CBDCs not worth the costs and risks, says former BoE advisor

Central banks worldwide are pushing forward with digital asset projects despite the various crypto industry implosions of the past 12 months. China has rolled out its central bank digital currency (CB...

Minibubbles in US Banking Are Popping With Costs in the Billions

(Bloomberg) — A two-century-old bank in the New England countryside suddenly became one of the hottest stocks in US finance a couple of years ago after making an unlikely proclamation: It was wi...

Coinbase Lays Off 950 Staff, Cuts Operational Costs By 25%

Coinbase is cutting an additional 950 staff as part of cost-saving measures that will see its operational expenses shrink by a quarter. The move was announced by CEO Brian Armstrong in a Tuesday morni...

LiveOne Slashes Additional $5 Million of Costs Bringing Total Savings to Over $30 Million in Fiscal 2023

Increases Record Adjusted EBITDA* Guidance to $9.5 – $12 Million for Fiscal 2023 Short-Term Assets of $25 Million and $8.6 Million Cash Signed LOI for New Credit Line for Up to Maximum $20 Million LOS...

Celsius Network’s Stablecoins Face Liquidation To Cover Bankruptcy Costs

Judge Martin Glenn, the chief United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Southern District of New York, has ruled that ownership of the assets in the Celsius Network’s Earn Accounts belongs to debtors. As ...

A Lawsuit states LastPass Data Breach Costs $53K Bitcoin

On January 3rd, 2023, a “class action lawsuit” was filed against LastPass, a password manager, that alleged data breach of LastPass resulted in the theft of around $53K worth of Bitcoin (BTC). This cl...

Southwest Airlines cancellations abate after holidays but costs pile up

Pristine Floyde searches for a friend’s suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty...

Kia’s First NFTs Have Covered Adoption Costs for 22,000 Pets in Shelters

In the latest instance of a for-profit company tapping NFTs for charity, Kia’s US unit earlier this year minted its first digital collectibles to raise funds for a US nonprofit working to alleviate ov...

How Inflation Data Hinges On A Statistical Quirk For Housing Costs

SAN FRANCISCO – JUNE 06: Calculation of CPI inflation includes a lagged, panel format for housing … [+] costs understanding how it works is crucial to estimating 2023 inflation. (Photo by ...

Bitcoin Miners In Asia Are Facing Difficulty Due To High Energy Costs

In the past 24 hours, the Bitcoin mining profitability rate was at 0.0575 USD/Day for 1 THah/s. Kazakhstan tightens regulations for crypto miners. There has been a steady decline in Bitcoin mining rev...

Grayscale’s Discount Almost Reaches 50%, 1 BTC Exposure Now Costs $8,400

The exposure price via one of the biggest trusts on the market has dropped to a yet unseen low. The unimaginable 50% discount to NAV is a new record we have never before witnessed. According to Ychart...

For Landlords, Rising Housing Costs Make It Harder to Earn Passive Income

Listen to article (1 minute) Many Americans dream the path to building wealth is like a trip around the Monopoly board, buying up properties that generate rental income. That can be true, but financia...

Raydium Hack on Solana DeFi Exchange Costs Over $2 Million

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage For Solana, the holiday season has been difficult. Solana has now experienced a significant hack to one of its largest DeFi proto...

Long Covid medical costs average $9,500 in first six month: study

Joos Mind | Photodisc | Getty Images Long Covid results in $9,500 of total average medical costs for workers and their employers in the six months following a diagnosis, according to a study by Nomi H...

How Does The Whitelabel NFT Marketplace Save You Time And Costs?

– Advertisement – The Whitelabel NFT marketplaces are a one-stop-shop for all the NFT needs of a business. These platforms offer ready-to-deploy solutions that are quicker to launch than b...

Li Auto Q3 2022 Outing Sees Revenue Rise 20%, Costs Widen Further

Although Li Auto realized a substantial revenue increase for Q3 2022, the company’s operating costs also rose.  Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ: LI) recently posted its Q3 2022 earnings report, which revealed a w...

GE Healthcare Plans to Reduce Debt and Costs, Pursue Tuck-In Acquisitions

General Electric Co.’s healthcare division plans to cut debt, bring down costs and pursue tuck-in acquisitions after its spinoff in early January, finance chief Helmut Zodl said Thursday at an investo...

Google Moves to Cut Costs. The Tech Gravy Train Has Hit the Brakes.

After years of rapid growth amid bumper profits, the tech sector is now firmly in cost-cutting mode. Alphabet Google was the latest company to highlight this Thursday, confirming plans to merge the te...

FTX, Crypto Collapse Costs Taylor Swift a Huge Payday

When cryptocurrency exchange FTX raised $400 million from investors such as Softbank, Temasek, Tiger Global, and others in January, its net worth took off. The funding lifted its value to $32 billion....

Meta Layoffs – Facebook Continues To Cut Costs By Cutting Headcount

| Getty Images Key Takeaways Advertising income has begun to slow as fears of a 2023 recession mount. As it creates the metaverse, Meta continues to lose large amounts of money, some $9.4 billion in t...

Can you live on a cruise ship? Yes, and here’s how much it costs

Austin Wells loves to travel the world. But he doesn’t like long flights, jet lag or an unsettled routine. And that’s why, Wells, who is 28 and lives in San Diego, leased a residence on bo...

20 million American households are behind an average of $788 on their utility bills — here are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20 million American households are behind an average of $788 on their utility bills — here are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs The U.S. consumer price index ...

Elon Musk wants the Fed to ‘cut interest rates immediately’ — but Jerome Powell just said inflation ‘remains far too high.’ Here are 3 sectors for safety if costs keep soaring

Elon Musk wants the Fed to ‘cut interest rates immediately’ — but Jerome Powell just said inflation ‘remains far too high.’ Here are 3 sectors for safety if costs keep soaring ...

New York State proposes new laws adding costs to crypto firms

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has proposed new crypto regulation to assess supervisory costs from licensed crypto firms operating in the state. New Proposed Regulation to...

NYDFS proposes regulation to assess costs of ‘supervision and examination’ for licensed crypto firms

The New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has proposed a regulation that would allow the government department to assess supervisory costs from licensed crypto firms operating in ...

Long Covid costs patients an average $9,000 a year in medical expenses

The Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in north Houston. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans to date — and it’s p...

Risks and High Costs Outweigh Benefits?

A recent survey on the topic of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development in Africa gives some fresh insight into their evolution and regulators’ motivations and concerns. Nonetheless, analysts...

Western Governments Seem To Prefer High Costs And Shortages Of Energy

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – JUNE 26: (L-R) Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European … [+] Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US President Joe Biden, Germany’...

Nearly 1 in 3 have left their jobs to tend to caregiving responsibilities — and the costs add up to thousands of dollars a year

Caregivers are ‘in crisis’: Nearly 1 in 3 have left their jobs to tend to caregiving responsibilities — and the costs add up to thousands of dollars a year Jacquelyn Revere became a full-t...

‘My elderly relative determined she could no longer care for herself’: Are her assisted-living facility costs tax deductible?

I have an elderly relative in an assisted-living arrangement in Indiana. She was basically directed to go there from a rehabilitation post-surgery, because they determined that she could no longer car...

Elon Musk hits back at his critics just days after the ‘RIPTwitter’ trend, considers even more layoffs to slash costs. Bet on the billionaire with these other assets

‘Twitter is ALIVE’: Elon Musk hits back at his critics just days after the ‘RIPTwitter’ trend, considers even more layoffs to slash costs. Bet on the billionaire with these other assets Even as a priv...

How Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Mountain of Debt, Falling Revenue and Surging Costs

To make the deal work, Mr. Musk has been trying to add subscription revenue and reassure advertisers about the platform’s future. Twitter was losing money before Mr. Musk bought the company, and the d...