Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Trump Picks Cain For Fed Seat & Malpass For World Bank President. Too Little, Too Late To Thwart Recession (#GotBitcoin?)
President Trump said Thursday he intends to nominate Malpass for World Bank President and former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, signaling his desire to remake the nation’s central bank after complaining about it for months. Trump Picks Cain For Fed Seat & Malpass…
Major Crypto-Currency Exchanges Use Lloyd’s of London, A Registered Insurance Broker (#GotBitcoin?)
Major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed details of its insurance coverage for its hot wallet crypto holdings, reportedly covering a $255 million limit via a Lloyd’s of London, a registered broker. The details were disclosed in an official blog post from Coinbase’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Philip Martin on April 2. Major Crypto-Currency Exchanges…
How Bitcoin Can Prevent Fraud And Chargebacks (#GotBitcoin?)
Online fraud is a growing phenomenon that is not only getting more sophisticated and advanced, but also much more costly as well. In 2012 alone fraud cost merchants more than $3.5 billion dollars, with a 0.9% average cost of total online revenue. For individuals $525 million dollars was reported as being lost…
Private-Jet Cryptocurrency Gets Pass From SEC (#GotBitcoin?)
A private-jet company won the ability to sell a digital token that doesn’t require oversight by financial regulators. The hitch: The token won’t operate like others, diminishing its allure to fans of cryptocurrencies. Private-Jet Cryptocurrency Gets Pass From SEC (#GotBitcoin?) Restrictions on use of TurnKey Jet’s ‘digital tokens’ limit their…
Fed To Cut Interest Rates, Resume Bond-Buying To Stimulate Growth (#GotBitcoin?)
President Trump on Friday repeated his call for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and said it should restart buying assets to stimulate growth. Fed To Cut Interest Rates, Resume Bond-Buying To Stimulate Growth (#GotBitcoin?) ‘In terms of quantitative tightening, it should absolutely now be quantitative easing.’ “In terms…
Wells Fargo Paid Colleges To Aggressively Market Products To Students Pushing Them Into Debt (#Gotbitcoin?)
April, dubbed National Financial Literacy Month, is traditionally when the personal finance and banking industries celebrate the benefits of knowing how to manage your money. Wells Fargo Paid Colleges To Aggressively Market Products To Students Pushing Them Into Debt (#Gotbitcoin?) A new report delves into the world of deals between…
Anticipating A Recession, Trump Points Fingers At Fed Chairman Powell (#GotBitcoin?)
President Trump is blaming the Federal Reserve for holding back the economy and stock market despite the central bank’s recent decision to do two things he wanted—halt rate increases and stop shrinking its asset portfolio. Anticipating A Recession, Trump Points Fingers At Fed Chairman Powell (#GotBitcoin?) The president blasted the…
Why Bitcoin’s Price Suddenly Surged Back $5K (#GotBitcoin?)
The crypto market sprang back to life with bitcoin’s surge to nearly 5-month highs yesterday. But why? Why Bitcoin’s Price Suddenly Surged Back $5K (#GotBitcoin?) To those who have been paying attention to the charts, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. The leading cryptocurrency by market value jumped nearly $1,000 to…
Credit Card-To-Bitcoin Conversion Solution For E-commerce (GotBitcoin?)
I would like to see a shopping cart integration solution that allows credit card users to use their credit cards in our shopping carts and have that purchase converted to Bitcoin on our end (merchants). Credit Card-To-Bitcoin Conversion Solution For E-commerce (GotBitcoin?) I want to eliminate chargebacks from credit card…
SEC Hack Proves Bitcoin Has Better Data Security (#GotBitcoin?)
Gabriel Benincasa is expected to help identify and mitigate risks following 2016 breach of filings database. SEC Hack Proves Bitcoin Has Better Data Security (#GotBitcoin?) SEC Names Its First Chief Risk Officer The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said Gabriel Benincasa would become the regulator’s first chief risk officer.…
April Is Financial Literacy Month. CNBC Kicks It Off With Special Month-Long Coverage (#GotBitcoin)
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in April, CNBC's Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow., a financial wellness initiative in partnership with Acorns, will offer a variety of actionable personal finance content aimed at helping empower people to develop savings strategies. April Is Financial Literacy Month. CNBC Kicks It Off With…
White House Pushes Fed Towards Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?)
Kudlow says Fed should cut rates half a percentage point to protect against slowdown in global economic growth. White House Pushes Fed Towards Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to guard against a slowdown in global economic growth, a top White House…