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CEO Elon Musk said in a recent tweet that Telsa’s hiring process doesn’t require a degree. He said this in answer to a question on his twitter handle. This is in line with the Technology Entrepreneur’s belief that people are more important than their academic qualifications. It has also affirmed the belief that there are people who possess abilities that college degrees can’t measure.Yes— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2019This echoes the same requirements he gave for employment at the...

The general consensus this year, even by people who aren’t exactly deep into financial metrics, is that 2019 has been mostly good. On average, global stock markets have performed impressively and still push on. For specifics, Deutsche Bank’s Chief Economist Torsten Slok has highlighted the global stock markets’ 2019 pump to be over $17 trillion.For several reasons including more attention by government and financial authorities, the progress has been quite noticeable. According to Slok,...

State-backed stablecoins appear to be on the rise in the last several months, and Russia is taking the next step into launching its own. The country’s central bank has reportedly started testing digital currencies backed by real assets in a regulatory sandbox.Russia Tests Digital AssetsThe head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, recently spoke about the bank’s plans and actions towards digital assets. She indicates that they have started testing a digital currency in a...

Litecoin price is struggling to stay above the $40.00 support area against the US Dollar.LTC price is likely to accelerate its decline if its breaks the $39.00 support area.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $41.50 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair might recover once it climbs above $41.50 and $42.00 in the near term.Litecoin price is showing a few bearish signs against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC price remains...

Deutschland, kurz vor Weihnachten: Kartenzahlung war nicht immer möglich. Kurz vor Weihnachten berichteten deutschlandweit Verbraucher von Problemen beim Zahlungsverkehr. Kartenzahlung waren in vielen Geschäften nicht möglich. Doe Bankkunden vieler Geldinstitute betroffen, Aldi, Mediamarkt, Saturn, Rossmann, Real, dm und viele mehr. Der aktuelle Vorfall zeigt einmal mehr:...

Deutschland, kurz vor Weihnachten: Kartenzahlung war nicht immer möglich. Kurz vor Weihnachten berichteten deutschlandweit Verbraucher von Problemen beim Zahlungsverkehr. Kartenzahlung waren in vielen Geschäften nicht möglich. Doe Bankkunden vieler Geldinstitute betroffen, Aldi, Mediamarkt, Saturn, Rossmann, Real, dm und viele mehr. Der aktuelle Vorfall zeigt einmal mehr:...

Lael Brainard – the Federal Reserve governor – is back in the news. This time, she’s attacking the cryptocurrency project Libra, and to be fair, she’s not the only one.Brainard: Can We Trust Libra?Libra has been very controversial since it first emerged last June. Many have had mixed to negative reactions towards the cryptocurrency, claiming that it cannot be trusted given that it’s a subsidiary of Facebook, a social media conglomerate that has been attached to several scandals over the...

This year of 2019 turned out to action-packed with respect to the cryptocurrency market and the global economy in general. Undergoing a massive crypto winter in 2018, the crypto market saw some recovery especially in Q2 2019. If we look at the year-to-date performance, the overall cryptocurrency market cap surged by 60%. Thanks to Bitcoin‘s performance giving 100% returns during the same period.Also, if we look at the traditional markets, they have performed beyond investors’ expectations....

Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – has garnered a patent for a new product that will allow users to email bitcoin to each other.Coinbase Paves the Way for Emailing BTCThe patent was filed in March of 2015 but didn’t garner approval until now. Crazy how long it can take to get the green light on new developments, isn’t it? The product is built to make crypto payments through email addresses linked to various wallets. The sender initiates an order to send money to a specific email address...

We’ve seen it before, and we’ll likely continue to see it for some time. Bitcoin and crypto just doesn’t seem to please everyone, and the latest doubter to be added to the mix is Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard.Brainard: Crypto Gives Rise to Illegal ActivityAt a recent conference in Germany, Brainard explained to listeners that bitcoin was a haven for criminal activity, and that it had the power to inspire illicit events of every kind. Her words are allegedly based on various studies,...