Janet Yellen’s Next Big Idea: Use Fed Money to Pump Stocks Directly (The Cryptoverse #116)
On today's episode of The Cryptoverse: In the decade since the Global Financial Crisis, we’ve seen all sorts of schemes designed to show that everything’s really OK. Bail-outs, bail-ins, quantitative easing, zero and negative interest rates, even hints at helicopter money. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest thought-bubble is buying shares on the stock market. All these plans have one big things in common, though — more government influence and central planning in the economy.
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Today we explore 5 startups that Adam Draper has invested in and I give my input and commentary as always.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
The German central bank does the German people a gross disservice by distorting the truth about Bitcoin and causing millions of people to miss the boat.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
The founder of Bitmain, the worlds largest manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment has a few things to say about Bitcoin Core and SegWit.
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The alternative open source file hosting software system Seafile just announced it’s accepting Bitcoin due to a “misunderstanding” with PayPal. The popular platform is similar to the functionality of Google Drive or Dropbox offering both community file hosting and its professional services.
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Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin issued new statements today reiterating that the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit founded to support development work on the ethereum protocol, will support the version of the ethereum blockchain that includes a hard fork meant to enable investors to recover funds lost in the collapse of The DAO.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
Cointelegraph’s initial coin offering (ICO) roundup provides a look into some of the more interesting projects slated for funding in 2017.
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A surprising bitcoin exchange ranking chart published by Coinmarketcap shows Japanese exchange bitFlyer trading at number one over the past 24 hours, with over $26 million traded in BTC/JPY.
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**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:**
International hedge funds are said to be moving to purchase claims held by customers of failed bitcoin exchange startup Mt Gox.
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There's a patent land grab developing in the blockchain space that could potentially make doing business more challenging for those who want to build upon the open-source technology in the future.
I don't get far through the article before it triggers an exploration of my philosophy on the topic.
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