Olayinka Odeniran founded the Black Women Blockchain Council (BWBC) in 2018 after attending the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami that year. There, just three of 88 speakers were women , with the rest being mostly white men.Its so-called “networking party” was held at a strip club , where several women felt uncomfortable and disappointed.…
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‘Up only’ for BTC fundamentals — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week with a slow drag downhill towards pivotal support at $40,000. After bulls had something to celebrate last week, the current environment looks like a fresh dose of reality as BTC battles nervous stock markets, a resurgent U.S.dollar and more. The picture is, as always, mixed — while spot price may…
Bitcoin holds above $40,000 as hashrate explodes to all-time high
Bitcoin has been compared to the internet in the mid-late 1990s, when internet adoption soared rapidly.Photo: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) started the week on a slow drag downhill but held above the $40,000 (£29,607) resistance level after a slide from last week’s high of $45,661. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was fell…
Dogecoin Won’t Bounce Back as Long as it’s No Bark, No Bite
After correcting last month, cryptocurrencies in general have been bouncing back in a big way.But in the case of Dogecoin ( DOGE-USD )? It’s moving higher, just not to the extent seen with both established coins like Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) and Ethereum ( ETH-USD ), as well as other “pupcoins” like Shiba Inu (…
EUROPEAN MIDDAY BRIEFING – Stocks Slump on Worries Over Imminent Russia Attack on Ukraine
MARKET WRAPS Stocks: European stocks were pummelled in early action Monday on concerns a Russian attack of Ukraine could happen as early as this week. The Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 2.5%, led lower by travel and banking sectors. European airlines trade lower on Monday morning amid fear of a potential invasion of Ukraine by Russian…
North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures, Bond Yields Drop on Fear of War in Ukraine
MARKET WRAPS Watch For: Canada New Motor Vehicle Sales for December. Opening Call: Bond yields and stock futures fell on the possibility of an imminent war in Europe, after weekend diplomacy between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to yield a breakthrough. If the losses continue through the opening bell, they will compound…
Hasbro and Mattel have very different visions of the future
Hasbro and Mattel have very different ideas about the future of the toy industry.While both of the country’s dominant toy companies reported strong revenue increases during the crucial holiday quarter and throughout 2021, only one of them expects continued robust growth.”There is a sense of confidence and optimism behind Mattel,” said Gerrick Johnson, an analyst…
How ‘Amapiano’, South Africa’s soulful sound, has become one of the hottest new music genres
(CNN) A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently sweeping TikTok, the streets of South Africa have been thrumming with its sound for years. Seeping out of car windows and overflowing from clubs,…
New Hampshire man arrested aboard cruise ship is latest to be accused of stealing Hertz rental car: “Most horrific experience of my life” – CBS News
A Hertz customer who was arrested aboard a cruise ship last week has become the latest customer to say the company falsely accused them of stealing one of its rental cars. Charles Doucette, a pharmacy and healthcare consultant from New Hampshire, said he was on a Caribbean cruise with his girlfriend when, back in a…
Trump Organization’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, recants a decade of his financial statements – CBS News
The accounting firm that has for years prepared annual financial statements for Donald Trump and his businesses is cutting ties with his company and says a decade’s worth of the reports “should no longer be relied upon.” The firm, Mazars USA, wrote to the Trump Organization’s chief legal officer Alan Garten on February 9 to…