FinTech

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, as well as Dow Jones Industrial Average index, have set new records as tech stock has jumped. Some stocks, like Virgin Galactic (SPCE), are also in green.On Wednesday, the major stock market index rose to record highs, which means the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States have shown good stock performance. In particular, tech shares have outperformed all the expectations. Prime examples that demonstrate bullish moods are S&P...

Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate and maker of smartphones, is becoming one of the biggest cryptocurrency and bitcoin supporters throughout the globe.Samsung Is Doing a Big Thing for CryptoThe company – which at press time, accounts for nearly 20 percent of the world’s total smartphone sales – has begun releasing its new 5G smartphones which provide blockchain and bitcoin support for users. Each phone comes equipped with a digital wallet that owners can utilize should they ever decide to...

Visa payment processor adds Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, to its large list of friends. Can it be viewed as a good sign for law-abiding cryptocurrency business?This is a huge accomplishment for the cryptocurrency industry and a boost towards adoption. Per the official announcement by Coinbase, they have received a membership status from Visa. This is a step towards wider recognition of crypto businesses as the clean ones. At the same time, Coinbase customers will have...

Walmart revealed it spent $11.8 billion the last year on dividends. Amazon doesn’t have such a strategy but AMZN stock price is growing.Amazon (AMZN) stock is in green these days while Walmart (WMT) stock is falling. Do these events have any relation to the companies’ performance and approaches? Let’s have a look at how both companies are doing.John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart US, said recently that the role of corporations has changed. By saying that, Furner was thinking of making...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has been approved as the very first “pure-play” crypto-related company to become a Visa principal member. Supposedly, this would allow the exchange to further improve its customer experience.Coinbase Becomes Visa Principal MemberAccording to an official release, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has managed to get approval for becoming a Visa principal member.Supposedly, Coinbase is the first company in the...

Alphabet Inc. shows incredible profits during the overall market depression. Google Cloud and YouTube are making a good contribution to the total revenue. Alphabet (GOOGL) stock may reach new highs.While the regulators promise new threats that will apply more harm to small businesses than to Google itself, the giant continues making huge profits. The long-awaited YouTube revenue report is also a big deal to concern. Looks like, the more troubles Google has, the more solutions they generate to...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures, as well as the Nasdaq futures and the S&P 500 futures, are moving higher thanks to a number of factors.On account of the United States celebrating President’s Day, the stock market trading remains closed. However, the after-hour trading sessions are still live as major indices surge to continue the market rally further.Today, following the Nasdaq futures and the S&P 500 futures, the Dow Jones futures also showed a modest rise....

Tesla (TSLA) stock is rising above $800 after hours. Elon Musk is looking for employees to join the Solar Roof team as the company is ramping up the installation of such roofs in the U.S.Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk recently gave an ad searching for workers.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1228849721013346304Be it as it may, the truth is that even with a record fourth quarter for its solar energy and storage systems business, Tesla’s energy revenue fell by more than $24 million in 2019.Now, the...

Vitalik Buterin is enthusiastic about the world of decentralized finance, largely built on Ethereum. Moreover, he believes in the absolute success of Ethereum 2.0.Last week, the largest hackathon for Ethereum and other blockchain protocol enthusiasts ETHDenver 2020 took place in Colorado. Within the 3-day event, a wide range of activities is offered, including talks of top blockchain experts on the development of the industry. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a speech as well. He...

Geld ins Ausland überweisen: TransferWise Immer mehr Bitcoin-Nutzende wechseln zu Transferwise, weil dies das einzige Fintech ist, welches eine kostengünstige Alternative bietet, die auch einfach zu bedienen ist. Der ehemalige Skypeangestellte Taavet Hinrikus und der einstige PriceWaterhouseCoopers-Berater Kristo Kaarman gründeten vor einigen Jahren das Startup Transferwise. Aktuell zählt das Unternehmen zu den am schnellsten wachsenden in...