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Brad Garlinghouse and Ripple have some very big plans for the coming months.Ripple Has Made Big ChangesIn February, Garlinghouse explained that he wants his company to be the “Amazon” of the cryptocurrency industry, meaning he wants it to be bigger than big. Bigger than bitcoin, bigger than any other cryptocurrency known to man. Ripple must be number one, and he won’t stop until this goal is accomplished.At first glance, it looks like these might just be words. Amazon, after all, has a market...
Read More »Coin Lock Opens for Business in Cayman Islands
A new cryptocurrency payment platform has opened its doors for business in the Cayman Islands. Known as Coin Lock, the company describes itself as the world’s “first cryptocurrency trading and payments platform designed to increase every coin.”Coin Lock Is Looking to Make Big ChangesRikky Hasan – the CEO of the business – explained in a statement:Through exhaustive market analysis, Coin Lock identified and alleviates three primary pain points for cryptocurrency consumers: lack of utility,...
Read More »Bakkt Closes Series B Funding and Raises $300 Million from Microsoft, Pantera and Others
Bakkt closed a $300 million Series B fundraising round. The round was led by Microsoft’s M12, Pantera Capital. PayU and other prominent companies.Bakkt, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has undergone series B funding. This was to the tune of $300 million. Sources say that the exchange involved many partners. Intercontinental Exchanges (ICE), which is Bakkt’s parent company, Microsoft‘s M12, Pantera Capital, PayU, CMT Digital, Boston Consulting Group, and Goldfinch Partners were among...
Read More »JPMorgan and Citi Stocks Are Nearly 18% Down Pushed by New ‘Bloody Monday’
The stocks of JPMorgan and Citi are falling, showing a decrease of 17.71% and 19.27% (at opening) accordingly. The situation gave birth to fears regarding banks and coronavirus.Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) lost 18%, sliding to $41,98 per share. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) lost 14%, drowning to $26,56 per the stock. As per the Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), they have lost 15%, driving the stock price to $20,44. It seems like the banks are not prepared for the coronavirus attack. More than...
Read More »American Airlines Stock Down 17.89% in Premarket as Company Cuts International Flights by 75%
American Airlines stock has crashed after the company announced a 75% reduction in capacity because of the coronavirus. Analysts warn things could get worse.Many airlines all over the world are currently in panic mode because of the coronavirus. A lot of them, including travel companies in general, seem to be finding it very difficult to make ends meet simply because the volume has seriously plunged. Some airlines are grounding a significant percentage of their fleet, while others are looking...
Read More »Andrew Bailey: BTC Is Not a Currency
The Bank of England’s former governor Andrew Bailey is warning people that if they’re interested in buying bitcoin, they should be prepared to “lose all their money.”Andrew Bailey Doesn’t Think Much of BTCBailey is not talking about bitcoin’s latest bit of volatility, which has seemingly come about due to the latest fear and panic surrounding the coronavirus. No, he believes that bitcoin ultimately has no value, and that regardless of the global pandemic, he doesn’t see bitcoin lasting much...
Read More »Dow and S&P 500 Fell Down 9.4% and 9.3% Respectively after Fed Cuts Rates
Stocks fell sharply on Monday even after the Federal Reserve cut rates amid the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 dropped 9.3% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2,174 points. The Nasdaq Composite traded 9.3% lower.After the circuit breaker was lifted following a 15-minute halt in trading due to the S&P 500‘s fall of over 9% on Monday, stocks on Wall Street continued plunging amid extended coronavirus fears. Dow Jones has also experienced another loss and dropped by 9.4%.In...
Read More »Oil Price Drops Below $30 as Coronavirus Forces Reduced Demand
The situation with the oil price is getting worse as the price has now fallen below $30 as there is no longer much demand because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus.The price of oil is easily the most talked about the news after the coronavirus pandemic. Oil, which has relatively maintained a significantly healthy price range for a while now, crashed terribly last week. Saudi Arabia deliberately cut down on the price of oil by 30% in response to Russia disagreeing to reduce its...
Read More »Google CEO Sundar Pichai Apologized to Donald Trump, Google Working on COVID-19 Website
Currently, Google is working on a website devoted to COVID-19. Serving an informative function, the website will also remove fake information about the virus on YouTube, Google Maps, Google developer platforms, and across ads.Last Friday, the U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that Google is currently working on the screening website that addresses COVID-19 education, treatment and prevention, and local resources across the nation. According to Trump, 1,700 engineers under the tenure of...
Read More »AAPL Stock Down 12.26% in Premarket, Apple Fined $1.2B by French Antitrust Authorities
Apple (AAPL) stock price dropped by around 13% in the premarket and is falling in the trading session today as well. This is due to a fine of about $1.2 billion imposed by the French antitrust regulators.Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price was down 12.26% in the premarket. The stock price was at $243.90. This wasn’t the case though on Friday. Sources say that the price of the stock ended on Friday at $277.97. The fall has reportedly happened due to a € 1.1 billion (about $1.2 billion) fine...
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