Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
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…
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…