should care about records and round numbers in the markets.…
Ultimate Resource On Ethereum 2.0
A surge of validators awaiting Eth2 staking has pushed Ethereum’s node count to 11,259 — surpassing Bitcoin by more than 100. Ultimate Resource On Ethereum 2.0 Ethereum 2.0 genesis stakers have pushed the total number of Ethereum nodes past the number of Bitcoin nodes for the second time this year.…
Biden Should Integrate Bitcoin Into Us Financial System, Says Niall Ferguson
The economic historian said that President-elect Biden’s administration should consider Bitcoin as an alternative to a “Chinese-style digital dollar.” Biden Should Integrate Bitcoin Into Us Financial System, Says Niall Ferguson British economic and financial historian Niall Ferguson said the United States needs to find its own path in adopting cryptocurrencies,…
Bitcoin Is Winning The Monetary Revolution
The virtual currency is scarce, sovereign and a great place for the rich to store their wealth. Bitcoin Is Winning The Monetary Revolution In “Shuggie Bain,” Douglas Stuart’s award-winning and harrowing depiction of alcoholism, sectarianism and deprivation in post-industrial Scotland, money is always scarce and often dirty. Deserted by her…
Cash Is Trash, Dump Gold, Buy Bitcoin!
Dollar’s Slump Propels Global Peers Toward Multi-Year Peaks. Cash Is Trash, Dump Gold, Buy Bitcoin! The dollar’s protracted decline is spurring Group-of-10 peers toward multi-year highs. The Bloomberg Dollar Index is poised for a 2.7% drop this month, taking its fall since a March peak to 12%. China’s economic rebound…
Bitcoin Price Sets New Record High Above $19,783
After nearly three years of waiting, bitcoin investors can celebrate a new all-time high Monday after the leading cryptocurrency traded as above $19,900 Monday morning, breaking the previous record set in December 2017, according to CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) data. Bitcoin Price Sets New Record High Above $19,783 Long-time…
You Call That A Record? Bitcoin’s November Gains Are 3x Stock Market’s
Bitcoin was higher, appearing to mount a fresh run toward the all-time high near $20,000. You Call That A Record? Bitcoin’s November Gains Are 3x Stock Market’s The largest cryptocurrency slid 1.3% in the seven days through Sunday, snapping a seven-week winning streak. As November draws to a close, bitcoin…
Bitcoin Fights Back With Power, Speed and Millions of Users
Even with a big selloff Thursday, Bitcoin’s rebound toward all-time highs this week is no sign of a speculative bubble but the growth spurt of a major asset class in the making, say crypto diehards. Bitcoin Fights Back With Power, Speed and Millions of Users Just look at market technicals…
Study Maps The Odd Structural Similarities Between The Human Brain And The Universe
One fascinating quirk of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in hugely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen in the human cochlea and the shape of a spiral galaxy; the fractal geometry of veins echoed in the branching of lightning. Study Maps The Odd…
“Lettuce Hands” Refers To Investors Who Can’t Deal With The Volatility Of The Cryptocurrency Markets
The $275 billion company has filed an SEC amendment to allocate over $500 million from the Macro Opportunities fund to Grayscale's GBTC. "Lettuce Hands" Refers To Investors Who Can't Deal With The Volatility Of The Cryptocurrency Markets An SEC filing on Friday indicates that the next Wall Street institution to…
Why Withholding Evidence Until They (Giuliani/Trump) Gets To The Supreme Court Is A Stupid Idea
Since the excoriating decision by Judge Brann dismissing Trump’s efforts to invalidate the entire Pennsylvania vote, a growing narrative in Trump Twitter world is that the crafty foxes at the Trump legal team are deliberately holding back evidence until they get to Supreme Court. Why Withholding Evidence Until They (Giuliani/Trump)…