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Bitcoin price is rising regardless coronavirus outbreak
February 14th, 2020
Bitcoin price has reached a mark of $10.000 which can mostly be explained by an effort of investors to find a safe haven amid the recent outbreak of coronavirus that has seriously affected many companies as in Asia, so ...
An Inflationary Depression
October 4th, 2019
Financial markets are ignoring bearish developments in international trade, which coincide with the end of a long expansionary phase for credit. Both empirical evidence from the one occasion these conditions existed in the past and reasoned theory suggest ...
China or US?
September 9th, 2019
China has made some silly errors in its conflict with the US, reflecting the arrogance that often afflicts every state actor. But the appearance that China is being backed into a corner over Huawei, trade tariffs and Hong ...
For those who don’t understand inflation
June 14th, 2019
This article is a wake-up call for those who do not understand the true purpose of monetary inflation, and do not realise they are the suckers being robbed by monetary policy. With the world facing a deepening recession, monetary ...
Contactless adoption seen among top payment trends this year
May 15th, 2019
Contactless payment growth, rewards card revamps and machine learning are among the top six trends when it comes to retail payments this year. While mobile payments are getting more popular, contactless cards are expected to catch a bit of ...
Founder of online gaming company charged for defrauding investors
February 11th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Robert Alexander with fraudulently raising approximately $9 million from more than 50 individuals by selling investments in Kizzang LLC, a purported online gaming business. According to the SEC’s complaint, among other misrepresentations, Alexander ...
Criminal network gained millions in fixing professional tennis matches
January 16th, 2019
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has issued a press releases to inform for an operation in relation with fraud in professional tennis competitions. In accordance the press release, an organised crime group involved in manipulating professional tennis ...
Time Is Money, Money Is Time
December 21st, 2018
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. -Macbeth Our limited time, our brief candle as Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it earlier in the ...
FCA UK data shows record level of 4.13 million complaints for regulated firms
November 1st, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the complaints figures for regulated firms for the first half of 2018. Complaints continued to increase for the fourth successive half year, reaching a new record level of 4.13 million complaints made ...
5 ways the World Economic Forum says Artificial intelligence is changing banking
September 13th, 2018
Artificial intelligence has been a focus of discussions at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, over the past few years, so the organization decided to partner with Deloitte Consulting on a study that sought to “cut ...
