Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Crypto Pioneer David Chaum Says He’s Built A Better Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin?)
A new platform, called Elixxir, promises to improve on bitcoin’s speed by processing thousands of transactions a second. Crypto Pioneer David Chaum Says He’s Built A Better Bitcoin The godfather of the cryptocurrency movement is back with a plan to address bitcoin’s biggest shortcoming: speed. David Chaum, who built his own…
Fidelity CEO Hints At Crypto Products As Sector Aims For Mainstream (#GotBitcoin?)
Fidelity Investments is cooking up more blockchain and cryptocurrency-related products and services, with a goal of rolling some of them out in the next few months, CEO Abigail Johnson said Friday morning. Fidelity CEO Hints At Crypto Products As Sector Aims For Mainstream (#GotBitcoin?) Johnson made the comments during an…
Ultimate Resource On Large And Small Bitcoin Hodlers
Over 55% of Bitcoins currently sit in wallets that have balances upwards of 200 coins – worth over $1Mn at any point in time within the last 11 months when the price of Bitcoin breached the $5k mark. Ultimate Resource On Large And Small Bitcoin Hodlers And impressively, 1/3…
Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low Earners (#GotBitcoin?)
Will We See Them Implemented? We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social Security also could be improved to better assist the economically vulnerable. Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low…
IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID: EPISODE#24 (#GOTBITCOIN?)
Federal Reserve Considers a New Tool to Avert Crises Some officials favor demanding banks stock up on capital while the economy is strong. IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID: EPISODE#24 A decade after a financial crisis that paralyzed the global economy, Federal Reserve officials are debating how to apply one of the central…
Olaf Carlson-Wee Rode The Bitcoin Boom To Silicon Valley Riches. Can He Survive The Crash? (#GotBitcoin?)
Now running the world’s largest crypto hedge fund, the 29-year-old says he is undeterred by recent losses. Olaf Carlson-Wee Rode The Bitcoin Boom To Silicon Valley Riches. Can He Survive The Crash? SAN FRANCISCO—Olaf Carlson-Wee has crammed the highs and lows of a hedge-fund career into roughly one year—all before his…
Banks’ Sharing Of Financial Crime Data Raises Questions On Ethics (#GotBitcoin?)
Banks, regulators and law-enforcement agencies are sharing more intelligence through voluntary networks to deter money laundering and terrorism financing. As the practice spreads, so do the risks of data mishandling, observers said. Banks’ Sharing Of Financial Crime Data Raises Questions On Ethics Information-sharing partnerships are sprouting across the global financial landscape.…
‘Crypto Tourists’ Flee as Bitcoin Slump Drags On (#GotBitcoin?)
Value of cryptocurrencies has slid 76% after exceeding $800 billion earlier this year. ‘Crypto Tourists’ Flee as Bitcoin Slump Drags On The cryptocurrency rout that began early this year with the popping of the bitcoin bubble has only gotten worse, and there is little sign things will get better soon. The…
Marshall Islands To Adapt Crypo-currencies Despite IMF Warning
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised against the Republic of the Marshall Islands' plan to introduce a digital currency as a second legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. Marshall Islands To Adapt Crypo-currencies Despite IMF Warning The Marshall Islands – a remote chain of islands in the central Pacific…
Cryptocurrency Startups Combine As Wall Street Blockchain Effort Falters (#GotBitcoin?)
Chain and Lightyear, built around the technology underpinning bitcoin, are combining into a new company called Interstellar. Cryptocurrency Startups Combine As Wall Street Blockchain Effort Falters Chain Inc., a startup working with Nasdaq Inc. and others to build a blockchain-based trading platform, is merging with another cryptocurrency startup, a sign that…
You’ve Become A Nation of Cheapskates (#GotBitcoin?)
Revolutionary tech brings amazing prices—but something feels wrong. You've Become A Nation of Cheapskates From New York to San Francisco, lunch prices are starting to get ridiculous. Most days you cruise past $13 salads and $14 ramen before landing at a Chick Fil-a or Chipotle. For example, there’s a company called…
Europe Goes Harder on Money Laundering With Record ING Fine (#GotBitcoin?)
Banks world-wide are under pressure to clamp down on the trillions of dollars illegally flowing through the global financial system. Europe Goes Harder on Money Laundering With Record ING Fine Banking group ING Groep has agreed to pay a record European fine of €775 million ($899.8 million) to settle an investigation…