The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that one popular niche of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has become a prime target for cyber criminals. In a new press release, the agency reports tha...
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Fed’s Williams pushes back on expectations of a rate cut next year
John Williams, chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks at an event in New York, November 6, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters New York Federal Reserve President John Willia...
Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments system will be live within a year, says Brainard
The Federal Reserve is getting closer to delivering its much-anticipated instant payments system, FedNow. In a virtual speech on August 29, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard announced: “We will be r...
The third richest man in the world behind Musk and Bezos is a college dropout whose fortune has surged $60 billion this year
While 499 other billionaires have struggled to add to their fortunes this year, the world’s third richest man has made a whopping $60 billion. With a total net worth of $137 billion, Indian-born Gauta...
Home prices weaken but are still much higher than a year ago: S&P Case Shiller
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices in June were 18% higher than during the same mon...
IMF Expects US Economy to Experience High Inflation for at Least Another Year or Two – Coinotizia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the U.S. economy to experience high inflation for at least another year or two. “I would be careful about looking at one data point for the U.S.,” IMF Fir...
ADA Price Prediction: Can Cardano Price Reach 3$ by the end of the year 2022?
Cardano is the favorite of many investors and a big fan base considers the blockchain as the genuine successor to Ethereum. Cardano’s prospect appears huge. But what is a sensible forecast for the Car...
IMF Expects US Economy to Experience High Inflation for at Least Another Year or Two – Economics Bitcoin News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the U.S. economy to experience high inflation for at least another year or two. “I would be careful about looking at one data point for the U.S.,” IMF Fir...
Charts suggest the market could finish the year strong
Longtime technical analyst Larry Williams sees the potential for Wall Street to finish out the year on a relatively solid note, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. Williams put the Dow Jones Industri...
Proud Boy At ‘Forefront’ Of Capitol Riots Gets 4 Year Prison Sentence
Topline A member of the far-right Proud Boys group and a former Washington, D.C. bartender was sentenced to 55 months in prison on Monday after he apologized for his role in the riot but continued to ...
Fannie Mae says fixed mortgage rates could fall to 4.5% next year
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images Mortgage rates are projected to decline next year — but that doesn’t mean prospective homebuyers should necessarily delay a purchase for the prosp...
Over 60% of UK investors predict a recession by the end of the year, survey shows
On August 26, US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell held a long-awaited speech in which he claimed that the central bank would continue to raise interest rates to fight off inflation, interject...
Crypto ATM Company Bitbase Prepares to Open Operations in Venezuela This Year – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitbase, a cryptocurrency store and ATM company headquartered in Spain is preparing to open operations in Venezuela this year. The company is now looking for employees for the stores and crypto ATMs t...
Over $100 Million Worth of NFTs Stolen Over the Past Year: Report
The extensive report published recently by crypto auditing firm Elliptic shows the methods used by cybercriminals to misappropriate and profit from the immense hype generated by NFTs, extolled for the...
Taliban cracks down on crypto a year after seizing control in Afghanistan: Bloomberg
The Taliban are clamping down on cryptocurrency traders in Afghanistan, according to a report from Bloomberg. A senior Afghan police officer, Sayed Shah Sa’adaat, spoke with Bloomberg about th...
S&P 500: 10 Stocks (Not In The Energy Sector) Are Up 30% Or More This Year
It’s been all about energy stocks in the S&P 500 this year. But not entirely. X Ten non-energy S&P 500 stocks, including materials firm CF Industries (CF), information technology Enphase...
Samsung Securities To Launch A Crypto Exchange In South Korea Next Year
Samsung is considering the launch of a crypto exchange in South Korea. The firm’s investment arm is trying to launch an exchange a second time after stopping its initial plans due to a lack of key tal...
Powell Says Fed’s Battle With Inflation Will Bring ‘Some Pain,’ After Insisting Last Year Elevated Inflation Is ‘Likely to Prove Temporary’ – Economics Bitcoin News
On Friday, Jerome Powell spoke at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium and the Federal Reserve chair explained that the U.S. central bank is focused on fighting the country’s red-hot inflation. ...
The Statement Of The Year For Crypto? It’s Not Powell’s Speech
Fed chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole conference was highly significant. However, another Fed official might have the most important statement regarding crypto. Nick Anthony of ...
Here are 5 reasons why energy stocks look like a buy despite rising 74% in a year
Stocks in the S&P 500’s energy sector still have plenty of upside despite their 74% surge in the past 12 months, according to Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial. The strong ...
Brazilian Brokerage Platform Rico to Offer Cryptocurrency Services Next Year – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Rico, a Brazilian brokerage platform part of XP Inc., has announced it plans to enter the cryptocurrency market next year. The division is expanding its operations and will also enter the banking sect...
Loot, One Year Later: The NFT Hype Is Dead—But ‘Lootverse’ Hope Lives On
It started with a tweet. Dom Hofmann, well known in tech circles as the creator of video app Vine, had released a free mint for an Ethereum NFT with nothing more than white text on a black background....
USDN Stablecoin Loses $1 Parity Yet Again This Year
11 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News The price declined to $0.82 in May and again to roughly $0.93 in June. As rumors of market manipulation spread in April, the USDN dropped to $0.78. Another al...
Crypto adoption in Ireland down over 16% in the last year
The number of crypto investors in Ireland has decreased slightly in the past year, or so it appears, according to recent data from Finder.com. The report revealed that cryptocurrency adoption in the ...
Can ‘Avatar’ Save The Box Office Twice In One Year?
‘Avatar’ Fox and Disney In a kind of skewed contradiction that makes this business occasionally bemusing, Shazam: Fury of the Gods was delayed from December 21, 2022 until March 17, 2023 a...
Bad Actors Have Stolen More Than $100,000,000 Worth of NFTs Since Last Year: Crypto Analytics Firm
New data from a prominent crypto intelligence firm is revealing that criminals have stolen over a hundred million dollars worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) since last year. According to blockchain a...
Over $100 million worth of NFTs were stolen since last year: Elliptic
A new report from the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic sheds light on non-fungible token (NFT) theft, scams and other illegal activity. Elliptic’s report found that over $100 million worth of NFTs ...
Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region Fined Almost $1.7 Million This Year – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorities in the energy-rich Russian region of Irkutsk have imposed hefty fines on crypto miners this year for illegal use of electricity to produce digital currencies. Power utilities have also fil...