Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
America Has ‘Squandered’ The Recovery And Is Falling Behind The Rest Of The World
‘Past generations of American leaders have used periods of strong economic growth in at least three ways: to upgrade the nation’s business environment; to make America more equitable and humane; and to build fiscal strength to buffer future recessions. Our current leaders have accomplished none of these during the past…
Christmas Shopping: Where To Buy With Crypto This Festive Season
Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get your holiday shopping out of the way for good. Christmas Shopping: Where To Buy With Crypto This Festive Season Forget The Milk And Cookies, Santa Is Accepting Bitcoin This Holiday Season Much like Santa himself, Bitcoin is magic.…
An $809 Car Payment, A $660 Income: What Could Go Wrong?
Some dealerships are dressing up borrowers’ car-loan applications with fake, inflated incomes.When Mirna López bought a used 2018 Nissan Pathfinder in May, she got a car loan with a monthly payment of $809. Her monthly earnings were about $660. An $809 Car Payment, A $660 Income: What Could Go Wrong?…
The Federal Reserve Deposit Outage Boosts Need For Bitcoin Adoption
Direct Deposits Across America Hang After Fed's ACH Payment System Suffers Major Disruption. The Federal Reserve Deposit Outage Boosts Need For Bitcoin Adoption With reports of direct deposits failing to clear still ongoing, Bloomberg reported that the Federal Reserve was investigating "the second significant disruption in 2019 of a payments…
At 8,990,000% Gains, Bitcoin Dwarfs All Other Investments This Decade
Bitcoin (BTC) has beaten gold in terms of returns by such a large amount this decade that investors have firmly dismissed recent price declines. At 8,990,000% Gains, Bitcoin Dwarfs All Other Investments This Decade Data from monitoring resource Blockchain shows that since 2010, Bitcoin has delivered profits of almost 9…
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent For Tech Allowing Users To Email Bitcoin
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally. Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent For Tech Allowing Users To Email Bitcoin The patent, granted on Tuesday and filed in March 2015, details a system for users to…
Big Banks Prepare Living Wills Or Emergency Liquidation Plans (#GotBitcoin)
In a sweeping rebuke to Wall Street, U.S. regulators said 11 of the nation's biggest banks haven't demonstrated they can collapse without causing damaging economic repercussions and ordered them to submit plans. Big Banks Prepare Living Wills Or Emergency Liquidation Plans (#GotBitcoin) The findings applied to 11 banks with assets…
A $9 Trillion Corporate Debt Bomb Is ‘Bubbling’ In The Us Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
At first glance, it looks like a $9 trillion time bomb is ready to detonate, a corporate debt load that has escalated thanks to easy borrowing terms and a seemingly endless thirst from investors. A $9 Trillion Corporate Debt Bomb Is ‘Bubbling’ In The Us Economy (#GotBitcoin?) Key Points Companies…
Bitcoin Has Got Society To Think About The Nature Of Money
Sometimes I imagine the advent of bitcoin as akin to the sudden appearance of the monolith in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey that triggers curiosity, suspicion, euphoria and then ultimately evolution across a band of interested primates. Bitcoin Has Got Society To Think About The Nature Of Money Satoshi…
Major Banks Unknowingly Process Billions In Crypto Business, Says CipherTrace
Blockchain intelligence firm CipherTrace has claimed that large banks may be processing up to $2 billion in undetected cryptocurrency-related transfers each year. Major Banks Unknowingly Process Billions In Crypto Business, Says CipherTrace In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 16, CipherTrace claims that its research unit has found…
How DeFi Goes Mainstream In 2022: Focus On Usability (#GotBitcoin)
2019 was an important year in the slow but steady march towards a future of decentralized finance (DeFi). How DeFi Goes Mainstream In 2022: Focus On Usability (#GotBitcoin?) What Is DeFi? DeFi is an abbreviation of the phrase decentralized finance which generally refers to the digital assets and financial smart…
Dissidents And Activists Have A Lot To Gain From Bitcoin, If Only They Knew It (#GotBitcoin?)
We are in an era of gradual global bitcoin awakening. The technology has proven robust and resistant to attacks. Over time, the price has continued to climb from pennies to thousands of dollars. Dissidents And Activists Have A Lot To Gain From Bitcoin, If Only They Knew It (#GotBitcoin?) Brilliant entrepreneurs…