Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Marriott Says Up To 500 Million Breach Also Includes Trump Hotels (#GotBitcoin?)
Hacked information includes passport numbers, payment-card numbers in addition to addresses, travel details. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Trump Hotels have also said hackers had stolen information. Marriott International Inc., the world’s largest hotel company, said it identified a data breach in its Starwood reservation system that may have exposed…
Borrowers Are Tapping Their Homes For Cash, As Rates Rise And Fall (#GotBitcoin?)
The trend is a sign of an economy that has sharply pushed up home prices but left paychecks growing much more slowly. Borrowers Are Tapping Their Homes for Cash, Even As Rates Rise (#GotBitcoin?) Rising mortgage rates are crushing much of the refinancing market. But Americans are still using refis…
Investors Run Out of Options As Bitcoin, Stocks, Bonds, Oil Cave To Recession Fears (#GotBitcoin?)
The failure of so many investment strategies is viewed by some as a warning of what could come following years of above-average returns. Stocks, bonds and commodities from copper to crude oil to burlap are staging a rare simultaneous retreat, putting global markets on track for one of their worst…
A Debt-Collection Machine That’s Chewing Up Small Businesses Across America (#GotBitcoin)
Look out, the stranger on the phone warned. They’re coming for you. A Debt-Collection Machine That’s Chewing Up Small Businesses Across America (#GotBitcoin) The caller had Janelle Duncan’s attention. Perpetually peppy at 53, with sparkly jewelry and a glittery manicure, Duncan was running a struggling Florida real estate agency with…
Venmo And Amazon Hit By Breaches And Fraudsters (#GotBitcoin?)
A spike in fraudulent activity earlier this year led to higher losses than the payments company had expected. Venmo was hit by a wave of payments fraud earlier this year that helped push losses higher than the company previously expected and prompted it to shut down some user features to…
With Central Banks Out of Ammo, Governments Urged to Ready Stimulus for Next Downturn (#GotBitcoin?)
OECD warns that countries need to prepare plans for a synchronized spending boost to fight a slowdown, but trade tensions could make that difficult. With Central Banks Out of Ammo, Governments Urged to Ready Stimulus for Next Downturn (#GotBitcoin?) Governments around the world must prepare spending plans they can roll…
Some Merrill Brokers Say Pay Plan Urges More Customer Debt (#GotBitcoin?)
Financial advisers have complained that the pay structure pits them against their clients. Some brokers at Merrill Lynch are pushing back against a compensation plan they claim rewards them for increasing debt their clients take on and in some cases can punish them for reducing it. Some of the 15,000…
Bearish on Bitcoin: Crypto Markets Take Steep Dive (#GotBitcoin?)
Digital currency down 76% from last year’s peak as SEC scrutinizes industry. Bitcoin is going from bad to worse. A selloff that started last week picked up speed Monday, sending the price of the digital currency below $5,000 for the first time since October 2017. The latest slide leaves bitcoin…
Ultimate Resource On Trezor Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin)
Be careful, buy only from Trezor Shop or authorized resellers. Ultimate Resource On Trezor Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp012aP0ZFA&t=929s[/embed] “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” — you have probably heard this proverb before. We have experienced it first-hand, as Trezor clones have been released over the years of our activity. Related: Mainstream…
Debt-Market Slowdown Troubles Investors (#GotBitcoin?)
Recent turbulence in the corporate-bond market is attributed to Fed’s tightening monetary policy and weaker appetite for debt. Signs of stress are mounting in the corporate-bond market, where rising interest rates and lackluster demand for new debt have investors questioning whether a long run of favorable borrowing conditions for U.S.…
Finra Arbitrators Let Thousands of Brokers Purge Infraction Records (#GotBitcoin?)
Brokers with scrubbed records are more likely to generate complaints, two academics found. Thousands of brokers have scrubbed their records clean of complaints by customers and employers, allowing them to hide information from potential investors, according to a new study. These brokers were more likely than other ones to receive…
US Witnesses The De-dollarization of The Global Economy (#GotBitcoin)
Russia Demotes Dollar’s Role at Home, Taking a Swipe at U.S.. US Witnesses The De-dollarization of The Global Economy (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pny8GVpe1Y&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPTm5pKavmeoWGdkgLg8cvL[/embed] To ease sanctions pressure, Moscow promotes use of ruble and other currencies in trade deals. Russia is trying to wean itself off the greenback as its economy buckles under…