Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
IRS Workers Who Failed To Pay Taxes Got Bonuses (#GotBitcoin)
It’s not difficult to get a bonus if you work for the Internal Revenue Service — even if you haven’t paid your own taxes. IRS Workers Who Failed To Pay Taxes Got Bonuses (#GotBitcoin) The IRS handed out a total of nearly $1.1 million in bonuses in a 27-month period…
Trump DOJ Declines To Charge Lois Lerner In IRS Scandal (#GotBitcoin?)
The Trump administration said Friday it won't charge a key IRS figure in the mistreatment of conservative political groups during the 2010 and 2012 elections. Trump DOJ Declines To Charge Lois Lerner In IRS Scandal (#GotBitcoin?) In a letter to members of Congress, the Justice Department said that "reopening the…
Taxpayer Money Finances IRS “Star Trek” Parody (#GotBitcoin)
"Space: The Final Frontier These are the voyagers of the Starship Enterprise. Its never-ending mission is to seek out new tax forms. To explore strange new regulations To boldly go where no government employee has gone before." Taxpayer Money Finances IRS "Star Trek" Parody (#GotBitcoin) Thus begins a six-minute "Star…
Economic Growth Slowed To 2.1% 2nd Quarter vs Trump’s Promised 4,5,Even 6% GDP (#GotBitcoin?)
The U.S. economy slowed but still grew at a solid clip in the second quarter as strong consumer spending offset a drop in business investment, keeping the decade-long expansion on track amid trade tensions and cooling global activity. Economic Growth Slowed To 2.1% 2nd Quarter vs Trump's Promised 4,5,Even 6%…
TD Ameritrade CEO: There’s ‘Heightened Interest Again’ With Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin?)
Digital currencies are generating increasing interest from investors and traders, says the CEO of United States brokerage giant TD Ameritrade, reported financial news and services outlet TheStreet on July 23. TD Ameritrade CEO: There’s ‘Heightened Interest Again’ With Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin?) In an interview with TheStreet, TD Ameritrade CEO, Tim Hockey,…
Venezuela Sets New Bitcoin Volume Record Thanks To 10,000,000% Inflation (#GotBitcoin?)
Venezuelans traded more bolivars for Bitcoin (BTC) than ever before last week, but the statistics say more about fiat than cryptocurrency. Venezuela Sets New Bitcoin Volume Record Thanks To 10,000,000% Inflation (#GotBitcoin?) Yet Another Bitcoin Volumes Record For Venezuela Data from Coin Dance, which tracks trading activity on P2P exchanges…
Newegg Adds Bitcoin Payment Option To 73 More Countries (#GotBitcoin?)
California-based online retail store Newegg expanded Bitcoin (BTC) payment options to customers in 73 more countries. Newegg Adds Bitcoin Payment Option To 73 More Countries (#GotBitcoin?) Bitcoin Payment Remains Unavailable In Six Out Of Over 80 Newegg-Served Countries Following the announcement, Newegg customers can now purchase its products with Bitcoin…
China’s Schizophrenic Relationship With Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin)
China is a key player in the crypto space, hosting a substantial share of Bitcoin mining and trading. China’s Schizophrenic Relationship With Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin) According to a late 2018 study, around 60% of BTC’s total hash power is generated in China, while unregulated domestic cryptocurrency exchanges facilitate 60% of all…
Falling Real Yields (0.241% ) Signal Worry Over U.S. Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
Decline in yield on 10-year Treasury inflation-protected securities has been especially persistent. Falling Real Yields (0.241% ) Signal Worry Over U.S. Economy (#GotBitcoin?) Yields on U.S. government bonds have fallen broadly this year. But the decline in the yield on one particular type has been especially persistent and is, according…
Donald Trump’s WH Projects $1 Trillion Deficit For 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
The White House projects that the federal deficit will surpass $1 trillion this year, the only time in the nation's history the deficit has exceeded that level, excluding the four-year period following the Great Recession. Donald Trump's WH Projects $1 Trillion Deficit For 2019 (#GotBitcoin?) "The 2019 deficit has been…
Coinbase Added 8 Million New Users In The Past Year (#GotBitcoin?)
America's biggest cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase has signed up 30 million users since launching in 2012. Coinbase Added 8 Million New Users In The Past Year (#GotBitcoin?) New User Signups Slowed After Bitcoin Price Peak Over the past 12 months, Coinbase has registered eight million new users, according…
Ultimate Resource On Blockchain Voting (#GotBitcoin?)
Utah County follows West Virginia and Colorado. Utah County Becomes 3rd US Jurisdiction To Launch Blockchain Voting (#GotBitcoin?) One of the 29 counties of the U.S. state of Utah, Utah County will enable eligible voters to participate in the upcoming municipal primary election through a special application on their smartphones,…