OpenBazaar – A Review of the New Way to Shop the Internet
Right now in the Bitcoin world there is active debate about whether Bitcoin should be a value a settlement system or a currency. If a settlement system, small transactions would take place not on the main blockchain, but in second…
Whither Bitcoin’s Price
Trace Mayer, long-time Bitcoin investor and evangelist, has gone on record saying that in the months after the production supply of Bitcoin halves (expected in early July) the price of Bitcoin will jump to 3,000 dollars or more. He…
The Wealth Inequality Problem in One Chart
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist It seems that people don’t agree on much these days, but there is one growing exception to that rule. Across the board, Americans are finding that the “system” isn’t working for most people in its current…
Is Surveillance Software Silencing Would-Be Whistleblowers?
Steal, cheat, embezzle or lie on Wall Street, and your wrongdoing could be flagged by high-tech surveillance programs used by banks to sniff out law-breaking employees. But those same snooping tools might also be drawing attention to bankers attempting to…
What’s a ‘Brexit’? A guide to Britain’s E.U. drama for confused non-Europeans.
Tweet On June 23, the British will vote on whether their country should leave the European Union. This move to exit the E.U. has dominated political discourse in the country over recent months. It even has its own headline-friendly portmanteau:…
66 Million Have No Emergency Savings
Millennials Are Establishing the Habit of Saving NEW YORK, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — 66 million U.S. adults have zero dollars saved for an emergency, according to a new Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE) report. Gen Xers are in the worst position:…
Powerful CEOs And Stock Price Crash Risk
Powerful CEOs And Stock Price Crash Risk Md. Al Mamun La Trobe University Balasingham Balachandran La Trobe University -Department of Economics and Finance; Financial Research Network (FIRN) Huu Nhan Duong Monash University – Department of Banking and Finance; Financial Research…
Winklevoss Twins Open Bitcoin Exchange In London
As the price of bitcoin experiences a resurgence, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are seeking to expand their presence in the market by bringing their Gemini bitcoin exchange from New York to London. The twins, who earned a $65 million settlement…
Is Bitcoin the Answer to Retirement Dreams?
I’d like to start this post off with a statement that in the good-ole-days, businesses were part of the community first and in it for profit second. Sadly, that’s never really been the case. Still, I think it’s safe to…
Changing minds with words, not weapons
Most people who have reached a certain age have changed their minds about something or someone that they firmly believed in the past. Many of the real conflicts in society, including hate-driven mass shootings, result from people who fail to…