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Bank of America (BoA) is the second-largest bank in the U.S. It reportedly will join RippleNet for fast and cheap cross-border payments and exclusive infrastructure. But there is still no official confirmation.Bank of America has a long history of relationships with the Ripple company. In July 2019, the bank even filed a patent claim based on the new technology: Ripple’s DLT. The institution also has a Real-Time Settlement patent, also they already ran pilot projects with Ripple.Since 2015,...

What the heck is going on with bitcoin?Bitcoin Has Fallen… Again!!Just yesterday, we reported that the currency was again above the $10,000 line, but now, it seems the currency is incurring a major drop and has fallen into the mid-$9,000 range overnight. At the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has dropped by more than $600.And yet, there are analysts that still stand by the currency and say it’s experiencing its greatest trends in some time. Tone Vays, for...

Over the last few years, the giant stake in Apple (AAPL) stocks acquired by a prominent investor Warren Buffett has paid off significantly with more than 80% returns.Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) is an investment behemoth with a great ability to select the right purchases. Regardless of the general volatility in most financial markets, Berkshire Hathaway has pulled in significant results from its investments over the last couple of years. Last year, Warren...

As the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint is finalized, both companies have made a few amendments and hope to finalize all details by April. Deutsche Telekom will get a good stake.According to a recent announcement, both Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to change the details for their new merger should be finalized shortly. The new amendment will allow Germany’s Deutsche Telekom to hold much more control in the newly-formed company.Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to ChangesAccording to the new...

BitGo and Bitso are two new additions to RippleNet. Ripple has released information about its current XRP holdings, as well as the list of large companies (like Microsoft) that help Ripple grow.Per the Ripple stats, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the leading company working on its blockchain and processing the transactions. XRP has entered a turbulence zone recently, with the token price rushing up to $0.29 two days ago. At the moment of writing, its price is $0.28.They are...

The Cybertruck Owners Club has provided good evidence that as of February 18, Tesla has booked pre-orders for approximately 535,000 of these vehicles translating to 5,873 pre-orders daily. TSLA stock is in green.The Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has been rising continuously since the start of the year, even earning Elon Musk billions within hours, as we published earlier. Musk is yet to update Cybertruck pre-orders since late November 2019, when they reached 250,000. However, the Cybertruck...

Using centralized cryptocurrency trading platforms and custodians comes with a certain amount of risk as investors rely on the expertise of the exchange’s management team. Over the past eleven years since the creation of Bitcoin, there have been many reports of crypto exchanges that have either gone bankrupt or pulled an exit scam, leaving traders in despair and full of regrets. The most recent is the case of the FCoin Exchange.FCoin Announces InsolvencyPerhaps, a project stepping out to say...

Apple is reportedly set to give iPhone users the opportunity to install third-party apps as default for mail and browser. AAPL stock loses 1%.The iPhone’s operating system is known to be quite closed. While it is not reduced in functionality, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) controls pretty much all of the default apps that are pre-installed on the iPhone. This decision by the tech giant has ensured a certain level of monopoly with its products but has angered many other projects that design applications...

The unregulated cryptocurrency bookmarkers are becoming a significant threat in the gambling world, said Hong Kong Jockey Club executive, Tom Chignell. He warns that such markets provide more room for race-fixing, and authorities should monitor and act accordingly.Unregulated Cryptocurrency Bookmakers Pose A ThreatHong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest racing establishments in the country. Its executive manager of racing integrity and betting analysis, Tom Chignell, recently spoke about...

Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of E*Trade has caused a stir in the global investment community. E*Trade has been a leading online broker that has produced stellar results for the greater part of a decade.E*Trade financial group has been reported by sources to have about $360 Billion in assets. The deal which is estimated to be worth about $13 billion is Morgan Stanley’s largest since the last financial crisis in 2008.This will give the financial giant about 5 million new clients 4,000 of which...