The Dow Jones dropped over 400 points in early trading to start the week, on renewed fears of a heightened trade war. The European Union began its implementation of tariffs on $3.2 billion of US imports on Friday. President Trump responded by threatening a 20% tariff on imports of European cars, and an insistence that […]
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The Dow Jones dropped over 400 points in early trading to start the week, on renewed fears of a heightened trade war. The European Union began its implementation of tariffs on $3.2 billion of US imports on Friday. President Trump responded by threatening a 20% tariff on imports of European cars, and an insistence that […]
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With the knowledge that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not currently consider Ethereum to be a security, some analysts speculate that all the potential roadblocks for cryptocurrency futures have been removed. Bitcoin futures were announced with great fanfare late last year and have proven popular with investors. And while Ethereum futures have been […]
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With the knowledge that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not currently consider Ethereum to be a security, some analysts speculate that all the potential roadblocks for cryptocurrency futures have been removed. Bitcoin futures were announced with great fanfare late last year and have proven popular with investors. And while Ethereum futures have been […]
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President Trump late last week slapped $50 billion worth of Chinese imports with a new 25 percent tariff. While the tariff had been long discussed, negotiations with the Chinese government in recent weeks seemed to have indicated a softening of Trump’s position towards China. That was particularly the case with Trump’s attempts to find a […]
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In an surprising announcement, it appears that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will likely find that the cryptocurrency ether is not a security. The announcement was made by SEC Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto. That could clear up a significant hurdle that could have ended Ethereum’s […]
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In what could be an ominous sign indicating a deterioration of the financial health of American households, levels of credit card debt have risen over the past year, with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noting that the “flow into 90+ day delinquency for credit card balances has been increasing notably for the last […]
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In what could be an ominous sign indicating a deterioration of the financial health of American households, levels of credit card debt have risen over the past year, with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noting that the “flow into 90+ day delinquency for credit card balances has been increasing notably for the last […]
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Regulators around the world are taking an increasingly close look at cryptocurrencies, both well-established cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum as well as newer offerings such as initial coin offerings (ICOs). US regulators are no exception, with 2018 featuring perhaps more public commentary from regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and […]
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After years of slow progress breaking into the mainstream, cryptocurrencies are having their breakout moment in 2017 and 2018. And cryptocurrency firms are expanding at a more rapid pace than ever. That’s perhaps nowhere more evident than with cryptocurrency exchanges, one of the backbones of the cryptocurrency world. Partially in response to government restrictions and […]
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