Search Results for: mining
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 ...
Lab diamonds: What you need to know
May 20th, 2019
It’s claimed that lab diamonds could provide a sustainable solution to the unpredictable diamond trade, raising ethical standards and cutting out harmful mining practices. But how does it work? And do lab diamonds look as good as the mined ...
$63 Million in fines imposed since GDPR Law went into full effect
May 16th, 2019
GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU’s new privacy law went into full effect. In addition, regulators in 11 European countries have imposed $63 ...
Product Manager – Client Solutions
March 20th, 2019
Product Manager – Client Solutions Reference Number: PMC1119 The position: We are looking for Product Managers to join our Product Strategy team and provide specialised expertise in the development and management of internal and external product solutions. The main ...
This country draws Japanese Bitcoin miners seeking profit
January 16th, 2019
A combination of cheap electricity and cold weather has started to draw a growing number of Japanese bitcoin miners to Mongolia, a country sandwiched between China to the south and Russia to the north. Amid falling mining revenues in ...
Markets are all about flows
January 8th, 2019
This article looks at prospective supply and demand factors for financial assets in the New Year and beyond. Investors should take into account money flowing into and out of financial assets as well as stock flows, particularly escalating ...
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis
January 2nd, 2019
Those of us who closely follow the credit cycle should not be surprised by the current slide in equity markets. It was going to happen anyway. The timing had recently become apparent as well, and in early August I ...
Federal Reserve raises interest rates
December 20th, 2018
The Federal Reserve has issued FOMC statement informing for its decision to raise the target for the federal funds rate to 2-1/4 to 2‑1/2 percent. Below is the federal Reserve FOMC statement as it was published: Information received since ...
Price of bitcoin falls below cost to mine
December 17th, 2018
To add further misery to bitcoin enthusiasts, the act of finding or “mining” the cryptocurrency has become unprofitable as the price continues to crater. This raises further questions about the viability of the accounting system supporting the cryptocurrency. The ...
Between 600K and 800K bitcoin miners shut down since mid November
December 6th, 2018
Between 600,000 and 800,000 bitcoin miners have shut down since mid-November amid declines in price and hashrate across the network, according to the third-largest mining pool. In an interview with CoinDesk, Mao Shixing, founder of F2pool, said his firm’s ...
