In April, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launched its Visa Coinbase debit card in the UK. Coinbase has announced that, as of Wednesday, it will be launching the Visa debit card in France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Ireland. Coinbase Debit Card Showing Strong Adoption The debit card allows Coinbase account holders to use digital currencies
Month: June 2019
Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange. Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reports Monday that virus variants known to be linked to Russian hackers have been found on employee computers at the Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange. Coincheck suffered a breach in January 2018 that resulted
Selling a home can be an emotional, and sometimes overwhelming, experience for many people. It is a complex, multistep process that involves a lot of significant decision-making. This is why hiring the right real estate agent is one of the first and most important decisions most sellers make. According to the National Association of Realtors,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony to unveil a sign for a new community named after U.S. President Donald Trump, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights June 16, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Ammar Awad | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sent President Donald Trump a token of his gratitude for supporting
Bitcoin rose above $9,000 over the weekend, taking cumulative year-to-date gains to more than 150 percent. The leading cryptocurrency by market value clocked a 13-month high of $9,391 on Bitstamp on Sunday and was last seen trading at $9,200, representing 22 percent gains on last Monday’s low of $7,524. Cryptocurrency market experts and investors are
Picture of a cup of coffee at a Luckin Coffee location. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Beijing-based coffee chain Luckin Coffee is catching the eye of Wall Street analysts who are hoping the newly public company’s technology-driven business model will fuel growth in an underpenetrated coffee market in China. Luckin, which is the
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2019. Leah Millis | Reuters Even with President Trump and the markets calling for lower interest rates, the Fed is not likely to make a move when it meets next week
According to French financial publication Les Échos, software giant Ubisoft is exploring potential blockchain applications in gaming. The move to blockchain is said to give the gaming firm a competitive edge in the gaming world. Ubisoft Blockchain Applications in Gaming Ubisoft has allegedly been exploring blockchain applications for months under the radar. And now it has
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is launching a U.S. division. The Malta-based company said Thursday it is setting up Binance US, a new trading platform specifically targeting U.S. customers, in partnership with a firm called BAM Trading Services. The platform will be operated by BAM, while using Binance’s wallet and matching engine technologies.
America should finish a job it started more than four decades ago: rebuild China. Help Beijing open up its economy to the rest of the world and bring prosperity to its people, that is. There was time China was a closed economy, experimenting with different socialist roads to prosperity. That was back in the 1950s,
A home mortgage sign on a Wells Fargo branch in Brooklyn, New York. Getty Images The mortgage application numbers this week just put an exclamation point on an already positive trend for mortgage lenders. Consumer demand for mortgages, both to purchase a home and to refinance, is way up, thanks to falling interest rates. Now lender
The price of bitcoin (BTC) hit a 13-month high above $9,300 on Sunday. The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose to $9,325 at 05:45 UTC – the highest price since May 10, 2018, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. BTC was last seen trading at $9,295, representing 6 percent gains on the day. On a
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is paying the price for misjudging President Donald Trump‘s resolve to “bring the Chinese to their knees,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. Trump feels he has to “sacrifice Broadcom on the alter of Huawei” to humble China in trade negotiations, Cramer argued. Last year, Broadcom received about $900 million in revenue
Traders work on the floor of the Exchange ahead of the Blue Apron IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in New York, June 29, 2017 Lucas Jackson | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Broadcom — Broadcom shares dropped more than 6% after the chipmaker reported weaker-than-forecast quarterly revenue and cut
Ethereum (ETH) and the crypto market have today seen a sudden surge in buying pressure, allowing them to continue with the upward momentum that has been exhibited in the last few months. Analysts believe that Ethereum will continue with the upward trend in the near term and could outperform Bitcoin in the long term because
Binance.com, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is revamping its internal policies and cracking down on wayward users. The Malta-based exchange announced Friday morning that it was reviewing user accounts to ensure they follow Binance’s terms of use and know-your-customer (KYC) procedures and will remove deposit and trading permissions for anyone in violation of its policies.
From communicating with tenants to staying on top of repairs, property management requires commitment and patience. When done right, it can be a wise and rewarding investment. However, as in every industry, mistakes happen—and they can end up seriously costing you. To find out more, we asked a panel of Forbes Real Estate Council members to share
Andrew Hetherington | Getty Images If you want to bring your home utility costs down, you may want to double-check your energy efficiency. If your air conditioner isn’t the right size, or your home does not have proper insulation or you still use incandescent lighting, you could be unwittingly ramping up your energy costs. The
View Bitcoin has rallied more than 9 percent in the last nine days, but on low volumes – a sign of low investor confidence. As a result, the gains could be short lived. The bearish volume divergence indicates BTC could dive out of a “rising wedge” bearish reversal pattern seen on the 4-hour chart. A
Actor/producer Brad Pitt accepts the PGA Visionary Award during the 26th Annual Producers Guild Of America Awards last January in Los Angeles. Getty Images Hollywood star Brad Pitt, Steve Job’s widow Laurene Powell Jobs and UK-based stock-picker Neil Woodford are all reportedly investing in a little known “cold fusion company,” the Financial Times said on
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chewy – Chewy will debut on Wall Street today after pricing its initial public offering at $22 per share, above the expected range. It also sold more stock than originally planned. Chewy parent PetSmart will receive almost $900 million from the stock sale. Broadcom – Broadcom
Opacity focuses on privacy, security, and a familiar user experience. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 5, 2019 — Opacity Storage, a cryptographic file storage company, today announced the release of Opacity v1.0. The new product provides anonymous online file storage utilizing a crypto token payment system and a user friendly interface. No personal data such as
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced a transparency initiative that will see it put on full view the buying back and “burning” of its LEO exchange token. In an announcement Friday, the firm said as part of its token redemption process, the UNUS SED LEO Transparency Initiative will allow the public to see parent firm iFinex use its gross
Many have heralded opportunity zones as having the potential to be America’s largest economic development program. Over the last several months, the commercial real estate industry has been obsessed with the potential of opportunity zones, and with the recent release of additional regulations from U.S. Department of the Treasury, you can expect enthusiasm around the
Victorian homes and the downtown skyline in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Depending where you live, staying put in your home for the last two decades could be paying off well. As in really well. While the median nationwide home value is about 90% higher now than it was
As Bitcoin (BTC) holds resistance above $8,100 USD, more positive news has arrived to help its case. Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) cryptocurrency platform, Bakkt, is to begin testing its first product: physically-delivered Bitcoin futures. The date for launch is just over one month from now, July 22nd. Bakkt Announces First Project Launch In a blog posted earlier
Semiconductor stocks are going to fall as chipmakers start to cut their earnings forecasts for the second half of the year, AlphaOne Capital Partners’ Dan Niles said on Thursday. Niles started shorting semiconductor stocks this week and sold out of all is long semiconductor positions, in which he previously owned Qualcomm and Lumentum Holdings, he told CNBC’s
Ethan Brown, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat Inc., center, rings the opening bell during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The IPO market keeps getting hotter, but how much more juice is
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CrowdStrike – CrowdStrike remains on today’s watch list following a successful Wall Street debut Wednesday. The cybersecurity company’s initial public offering was priced at $34 per share and finished the session at $58. Lululemon – Lululemon reported quarterly profit of 74 cents per share, 4 cents
It was always going to happen. As the blockchain sector evolves, more companies will start merging into it. And this week, that’s precisely what British insurer Legal & General did. Yesterday, Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, announced that it’ll be working with Amazon to develop a blockchain system. Here’s everything we know. Enter