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Financial Services Giant Morningstar To Offer Ratings For Crypto Assets (#GotBitcoin?)

Morningstar Credit Ratings is planning an evaluation system for debt securities issued as tokens on a blockchain to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors. Financial Services Giant Morningstar To Offer Ratings For Crypto Assets (#GotBitcoin?) The new rating services could enable a migration of the $117 trillion…

Orgonite: The Cure For Cell Towers! (#GotBitcoin?)

I’ve just learned about an amazing but little known homemade compound structure that can protect people from cell towers. It’s called Orgonite, and you can make it at home. Orgonite: The Cure For Cell Towers! (#GotBitcoin?) According to the following text I found on the Internet, Orgonite has amazing properties!…

The Real Story Of The Repo Market Meltdown, And What It Means For Bitcoin

Last week the financial system ran out of cash. It was a modern version of a bank run, and it’s not over yet. The Real Story Of The Repo Market Meltdown, And What It Means For Bitcoin Stepping back, it reveals two big things about financial markets: first, US Treasuries…

U.K. Experience Suggests An Inverted Yield Curve Isn’t All Gloom

In the U.S., a drop in long-term yields below short-term rates typically portends a recession, but that relationship may be breaking down. U.K. Experience Suggests An Inverted Yield Curve Isn’t All Gloom And Doom A widely watched U.S. recession signal has been blinking red for months now. Yet the performance…

Doordash Says Security Breach Affected Millions Of People (#GotBitcoin?)

Food delivery app DoorDash Inc. said late Thursday that "an unauthorized third party" accessed some of its user data on May 4, affecting about 4.9 million customers, merchants and DoorDash delivery people who joined the platform on or before April 5, 2018. Users who joined after that date were not…

The Original Sins of Cryptocurrencies (#GotBitcoin?)

The crypto industry is on its way from the epic early days, when it was a technological phenomenon exclusive to a limited group of techs, scientists and enthusiasts, to its final destination: a financial commodity intended for use by everyone. Of course, the journey has just begun, and it is…

Poll: Because Of The Ukrainian And Others Trump Scandals Who Will Get Fired, Resign or Quit Next?

U.S. president didn’t mention foreign aid on July call with Volodymyr Zelensky. President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ’s son, urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, on a…

New York Police Investigating Alleged Trump Tower Jewelry Thefts (#GotBitcoin?)

President Trump had better keep an eye on his valuables when he visits New York for the UN General Assembly this week. New York Police Investigating Alleged Trump Tower Jewelry Thefts (#GotBitcoin?) NYPD detectives are investigating the alleged thefts of more than $350,000 worth of jewelry from two apartments in…

$381 Billion Annual Gap Between Taxes Owed And Taxes Collected (#GotRecession?)

The government’s first report on the “tax gap” since 2016 shows tax compliance holding steady as the IRS shrinks. However, the study covers tax years 2011 through 2013, and the IRS has reduced audits and staffing considerably since then. $381 Billion Annual Gap Between Taxes Owed And Taxes Collected (#GotRecession?)…

The Coming Currency War: Digital Money vs. The Dollar (#GotBitcoin?)

Central banks are getting closer to issuing their own digital currency. If they do, the dollar might finally face real competition as the world’s dominant currency. The Coming Currency War: Digital Money vs. The Dollar (#GotBitcoin?) The future of money might be a digital version of the cash that’s already…

Freddie Mac Pushes For Loans To Sub-Prime Borrowers (WTF?)

Regulator recently met with housing-finance giant and the fintech firm behind the software. Freddie Mac Pushes For Loans To Sub-Prime Borrowers (WTF?) An effort under way at housing-finance giant Freddie Mac could increase mortgage approvals for borrowers who might otherwise be shut out of home buying. Freddie has been testing…

Impeachment Could Be A Trap—For Democrats (#GotBitcoin?)

Everything about President Trump’s history suggests he likes a clearly identifiable enemy, and he likes a fight. Impeachment Could Be A Trap—For Democrats (#GotBitcoin?) Trump Is Personally Humiliated By Being Impeached Donald Trump definitely does not want to be impeached and he feels humiliation over the black mark that will…