Why Wall Street Should Fear the Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: David Hundeyin
By CCN.com: Horizon Investments Chief Global Strategist Greg Valliere has described congressional rookie Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as a very real concern for the stock market because of her perceived willingness to put the financial industry’s nose…
Russia’s Not Buying Bitcoin, Dx.Exchange’s Shady Past, and Ethereum’s Hard Fork That Wasn’t: This Week in Crypto: P. H. Madore
By CCN.com: This week in crypto saw several interesting developments as regard exchanges, exit scams, and at least one failed ICO-funded company in the form of Giga Watt. Crypto Media Clings to Story of Russian Government Buying Bitcoin, CCN Asks for Proof CC…
Build That Wall: Trump Offers DACA Protection for Border Funding as Shutdown Hits Day 29: Sam Bourgi
President Donald Trump has proposed extending protection for some illegal immigrants in the U.S. in exchange for wall funding along the Mexican border. The offer, which was announced Saturday after 4:00 p.m. ET, presents Congress with a new pathway to ending …
Snapparazzi – Post-ICO Journey – The Latest Announcements (CoinMarketCap, Exclusive Stack Bonus Incentive, Recruitment and App Development): Press Release
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Top 3 Mistakes Investors Make when Managing Their Cryptocurrency Holdings: Guest Writer
By CCN.com: Money is older than recorded history. As long as money has existed, so too have counterfeiters and crooks. Issuers of currency have spent millennia preventing counterfeiting: Just consider today’s paper bills, which are printed with special dyes o…
Bullish Move: Crypto Market Adds $5 Billion as Bitcoin Price Surpasses $3,700: Joseph Young
Over the last 24 hours, the crypto market has rebounded slightly by $5 billion, from $120 billion to $125 billion following a promising breakout of the Bitcoin price above $3,700. The unforeseen strong movement of Bitcoin could lead to the short-term recovery…
Crazy Number of Subpoenas Shows Why Crypto Exchanges are Fleeing the US: Joseph Young
By CCN.com: A new report released by major crypto exchange ShapeShift revealed that it had received 18 subpoena requests from U.S. authorities in 2018. Despite being based in Switzerland, the U.S. government filed 30 percent of all requests ShapeShift receive…
South Africa: Two Arrested for Kidnapping Boy, Demanding Bitcoin Ransom: David Hundeyin
By CCN.com: Two people have been arrested by police in Mpumalanga, South Africa in connection with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy in Witbank whose family was then told to pay the equivalent of $120,000 in bitcoin (approximately 32.89 BTC at press time). …
Is Elon Musk Losing it? Laying Off 3,000 American Workers to Build a Gigafactory in China, & Tesla’s Enormous $1 Billion Debt: Tedra DeSue
By CCN.com: Trying to make heads or tails of Tesla’s financial footing continues to be a task. The good news for Elon Musk keeps getting trumped by worrisome, if not flat out bad news. This month is proving to be a trying one for Tesla founder and CEO Elon Mu…
Brexit Deadlock: Is a 2nd Referendum Looming? Nigel Farage Thinks So: David Cullinan
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage took to a stage in London late last week and delivered the news that his audience didn’t want to hear. A rerun of the 2016 EU referendum could be on the cards. Speaking to a pro-leave audience, Farage was blunt and to the point…
‘Major Announcement’: Is Donald Trump Preparing to Declare a National Emergency to Gain Wall Funding?: Mark Emem
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to make a ‘major announcement’ on Saturday afternoon. This comes as the partial government shutdown nears the one-month mark. Without going into much detail, Trump said the focus of the announcement would be on the par…
Chilean Citizens Will Begin Paying Cryptocurrency Taxes in 2019: Francisco Memoria
Taxpayers in Chile are reportedly going to have to pay taxes on cryptocurrency earnings this year, as the country’s Internal Revenue Service (Servicio de Impuestos Internos, SII) has included a section for cryptoassets in a form that has to be filled on taxpa…
HashFish: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Computer Again: Press Release
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Freemium Isn’t Free! Free Mobile Games Generated a Whopping $61 Billion in 2018: David Hundeyin
The 2018 end-of-year report by Nielsen-owned gaming research company SuperData has revealed that so-called freemium games – games that are free to play but typically enable microtransactions for users to purchase upgrades and gizmos – are dominating the enter…
Did Bitcoin Cash Fail? 500 Days Since the Fork, it Looks Like it Did: David Hundeyin
Nearly 17 months after the contentious fork that gave birth to Bitcoin Cash, it may be safe to say that the entire purpose of the fork may have been defeated, rendering Bitcoin Cash as little more than just another altcoin. An examination of the available 500…
Taiwan: Bitcoin Traders Ran $51 Million Crypto Scam, Prosecutors Say: Samantha Chang
Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted seven bitcoin traders for allegedly operating a sham crypto investment scheme that bilked $51 million from more than 1,000 investors. The ringleader was a 47-year-old man whose surname is Lin, Focus Taiwan reported. The alleged …
Facebook May Be Slapped with ‘Record-Setting’ FTC Fine for Data Breach Scandal: Samantha Chang
The US Federal Trade Commission is considering slapping Facebook with a “record-setting” fine for its epic data-breach scandal. The social media monopoly is accused of violating user privacy by selling their personal data to third parties without their consen…
Plunging Consumer Sentiment is Proof Shutdown Will Wipe Out Dow’s Gains: Melanie Kramer
New data reveals consumer confidence has plunged to its lowest level in two years. Historic data suggests the US stock market ignores government shutdowns. However, none have continued for so long, and falling consumer sentiment is a key indicator of an econo…
How Coinstar Could Turn $62 Million Dollars Worth of Literal Trash into Bitcoin: Wes Messamore
According to an estimate by recycling and waste management company Covanta Holding Corporation, Americans literally throw away $62 million dollars a year worth of spare pocket change. Covanta offered CBS News a theory along with the estimate “that the coins a…
Watching the Pennies Excessively? Pound Falls from Two-Month High as UK Retail Sales Disappoint: Mark Emem
The British pound fell from its two-month high early Friday as fears of a no-deal exit from the European Union rescinded. After hitting the $1.3000 mark on Thursday, the sterling pound is now trading around the $1.2940 level. While the sterling had hovered ab…
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