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Oh, Google… Why does your relationship with bitcoin and cryptocurrency have to be so convoluted and messy?Google Goes After Another Crypto ApplicationGoogle Play has decided to act against a bitcoin-based application known as Bitcoin Blast. The company delisted it, claiming that it was giving rise to “deceptive practices,” only to reinstate it a few days later.Amy Wan – the chief executive officer of Bling, the company behind the app – initially reached out to Google to question what their...

The legendary investor Warren Buffett and his firm Berkshire Hathaway knew about Google way ago. They had direct information early on about how lucrative its business would be but decided to pass on investing in the Internet search giant.Buffett says he’s really regretting that decision now. Google has become one of the very few $1 trillion dollar market cap U.S. companies. You could count them all on one hand.An investment of $500 million in 2013 would have grown in value to nearly $2.5...

Tech and internet companies were the first that succeeded to reach $1 trillion in stock market value. However, the next U.S. companies that could join this prestigious clique are better known for something else. We are talking here about card companies as are Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc.Take Mastercard for example. In its fourth-quarter earnings report, the company said that its GAAP earnings per share (EPS) surged incredible 138% in the fourth quarter to arrive at $2.07, while revenues...

Amazon has released impressive earnings figures for its fourth quarter. The figures show that the company beat its expectations for what its efforts for the quarter would yield. Amazon announced that its holiday sales profit crossed $3 billion. In response, Amazon stock jumped 13%, pushing its valuation into the neighborhood of $1 trillion.Amazon Holiday Sales Quarter HighlightsAmazon reported a total profit of $3.3 billion for the holiday quarter recently concluded with a total revenue of...

Während Facebook mit seinem Libra nicht wirklich vorankommt, könnte es Google mit seinem eigenen Cryptocoin versuchen. Es handelt sich zwar bisher nur um Gerüchte, doch Google möchte sein Zahlungssystem für Google Chrome überarbeiten und hat sich dafür einen Ex-Mitarbeiter von Ripple geholt.Crypto News: Ex-Ripple Mitarbeiter arbeitet nun für Google’s Payment SystemOffiziell arbeitet man bei Google daran ein neues Payment Handler API für die iOS-Version von Google Chrome zu kreieren. Dafür...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched Coinbase Custody International Inc. to go ‘international’, as it aims to deliver better quality localized services across Europe and subsequently to other parts of the world.Coinbase CustodyThe company released an official statement via its blog early this morning announcing its new move to launch Coinbase Custody International Inc. which has been in incubation since last year following the company’s acquisition of an e-license to operate...

The U.S. based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired a former Google executive as a new Chief Product Officer (CPO). After over a month since the previous CPO left the company, the popular exchange has replaced him with Surojit Chatterjee.Coinbase Hires A New CPOIn December last year, Jeremy Henrickson left his position at the company as the Chief Product Officer. Coinbase announced yesterday that they are filling the vacant spot with the former vice president of product at Google...

Surojit Chatterjee was working on Google apps for 11 years so far, helping the company handle payments, commercial questions and advertising. The talent made a significant impact on the inner workings of the corporation, considering that Coinbase wants to work with him. Google has thousands of workers all around the world.However, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong picked the author of the Google Shopping project as the new CPO. People from over 90 countries are using GS today, making Surojit a...

As per reports on January 28, 2020, CEO of Apex Clearing, Bill Capuzzi, stated that it is interesting to witness how the investing habits of millennials have shifted over the past year, claiming that millennials have proven to be unique and differed from their generational counterparts.Apex Clearing has disclosed the fourth-quarter Millenial 100 report that analyzed over 734,000 portfolios possessed by U.S.-based investors with an average age in the region of just 31 years. The result was...

As January draws to a close, the market is seriously anticipating the release of earnings reports from Apple and Facebook. Both companies, two of the world’s largest tech companies that make up the popular FAANG stocks, had a really great year in 2019. Before Wednesday when the last of these reports will be published, let’s take a look at their journey so far and what is expected.FAANG Stocks to AnticipateWhile the name comprises 5 different companies including Facebook, Apple, Amazon,...