Apple Heads into Constitutional Battle on Encryption
A California court order asking Apple to help break into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone on Tuesday that has both Apple and the federal government invoking the Constitution, legal experts tell Newsweek. The newest drama opens a new chapter into…
Bitcoin: IBM Latest Project Could Be Huge for Bitcoin
Powered by Max Banner Ads Bitcoin: IBM Latest Project Could Be Huge for Bitcoin IBM Sees Potential in Bitcoin IBM Latest Project If you doubt bitcoin’s chances of success, this new technology could convince you otherwise. Indeed, the technology has…
EDITORIAL: China against the wall
There’s a tradition – some call it a blind spot – in the mainline media to give the Chinese Communists the benefit of all doubts, in the way of cutting the one-eyed man an unearned advantage in the kingdom of…
Bankia to refund 1.8 billion euros in shares to its investors
Madrid (dpa) – Bankia, Spain’s fourth-largest lender, is fully reimbursing investors who bought shares before its public offering in 2011, the bank announced Wednesday. In doing so, the bank, which was nationalized four years ago, is hoping to avoid a…
Crime does pay-in cash
On February 12 28 finance ministers of the European Union (EU) who are members of the European Commission met in Brussels to request the European Central Bank to set up measures to control high denomination notes, particularly the €500 note….
The ban on cash is coming. Soon?
The ban on cash is coming. Soon? This is starting to become very concerning. The momentum to “ban cash”, and in particular high denomination notes like the 500 euro and $100 bills, is seriously picking up steam. On Monday the…
Why Trump and Sanders Matter to Financial Advisors
Last week the 2016 election and fiduciary advice campaigns intersected in different news stories. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders won major New Hampshire victories; Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Elijah Cummings scolded insurance companies’ contradictions on the DOL conflict of…
A Crisis In Ponzi-Land (Cut The Dividends Already!!!)
Until early this summer, certain promoters seemed to believe that they could do a magic trick that no one would catch. A larger entity would “drop down” an asset at twice what it cost to purchase or build, add a…
Microsoft Wants To Create A Blockchain Marketplace
At the end of 2014 Microsoft announced plans to integrate the cryptocurrency bitcoin – at the time experiencing an unprecedented surge in value – into its Windows and Xbox payments system. The news caused the price of bitcoin to surge,…
Apple ordered to help FBI unlock phone belonging to San Bernardino shooter
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ordered Apple on Tuesday to help the FBI access encrypted data hidden on a cellphone that belonged to the terrorist couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino last year. The federal investigation into…