Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president of crypto exchange Gemini GUSD/USD and Winklevoss Capital, posted an open letter to cryptocurrency fund Digital Currency Group, orDCG. What Happened: The intent of the missive, to DCG and all of Twitter, was to expose what Winklevoss deems the fraudulent behavior of DCG and to call for the termination of
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And away we go — Kyle and Andrew sneak through The Last of Us by-the-book second episode After more than 2 hours, it feels like the show is finally done setting things up. Kyle Orland & Andrew Cunnigham – Jan 23, 2023 12:00 pm UTC Enlarge / I’m sure they’ll both be fine. reader comments
It may now be less necessary for Americans to rely on a bank to succeed financially. As e-commerce grows and digital products become more available, embedded finance has become an option for consumers and companies. Embedded finance comprises non-financial companies offering financial products and services. These products and services can include debit cards, payment programs,
Share Tweet By Steve Warren January 19, 2023 Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life father of seven who was arrested by FBI agents in the early morning hours at his Pennsylvania residence last September, will get to tell his side of the story next week in a jury trial. And now his attorneys say they’ve offered
No one is watching awards shows like they used to. In mid-January, the Golden Globes only managed to draw 6.3 million television viewers, representing the lowest numbers in several years and a 26% decrease in audience compared to 2021. That particular awards show has been plagued by controversy for years as critics accused the Hollywood
The eurozone will avoid a recession this year according to a widely-watched survey of economists which illustrates the sharp about-turn in global economic sentiment in the past couple of weeks. As recently as last month, analysts surveyed by Consensus Economics were predicting the bloc would plunge into recession this year. But this month’s survey found
New Hampshire (NH) Governor Chris Sununu’s “Commission On Cryptocurrencies And Digital Assets” has returned results that suggest the NH Department of Energy create a public review of how bitcoin mining operations might be integrated into a statewide energy plan. The commission cites “positive impacts for the electricity system, including contributing to a more stable electricity
The Biden administration and some of its European allies have pledged new heavy weaponry to Ukraine, including howitzers, missile defense systems and first-time shipments of armored vehicles. On Thursday, the Pentagon said its new $2.5 billion military aid package will include dozens of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Stryker armored personnel carriers. The Pentagon stopped short
How many teachers does it take to debug a smart lighting system? — US school runs lights 24/7/365: The smart lights have been broken since 2021 “We’ve been doing everything we can to fix this,” says school official. Ron Amadeo – Jan 20, 2023 11:20 pm UTC Enlarge / The Minnechaug Regional High School.Minnechaug Regional
S&P Global Inc SPGI recently acquired financial services charting provider ChartIQ. The deal forms part of S&Ps Global Market Intelligence division and further enhances the firm's flagship Capital IQ Pro platform. Warren Breakstone, the head of desktop and channel solutions at S&P Global Market Intelligence, told Benzinga back in 2020 that his team was aggressively
Deutsche BankdowngradedBank of America CorpBAC andJPMorgan Chase & CoJPM to Hold rating from Buy, reflecting a cautious view on the banks, including ongoing macro risks and likely weakening bank fundamentals. Key downside risks include a prolonged downturn/recession, resulting in higher-than-expected credit costs and a weaker capital markets backdrop driven by macro uncertainty. The analyst upgradedPNC
There are many different ideas about what it takes to succeed in trading. Developing a statistically-significant strategy, learning market structure, developing self-control, and learning to think in probabilities are all some of the qualities traders need to assimilate into their everyday lives to become professionals, but all effort would be futile without one key quality:
Apple Inc AAPL shares are on an icy toboggan ride headinginto the end of the year, but 2023 is packedwith a series of potential growth catalysts for the Cupertino-based company. What To Know:Wednesdayon CNBC's "Squawk Box,"Steve Kovach, a tech correspondent for CNBC who covers Apple, laid out a handful of potential catalysts for the iPhone
Apple Inc.AAPL co-founderSteve Wozniakhas describedBitcoinBTC/USD as the only cryptocurrency thats pure-gold mathematics. What Happened: Wozniak made the comments about Bitcoin in aninterviewwith Business Insider in March 2022, adding that many cryptocurrencies are untrustworthy and have a track record of being rip-offs. There are so many cryptocurrencies that come out now; everybody has a way to
Current Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently joined a Twitter spaces event to discuss another company that he's in charge of auto manufacturer Tesla Inc. TSLA . The former richest man in the world spent nearly an hour talking to the interviewer. With so much speculation as to Musks motives in light of plunging Tesla stock
Uniswap, the decentralized exchange, has partnered up with fintech company Moonpay to let users in the U.S., Brazil, the UK and SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) areas buy cryptocurrencies on its web app with debit cards, credit cards or bank transfers. What Happened: Uniswap said on Tuesday that users may be able to convert fiat
Musk takes the stand — Musk testifies in fraud trial, points out that not everyone believes what he says Musk denies impact on Tesla stock price in case over false “funding secured” tweet. Jon Brodkin – Jan 20, 2023 11:22 pm UTC Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves court during the SolarCity trial in
Northampton city councilors voted late Thursday night to place a new limit on the citys collection of cannabis dispensaries effectively an upper ceiling for how many pot shops the city allows to do business. The vote, coming after months of deliberation, represented a significant step for a city known as a hub of Massachusetts retail
Banks are gearing up for the biggest round of job cuts since the global financial crisis, as executives come under pressure to slash costs following a collapse in investment banking revenues. The lay-offs — which are expected to be in the tens of thousands across the sector — reverse the mass hirings banks made over
Current is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed disruptor looking to fix the way people bank. On one hand, theres currency debasement and its inflationary impacts," the firm's CTO, Trevor Marshall, says. "On the other hand, you have technology which is a deflationary force putting people out of work. In light of this, asset owners are better off