Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
You Can Now Prove A Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really
The Electric Coin Company (ECC) says it discovered a new way to scale blockchains with “recursive proof composition,” a proof to verify the entirety of a blockchain in one function. For the ECC and zcash, the new project, Halo, may hold the key to privacy at scale. A privacy coin…
Service Sector Also Impacted By Negative Affects Of Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)
According to the WTO, that points to “a loss of momentum in world services trade,” although it added that cross-border sales of services were likely to hold up better than sales of goods. The WTO said trade in services had already slowed sharply in the first three months of 2019,…
Global Debt History
Imagine if one day your debt piled so high you owed more than three times your income. Global Debt History For an individual, it’s a nightmare scenario. Unimaginable. For countries, it’s simply how the economy works. Financial obligations are stacking higher each year, and global debt history shows us a worrying statistic…
Bitcoin.com Looks To List BCH Futures On CFTC-Approved Exchange (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash (BCH) futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to David Shin, head of the company’s exchange division. Bitcoin.com Looks To List BCH Futures On CFTC-Approved Exchange (#GotBitcoin?) In an interview with Bloomberg, the Singapore-based Shin said he had early talks to…
Crypto Mining Supply Fails To Meet Market Demand In Q2: TokenInsight
The supply of crypto mining machines failed to meet market demand in Q2 2019 despite the surge of mining hardware prices, new research says. Crypto Mining Supply Fails To Meet Market Demand In Q2: TokenInsight Popular Suppliers Ran Out Of Stock In Q2 Bitcoin (BTC) miner market saw significant inflation…
$2 Billion Lost In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims (#GotBitcoin?)
Moscow-based law firm ZP Legal claims to have identified Russian nationals who received bitcoin stolen in the 2014 hack of Mt Gox. $2 Billion Lost In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims (#GotBitcoin?) The Takeaway: Local law enforcement is investigating Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of the…
Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?)
The Bank of Japan is starting to think about easing options in more detail. Race To The Bottom As Japan Considers Deeper Negative Rates After ECB Cut. US To Follow (#GotBitcoin?) The Bank of Japan is growing more open to the idea of cutting short-term interest rates deeper into negative…
Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Forecasters in survey expect GDP will increase 2.2%, falling short of Trump’s goal. Economists Don’t See Path To 3% Growth In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?) The Trump administration’s goal of achieving economic growth of 3% or better is looking increasingly remote this year, according to forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.…
U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion In First 11 Months Of 2019 #GotBitcoin?
The deficit, up 19% compared with a year ago, has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time since 2012. U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion In First 11 Months of Fiscal Year, Treasury Says (#GotBitcoin?) The U.S. budget gap widened to more than $1 trillion in the first 11 months of…
Trump Concedes Economic Defeat Trumponomics Will Result In Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?)
Blaming ‘boneheads’ at the Fed, president says U.S. is missing out on opportunity. Trump Concedes Economic Defeat Trumponomics Will Result In Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump renewed his call for lower interest rates and his criticism of the Federal Reserve Wednesday, saying on Twitter that the Fed should reduce…
U.S. Corporate Insiders Selling Shares At Fastest Pace Since 2008
Investors watch for signs of whether insiders put more or less money into their own companies. U.S. Corporate Insiders Selling Shares At Fastest Pace Since 2008 (#GotBitcoin?) Insiders at U.S. corporations are selling shares at a pace not seen since before the financial crisis a decade ago. Insiders are people…
Fed Chair Says Agency Monitoring Crypto But Not Developing Its Own (#GotBitcoin?)
Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that the United States Federal Reserve is monitoring digital currencies carefully, but not working on its own at the moment. Fed Chair Says Agency Monitoring Crypto But Not Developing Its Own (#GotBitcoin?) Speaking at a forum in Zurich, Switzerland, on…