Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot’s Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings (#GotBitcoin?)
Financial markets’ wild and woolly fourth quarter likely won’t translate into strong trading results at the nation’s largest banks—the latest sign of the changes sweeping the business of buying and selling securities since the financial crisis. Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot's Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings Trading Activity…
Bitcoin ATM Firm Coinme To Sell Bitcoin At Coinstar Coin Counting Machines (#GotBitcoin?)
United States Bitcoin ATM (‘BTM’) operator Coinme has entered a partnership to sell Bitcoin (BTC) at coin counting kiosks owned by Coinstar, the company confirmed in a press release Jan. 17. Bitcoin ATM Firm Coinme To Sell Bitcoin At Coinstar Coin Counting Machines Coinme, which was the first BTM operator…
BlackRock Exposes Confidential Data on Thousands of Advisers on iShares Site (#GotBitcoin?)
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, inadvertently posted confidential information about thousands of financial adviser clients on its website. BlackRock Exposes Confidential Data on Thousands of Advisers on iShares Site Data Leak: Blackrock Exposes Info On Thousands Of Advisers Via Website The data appeared in three spreadsheets, linked on…
Anti-Bitcoin Narrative Flawed: Fortnite’s V-Bucks Use In Money Laundering (#GotBitcoin?)
Since Bitcoin burst onto the global stage in 2009, amid the breathtaking Great Recession, the crypto has been lambasted for supposedly being a medium for money laundering, illicit activities, and the like. In fact, zealous skeptics, including the likes of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and heavy-handed governments, have crucified Bitcoin…
Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin)
When Tulsa’s Black Wall Street Went Up In Flames, So Did Potential Inheritance. Black Wall Street: America’s Dirty Little Secrets (#GotBitcoin) Destruction of hundreds of businesses in 1921 massacre had reverberations on family wealth for generations. “Destroyed 1921, Not Reopened.” That is how dozens of plaques commemorate the Black-owned businesses…
BlackRock, State Street Corp. And AllianceBernstein Holding LP Cutting Jobs In Anticipation of Recession (#GotBitcoin?)
BlackRock Inc. is cutting about 500 jobs as the world’s largest money manager looks to simplify parts of its business and focus more on areas such as technology, retirement and alternative investments. BlackRock, State Street Corp. And AllianceBernstein Holding LP Cutting Jobs In Anticipation of Recession (#GotBitcoin?) Money manager will…
American Express Suspends A Director In Foreign-Exchange Pricing Scam (#GotBitcoin?)
American Express Co. suspended a director in its foreign-exchange department as part of its ongoing investigation into pricing practices in the division, according to people familiar with the matter. American Express Suspends A Director In Foreign-Exchange Pricing Scam Employees were informed that Taylor Simonin was suspended last month. Foreign-exchange employees were…
Computer Models To Investors: Short Everything! (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_7496" align="aligncenter" width="730"] A Computer Terminal In AlphaSimplex Group In Cambridge, Mass., Which Found That Funds Using Trend-Following Strategies Are Betting Against Most Asset Classes.[/caption] Trend-following algorithms turn bearish at swiftest pace since 2008 as machines steer more trades. Computer Models To Investors: Short Everything! Investors have started to…
Yellow Vests Initiate French Bank Run (#GotBitcoin?)
Reports are emerging that the anti-Emmanuel Macron protesters in France, known in English as the Yellow Vests, are planning to stage a bank run this weekend. Yellow Vests Initiate French Bank Run (#GotBitcoin?) Although the changes of such an initiative bringing the government to its knees, as the demonstrators hope, are slim,…
Declaring A National Emergency Could Give Trump Authority To Shutdown Your Bank Account (#GotBitcoin?)
For Instance, The President Can, With The Flick Of His Pen, Activate Laws Allowing Him To Shut Down Many Kinds Of Electronic Communications Inside The United States Or Freeze Americans’ Bank Accounts. For some time now President Trump has been publicly and privately mulling the idea of using a national emergency…
Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers (#GotBitcoin?)
Hackers Compromised The Passport Numbers Of Millions Of People Hotel chain says fewer total customers were affected than initially feared but analysts warn data could be intelligence trove. Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers Marriott International Inc. said fewer customers were affected in a massive data breach…
Meet The Watchdog Called CryptoMom (#GotBitcoin?)
SEC’s Hester Peirce—Republicans’ muse on financial regulation—has won fans for her support of the digital-currency market. Meet The Watchdog Called CryptoMom (#GotBitcoin?) Cryptocurrency startups and traders fighting stricter regulation think they have their champion. They call her CryptoMom. Hester Peirce, shown in the SEC’s Washington office Hester Peirce, a Republican…