Fundstrat Co-Founder Thomas Lee believes that the S&P 500 needs to hit fresh highs before the bitcoin price can do the same.| Credit: YouTube/Upfront Ventures Thomas Lee: Bitcoin Price Cannot ‘Blast Off’ Without Record S&P 500 By Francois Aure September 25, 2019 As the bitcoin price languishes at $8,300, down more than 12% on the…
Month: September 2019
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Benjamin Glick | September 26, 2019 With contributions by Maria Wolvin and Ben Marsico. In this week’s roundup, a spree of activity continued for the Securities and Exchange Commission.Last Thursday, witnesses provided testimony before the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee to address the increased use of leveraged loans and the potential impact they could have on…
Facebook tests hiding ‘Likes’ from the public on their social media posts
Following in the steps of Instagram, Facebook is testing hiding from the public the number of Likes a post receives as an effort to de-escalate the the impact they have on mental health of users For years, people who use Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have chased Likes as a status symbol.More Likes on a social…
Facebook’s key partners on its cryptocurrency Libra are refusing to publicly support it (FB)
Most of Facebook’s key partners on its cryptocurrency project Libra are refusing to publicly support it.Since announcing Libra in June 2019, there has been intense regulatory pushback on the initiatives.Key backers like Mastercard, Uber, and PayPal are ignoring inquiries as to whether they are still committed to Libra.Business Insider reached out to the two-dozen-plus Libra…
Crypto Quantique Raises $8M to Solve End-to-End IoT Security
Blog This Crypto Quantique , a privately held company with a mission to revolutionize the IoT with quantum driven cybersecurity, today announced that it has raised an $8 million seed round led by ADV along with participation from Entrepreneur First, amongst others.Crypto Quantique’s disruptive cybersecurity technology, uses the most advanced techniques in cryptography and quantum…
Binance Coin Price Analysis and Prediction for September 24th – Can BNB Bounce Off Current Support?
Not a great start for cryptocurrencies this week as most markets are down.Litecoin is leading the bear train with a 7% loss, while the rest of the top 10 cryptos are bleeding as well.BNB is down over 4.37% continuing on its downward trajectory after peaking at $22.78 last week.Let’s take a look at any relevant…
Of your 14 currently funded proposals there are three for the Dash Core group…
Of your 14 currently funded proposals there are three for the Dash Core group alone, the one that actually develops DASH.The centralised development team. This isn’t centralization.Firstly, you have to use all active proposals, not just the ones that are getting funded.They are ALL competing for funding.So the correct number is 36.You trying to make…
Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up
Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up Alexander Weber and Silla Brush – BloombergIndustry groups want extended access to London clearinghouses; FIA and AFME say solution is needed before end of this yearLondon’s dominance of the derivatives market is under threat, with European firms at risk of being blocked from using clearinghouses in…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Appears to Put Libra Launch Date in Doubt
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused to commit to the planned 2020 launch for the Libra cryptocurrency project. Talking in interview with Nikkei on Thursday, Zuckerberg was asked about the expected date of the stablecoin’s arrival, to which he replied: “Obviously we want to move forward at some point soon [and] not have this take…
Facebook to allow politicians to break community standards | Science & Tech
Facebook will allow politicians to break its usual community standards and exempt them from its fact-checking process in order to maintain “free expression” on the platform ahead of upcoming elections. With the US heading to the polls next year, and the UK gearing up for a potential vote of its own in the coming weeks,…