Microsoft Confirms Commitment To Support Bitcoin
Microsoft said Tuesday that it has no plans to end support for bitcoin as a payment method for its apps and services after reports this week suggested it had quietly ended support for the cryptocurrency. On Monday, a number of…
Is the global economy heading for a recession?
There is a growing concern that the world is heading towards a recession. If a recession were to occur, what policy instruments can be used to deal with the situation? The heads of three major central banks, the Federal Reserve…
Former White House Official: NSA Could Crack iPhone
Former White House official and counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke said Monday in an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition that he believes that if the FBI asked, the National Security Agency “would have solved this problem” of opening the encrypted iPhone…
Fed & Treasury – Are We Headed Toward A Cashless Society?
Fed Policies – We Are Headed Toward A Cashless Society? by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Mises Institute In this article, Claudio Grass, Managing Director at Global Gold Switzerland, talks to economist and Mises Institute Senior Fellow Thomas DiLorenzo. This exclusive interview…
5 Things You Should Know About the FCC’s Proposed Privacy Rules
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission proposed new privacy rules for Internet providers. The proposal was immediately praised by privacy advocates as “ a major step forward” and lambasted by AT&T as an effort to place a “ thumb on…
Million-strong protest set to shake nation
More than a million people were expected to flood Brazil’s streets on Sunday in massive anti-government protests calling for President Dilma Rousseff’s ouster over a corruption scandal and the crumbling economy. Latin America’s biggest country, which will host the Summer…
Justice Department Mulls Court Fight Against WhatsApp: NYT
It’s not just Apple. The U.S. Department of Justice has considered waging another court fight against WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, to crack encryption technology that makes it almost impossible for police investigators to access user communications with a warrant….
Trump’s Case Against Free Trade Makes No Sense
A lot of attention lately has been on Donald Trump’s racism and anti-immigrant positions, which are often cast simply as expressions of hate in America. Trump’s support among white supremacists is important, but focusing on that end of his spectrum…
Feel the morph: Hillary becomes Bernie on ‘SNL’
Just how different is Hillary Clinton from Bernie Sanders? This week’s “Saturday Night Live” might have the answer. Kate McKinnon plays the part of a campaigning Clinton as she desperately tries to garner votes … yet her voice sounds eerily…
No worry about asset backed securitization in China: central bank
BEIJING – The market of asset-backed securitization (ABS) is quite small in China and risks can be prevented through better oversight and transparency, central bank governor said on Saturday. Responding to queries about the bank’s ABS practice which might transfer…