Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Excessive Number Of Mall Closures And Continued Slump In U.S. Manufacturing Spell Trouble For Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
Empty Shopping Malls U.S. retailers have already closed 5,994 stores so far this year, compared with 5,864 closures for all of last year, according to Coresight Research. The net store closings, or the number of closings minus openings this year, stands at 3,353. Excessive Number Of Mall Closures And Continued…
Binance Delists Bitcoin SV, CEO Calls Craig Wright A ‘Fraud’ (#GotBitcoin?)
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by reported volume, will delist bitcoin SV (BSV) after a week of controversy around the cryptocurrency’s creator, Craig Wright. Binance Delists Bitcoin SV, CEO Calls Craig Wright A ‘Fraud’ (#GotBitcoin?) The exchange announced Monday that it would be delisting all BSV trading pairs on…
Bitcoin Outperforms Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Grows Whopping 37% In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Since January 1, according to OnChainFX, the bitcoin price is up 37 percent year-to-date against the U.S. dollar, outperforming most indices including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. Bitcoin Outperforms Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Grows Whopping 37% In 2019 (#GotBitcoin?) Despite its 80 percent drop from its all-time high…
Money-Laundering Is Completely Out-Of-Control In Traditional Finance/Banking Industry (#GotBitcoin?)
Police Raid Sweden’s Leading Bank as Russian Money Laundering Scandal Spreads.Money-Laundering Is Completely Out-Of-Control In Traditional Finance/Banking Industry (#GotBitcoin?) The unfolding scandal comes six months after Danske Bank said its tiny Estonia branch had moved more than $230 billion from Russia and other former Soviet states.Related: Ultimate Resource For Money…
Prosecuting Bankers Proves Exercise In Frustration (#GotBitcoin?)
Federal prosecutors have run into trouble trying to get convictions of individual traders and bankers charged with rate-rigging and other practices. Prosecuting Bankers Proves Exercise In Frustration (#GotBitcoin?) The Justice Department is having more success at prosecuting banks than going after the bankers who work for them. A judge’s expected…
Christine Lagarde Pits Circle Against JPMorgan In IMF Debate (#GotBitcoin?)
A panel Wednesday featuring JPMorgan and Circle was set up by Christine Lagarde as a face-off between incumbent and disruptor. Christine Lagarde Pits Circle Against JPMorgan In IMF Debate (#GotBitcoin?) The managing director of the International Monetary Fund designated roles for each person on her panel of four. In the…
The Long Bull Market Has Failed To Fix Public Pensions (#GotBitcoin)
Sums owed to retirees are accelerating faster than assets on hand to pay those future obligations. The Long Bull Market Has Failed To Fix Public Pensions (#GotBitcoin) Maine’s public pension fund earned double-digit returns in six of the past nine years. Yet the Maine Public Employees Retirement System is…
This Economic Slowdown Is Not A Blip, Warns Strategist Who Manages $4.5B (#GotBitcoin?)
“The stock market is assuming…things will improve in Q2 and throughout the second half,” he told CNBC in an interview Tuesday. “The bond market has a less-optimistic take on that, saying that the data is weak, and we’re going to reflect that right now in lower yields and inversions within…
US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain To Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks (#GotBitcoin?)
The U.S. Department of Energy is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants. US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain To Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks (#GotBitcoin?) The department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) unit announced Wednesday that phase two of an electric grid security project has…
Bitcoin Passes A Milestone 400 Million Transactions (#GotBitcoin?)
We‘z Might Be Mutts But We’z Countin Our Bitcoin Riatches, Biatches!!! Bitcoin price may have surged and held above $5000, but the Bitcoin network has passed milestones of its own this week – one involving a much higher number. Bitcoin Passes A Milestone 400 Million Transactions (#GotBitcoin?) 400 Million Quietly…
Future Returns: Why Investors May Want To Consider Bitcoin Now (#GotBitcoin?)
Cryptocurrency is a divisive topic among investors. It’s either the currency of the future or the tulip bulbs of our time. Yet last week’s sudden and mysterious surge in Bitcoin value suggests that it just might be more than a fad. Future Returns: Why Investors May Want To Consider Bitcoin…
Next Bitcoin Core Release To Finally Connect Hardware Wallets To Full Nodes (#GotBitcoin?)
In the coming release of Bitcoin Core, the 18th major version of the cryptocurrency’s most widely used software, the code will finally, natively allow users to connect bitcoin full nodes to hardware wallets. Next Bitcoin Core Release To Finally Connect Hardware Wallets To Full Nodes (#GotBitcoin?) It’s a moment true…