Bitcoin plunged on Wednesday as a weak US manufacturing data intensified anxieties over the health of the global economy. The benchmark cryptocurrency was down by $63.73, or 0.77 percent, to trade at $8,257.79 as of 13:41 UTC.At one point during the Asian session, it slipped towards a session low of $8,168.85, consolidating within a strict…
Month: October 2019
TROY Gold (Malta) Agrees 20,000 Oz Gold Deal to Be Supplied by Bullseye Mining Limited (Australia)
Oct 1, 2019 6:10 AM ET TROY Gold (Malta) Agrees 20,000 Oz Gold Deal to Be Supplied by Bullseye Mining Limited (Australia) iCrowd Newswire – Oct 1, 2019 In 2019 a deal was agreed with Bullseye Mining Limited* for 20,000 oz of gold to come straight from their North Laverton Gold Mine site in Western…
SEC Commissioner Peirce Announces Support for the Creation of SEC Safe Harbor for Digital Token Sales in the United States During RockTree LEX Sponsored Forum
Contact Oct 1, 2019 11:10 AM ET SEC Commissioner Peirce Announces Support for the Creation of SEC Safe Harbor for Digital Token Sales in the United States During RockTree LEX Sponsored Forum iCrowd Newswire – Oct 1, 2019 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced her support in the establishment of a ‘non-exclusive safe harbor’ exemption from…
How Consensus Mechanisms Affect Energy Usage in a Blockchain
How Consensus Mechanisms Affect Energy Usage in a Blockchain ID 126119576 © Iurii Motov | Dreamstime.com Oct 1, 2019 12:58 pm GMT 298 views Even though blockchain has become part of the daily lexicon, there are still quite a few misconceptions associated with the technology.Probably the biggest one has to do with its energy usage.A…
Pablo Soria de Lachica Examines the Impact of Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra on Financial Services Sector
MEXICO CITY, MX 1, 2019 / The arrival of Bitcoin a decade ago was hailed as a landmark moment in the history of money, with proponents of the original cryptocurrency prophesying that it would democratize finance and change the banking system forever.However, the proliferation of digital coins since then has made no dent on the…
Stephen Schwarzman’s Lesson in New Book: Go Big
Good morning. Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman has a new book out, entitled What It Takes , and last night I had the opportunity to interview him about it in front of a group of admirers at the New York Public Library (in the Stephen A.Schwarzman building.) The book is a fascinating portrait of a man…
Facebook says Libra is out of its control – WKBT
Facebook says Libra is out of its control Overseers are a web of Silicon Valley insiders By: Posted: Sep 29, 2019 08:40 AM CDT Updated: Sep 29, 2019 04:50 PM CDT Facebook formally unveiled its highly-anticipated digital currency project called Libra.Copyright 2019 CNN Facebook formally unveiled its highly-anticipated digital currency project called Libra.Related content Zuckerberg…
Libra partners reconsider as governments grumble
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra are having second thoughts as regulators unleash ire on the project, according to a report Tuesday. A Libra Association created by Facebook to independently manage the digital money still had its initial group of backers on Tuesday. But a Wall Street Journal report said some of those on it were reconsidering their…
PwC Global Revenues Up 7%[1] to US$42.4 Billion
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– Focus on our purpose drives good revenue growth in all major markets and areas of business – 25,000 new jobs created, increasing the workforce to 276,000 – US$3bn investment in upskilling PwC people, and developing and sharing technologies to support clients and communities – Commitment to tackle the skills gap and reach millions of…
Dow Futures Eye Triple-Digit Gains as Chinese Manufacturers Crawl Out of Recession
Dow Jones futures point to another strong open in New York.| Image: Johannes EISELE / AFP Dow Futures Eye Triple-Digit Gains as Chinese Manufacturers Crawl Out of Recession By Sam Bourgi @hsbourgi October 1, 2019 Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and broader U.S.stock market rallied in overnight trading Tuesday, as China trade…