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Is A Poor Financial Education To Blame For ‘Generation Debt’?

Poor financial education is a huge cause for concern in the UK, with millennials and those following them being labelled ‘generation debt’. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc While there are support services in place to help people manage their money, a culture of credit lending and lease contracts has left many people in […] дальше »

2018-7-18 05:51


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Scientists genetically modified gerbils to hear light through an implant

A team of German scientists recently developed a spectacular new cochlear implant that uses light to simulate sound. So far it’s only been tested on gerbils, but the results are promising. Cochlear implants are a decades-old invention that uses electricity to stimulate or bypass deadened auditory nerves in order to trick the brain into “hearing” something. дальше »

2018-7-12 18:46


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I’ve noticed something fascinating about Bitcoin, the revolution in currency that is taking place across our planet: Those who have always lived in safety, in countries that function…don’t seem to get it.

If You Don’t Appreciate Bitcoin, It Might Be Your PrivilegeNever thought I’d use the word “privilege”, but here we are. As if their upward mobility was a misstep and they should have stayed poor. Or they get it, but they think that criticizing governments is volatile and immature. Comfortable people have lots of sympathy for дальше »

2018-7-5 16:34


Джон Макафи призвал бойкотировать биржу HitBTC

Программист и миллионер Джон Макафи призвал бойкотировать криптовалютную биржу HitBTC в связи с тем, что бедные люди не могут позволить себе пользоваться её услугами. The crypto exchanges have become the thing that we have originally fought against. дальше »

2018-7-2 10:36


Blockchain-based property registries may help lift poor people out of poverty

Many rural farmers in India lack clear ownership of the land they work and live on. AP Photo/Anupam Nath Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Many developing countries don’t have a working system of tracking property rights, and what they do have can be fragile and incomplete. In Haiti, for instance, a large […] дальше »

2018-6-29 05:08


Facebook blanket ban on crypto ads a “poor approach” to new ideas

Off the back of news that Facebook is reversing its crypto ad ban, see below for commentary from some of the blockchain and crypto industry’s most renowned experts. Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, global investment platform said: TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay “We have always advocated for a more sophisticated approach to cryptocurrency advertising, as […] дальше »

2018-6-28 09:21


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The Next South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Tangled In Security Drama

Is it me, or has ‘South Korea’ become a byword for ‘poor cryptocurrency exchange security’? It seems that of late, cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea are surrounded by security issues that are seeing very large-scale hacks take place, hacks that have allowed for the theft of tens of millions of USD worth of crypto-assets. дальше »

2018-6-26 16:30


ISP: Piracy “Extortion Letters” Benefit ‘Greedy’ Companies, Not Poor Artists

In recent years file-sharers around the world have been threatened with lawsuits, if they don’t pay a significant settlement fee. These so-called “copyright trolling” efforts have been a common occurrence in countries such as Germany and the United States, and in recent years they have conquered Sweden as well. Where Internet providers remain on the […] дальше »

2018-6-23 12:57


Top 3 Blockchain Technologies Poised to Save Businesses Time and Money on KYC

The costs of complying with due diligence processes like KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (anti-money laundering) are rising. With financial firms regularly spending 8. 4x their average compliance costs on KYC amidst growing client complaints about poor KYC experiences, KYC is becoming a growing balance sheet and relationship management liability. дальше »

2018-6-22 21:00


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BIS Crypto Report Undermines Itself. Not Cryptocurrency.

Over the past few days, media outlets have taken it in turns to report on a recent assessment published by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) on Sunday. Titled as “Cryptocurrencies: looking beyond the hype” and running to 24-pages, the BIS report argues that cryptocurrency would make a poor substitute for fiat currency, highlighting problems with instability; a […] The post BIS Crypto Report Undermines Itself. Not Cryptocurrency. appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-6-20 18:39


Кредитоспособность финучреждений может снизиться из-за фьючерсов на биткоин

Волатильность биткоина может негативно отразиться на кредитоспособности финансовых учреждений, занимающихся клирингом фьючерсов на биткоин. Опасения на этот счет высказали крупнейшие рейтинговые агентства Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s и Fitch, пишет Risk. дальше »

2018-6-13 19:57


Рейтинговые агентства: участие в торговле биткойн-фьючерсами снижает рейтинги банков

Рейтинговые агентства могут понизить рейтинги банков, которые торгуют фьючерсами на биткйон, если объем торгов данным финансовым инструментом продолжит расти.   Каждое из трех крупных рейтинговых агентств — Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s и Fitch — сообщает о влиянии увеличения объема торгов биткойн-фьючерсами,. дальше »

2018-6-13 15:33