Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tries Calm Banks, Panicked Stock Markets, Trump Completely Silent (#GotBitcoin?)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin startles Wall Street with unusual calls to top bank CEOs A bruising stock selloff continued Monday, knocking major U.S. indexes lower as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tried to instill calm into a jittery market. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tries Calm Banks, Panicked Stock Markets, Trump…
Major Banks Suspected Of Collusion In Bond-Rigging Probe (#GotBitcoin?)
The Frankfurt Headquarters Of Deutsche Bank, Which Says It Doesn’t Expect A Fine From The European Commission. Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Crédit Agricole and another global bank could face fines of up to 10% of their annual world-wide revenue if found guilty. Major Banks Suspected Of Collusion…
How Will Bitcoin Behave During A Recession (#GotBitcoin)
Economists find it increasingly likely that the US will soon experience a recession. Many Bitcoin speculators believe that the price of Bitcoin will rise in a recession, but that may be wishful thinking. Cryptocurrency behavior depends on what type of recession the economy is in. How Will Bitcoin Behave During…
Seaborne Exports Plummet At Southern California Ports (#GotBitcoin?)
Seaborne Exports Plummet At Southern California Ports Retaliatory tariffs from China likely cut into demand after exporters pulled forward outbound shipments in earlier months. Seaborne Exports Plummet at Southern California Ports Seaborne exports at the biggest U.S. trans-Pacific trade gateway plunged last month, in an apparent sign of the impact…
Layoffs Become The Latest Thing In Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin)
Young market’s selloff drives cuts; ConsenSys, a blockchain venture firm, to trim 13% of staff. Layoffs Become The Latest Thing In Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin) Cryptocurrency companies are laying off employees in an effort to survive the nascent market’s biggest selloff to date. Blockchain venture firm ConsenSys said Thursday it would cut…
Caitlin Long on Bitcoin, Repo Fiasco, Blockchain And Rehypothecation (#GotBitcoin)
Leaders Series: Caitlin Long at the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition. Caitlin Long on Bitcoin, Repo Fiasco, Blockchain And Rehypothecation (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QlBOg-iut4&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPuuM3ex9ChvY7CMqmDezO1[/embed] She spent over 2 decades working for big banks, and was one of the leading voices advocating for the use of blockchain technology in the financial services community. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqX_NkBUQzg&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPul02vynK14LxqmYrdVbtm[/embed]…
Clemency For Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life For A Website (#GotBitcoin)
[caption id="attachment_5669" align="aligncenter" width="510"] Clemency for Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life for a Website[/caption] This is a sentence that shocks the conscience. Clemency For Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life For A Website (#GotBitcoin) My son, Ross Ulbricht, is serving a double life sentence plus 40 years, without the possibility of parole,…
The Market’s Latest Problem: Hesitation To Buy The Dip (#GotBitcoin?)
The diminishing lure of discounted stocks is the latest sign that investors are approaching selloffs with more caution. An investor trend that has helped buoy stocks over most of the past decade is showing signs of breaking down. For the first time since the dot-com era, investors are cautious about…
Bear Markets March Across the Globe (#GotBitcoin?)
Germany’s DAX index is the latest stock market to have more than 20% erased from its high. In a sign of the breadth of the global selloff in stocks, Germany’s main stock index fell into a bear market Thursday, the latest benchmark to have tumbled 20% or more from its…
Data Breach At Question-and-Answer Site Quora Affects 100 Million (#GotBitcoin?)
Names, emails, messages compromised in latest corporate-hacking episode. The question-and-answer website Quora Inc. said Monday that hackers had broken into its network and gained access to data belonging to 100 million users. Quora detected the hack on Friday and is still investigating the incident. The company said that the hackers…
Rioters In Paris Teach Americans How To Stand-up Against Government Over-Reach (#GotBitcoin?)
Paris citizens stand-up and riot against government over-reach. Government to increase price of fuel by about 30 cents per gallon and also saying it will continue to rise over the next few years. Gas already costs about $7.06 per gallon in France. Grass-roots movement ‘gilets jaunes’ led violent protests in…
Amazon And Bitcoin Provide Americans With Opportunity To Go Cashless And Cashierless (#GotBitcoin?)
Amazon Go is a chain of grocery stores operated by the online retailer Amazon, with three locations in Seattle, Washington, three in Chicago, Illinois, and one in San Francisco, California. Amazon And Bitcoin Provide Americans With Opportunity To Go Cashless And Cashierless (#GotBitcoin?) The stores are partially-automated, with customers able…