On Wednesday, US-based Grayscale Bitcoin Trust released an advertisement wherein a white-collar miner cheerfully extracts a gold rock from a cave and takes it down to his bosses on Wall Street to make a few bucks.Nevertheless, he is told that the company is investing in bitcoin instead.The poor bloke – and his shiny gold rock…
Month: October 2019
Video shows moment tree crashes into living room as girls watch TV
Video shows moment tree crashes into living room as girls watch TV Photo Credit: Dan Reynolds Photography/Getty Images Two girls are safe after they narrowly missed being crushed by a tree that crashed through the roof of their home.Read More Facebook launches a news section – and will pay publishers Over the course of its…
Tesla’s stock soars after company posts surprising 3Q profit
Tesla posted a surprising profit of $143 million in its latest quarter, raising hopes the electric car pioneer may finally be turning the corner after posting mostly losses during its first decade as a publicly held company.The positive results announced Wednesday came after Tesla lost $1.1 billion during the first half of the year.That had…
New aborton law blocked by Oklahoma judge
Attorneys representing a Tulsa abortion clinic argued that claim is not supported by scientific evidence.Read More Federal jury convicts Tulsa woman for role in meth operation Federal prosecutors say Amy Lee Davis was a “top-tier drug trafficker” who stored drugs at multiple locations around Tulsa.A federal jury found Davis guilty Wednesday of conspiring to distribute…
Man doused in flammable liquid set on fire by cop’s stun gun
Man doused in flammable liquid set on fire by cop’s stun gun By: The Associated Press October 24 2019 4:28 PM Updated: October 24 2019 4:27 PM WEED, Calif.- A suicidal man who had doused himself in a flammable liquid caught fire and was severely burned when a police officer fired a stun gun at…
In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection
In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection Photo Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File FILE – This undated file photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Edmund Zagorski in Tennessee.Zagorski had asked the state of Tennessee that he’d rather die in the electric chair than receive…
A Guide to China’s Official Cryptocurrency – HedgeTrade Blog
Conclusion As you may recall back in April of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) made an interesting announcement concerning crypto mining.The state planning agency was considering a complete ban on crypto mining in the country.Whether or not this proposal will go through is up in the air, however, the possibility is…
Oklahoma Prep Football How they Fared
Oklahoma Prep Football How they Fared By: The Associated Press October 26 2019 3:07 PM Updated: October 26 2019 3:07 PM Read More Woman plows RV into casino after being ejected Unhappy with being escorted from a Las Vegas area casino Friday morning, a woman plowed her motor home through the establishment’s front doors, critically…
Thompson scores 4 TDs as K-State stuns No. 5 Sooners, 48-41
Thompson scores 4 TDs as K-State stuns No.5 Sooners, 48-41 Photo Credit: 10 Kansas State wide receiver Joshua Youngblood (23) scores a touchdown against Oklahoma safety Delarrin Turner-Yell (32) during the first half of an NCAA football game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Oct.26, 2019.(Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP) Thompson scores…
Bitcoin and negative interest: analysis of ECB policy
One of the most fundamental and important features offered by Bitcoin is the waiver of third party instances.Bitcoin gives its users total control over their own wallet and the funds they contain.In other words, Bitcoin is protected by inflationary measures of the central bank in the form of negative interest rates.Bitcoin and negative interest rates?…