Citigroup decided to make a little bit of difference for its wealthier clients by having a new digital robo-advisor who can help them create their own portfolio. Clients who have at least $50,000 in deposits or investments at the bank automatically qualify for the bank’s Citi Priority package of banking services. It is planned that this package incorporates access to an automated investing program.The program works like most robo-advisors. First, clients have to answer a few questions related...
Read More »Bitcoin-Based Loans Aren’t Doing Well, Says Genesis Capital
Bitcoin is doing very well as of late. At the time of writing, the currency has jumped even higher and is now trading for just shy of $9,500. Perhaps the coin will hit $10,000 in the coming weeks…Bitcoin Is a King, but Cash Is Still a GodBut according to one source, bitcoin still doesn’t have the attention or the respect of cash. While this is to be expected – bitcoin is, after all, only about ten years old – cash still dominates the loan space. This is also to be expected, considering...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Could Reach $27,000 in 180 Days as Halving Is Just 100 Days Away
Tom Lee is a person who always gives positive price predictions when it comes to Bitcoin. But now, there’s a bunch of other people claiming that Bitcoin halving might be not good for the Bitcoin price dynamics.He thinks that the technical analysis, as well as the core principles of Bitcoin, show that the price should go up. His agency Fundstrat gains up to 193% of easy profits out of Bitcoin. Per Tom Lee:“Yes, 2020 should be great for Bitcoin. Because you got, number one the Halving happening...
Read More »Ripple’s Global Network RippleNet Is Driving Usage of XRP
In an article, titled “The Sign of a Stabilizing Market: XRP Utility” that was published on Ripple‘s official website on Thursday, January 30, 2020, the company revealed that financial institutions are already utilizing the power of blockchain and digital asset technology. And there are tangible results to prove it.Ripple, the blockchain firm that actively uses the popular altcoin XRP in its solutions, has been in the news for a while now. Following a number of positive developments that...
Read More »IBM Stock Jumps 5% as the Company Gets New Chief Executive Officer
An American technology leader IBM has shared positive news: IBM stock jumps 5%, which results from appointing a new CEO.On Thursday, IBM closed at $137.69 per share, 5% more than the day before. And it is continuing its growth, the price makes up $142.10.IBM stock jumps 5% after its announcement about the change in the board of directors. Arvind Krishna, the current IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software, will serve as CEO. Further, Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat’s former CEO,...
Read More »GM Announces Plans for New Hummer to Compete with Tesla Cybertruck, Stock Remains Unmoved
Michigan-based General Motors (GM) is turning heads with a new announcement. The automaker has announced that it will resurrect the popular Hummer truck, making it all-electric, and a lot more power-packed than previous offerings.The New GM HummerDescribing it as a “super truck”, GM has said that the new vehicle will be launched as a GMC. It will be called the GMC Hummer EV as it is an all-electric vehicle and will have improved torque and acceleration. The company says that the new GM Hummer...
Read More »Tether Gold Stablecoin Gets Margin Trading Option with Leverage on Bitfinex
Traders of Bitfinex got the ability to trade the stablecoin XAUT with a maximum of 5x leverage. Bitfinex also pumps up BTC/USD margin trading pair to the same maximum.Last week Bitfinex presented a new stablecoin Tether Gold. It is backed by the gold bars hidden in the unknown Swiss vault. Tether claimed that they have ‘direct access’ to the vault. The margin trading option as announced on Tuesday, against the U.S. dollar, Tether and BTC. The initial equity can be 20%.Margin trading will...
Read More »Amazon (AMZN) Stock Jumps 13% as Record Holiday Sales Send Capitalization toward $1 Trillion
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...
Read More »Verasity Starts 2020 with Slew of Achievements and Promising Roadmap
Verasity, the attention-based rewards platform for content creators, finished 2019 on the right note. And 2020 is looking even better.The team has been working hard on key relationships, which culminated in its partnership with Jun Capital, a gateway to the lucrative Asian streaming market. Outside of promising professional relations, Verasity released its metrics for a fervent Q4 2019 that entailed a 20X increase in videos watched and a 10X increase in wallet registrations since the launch...
Read More »Ripple and XRP Earn Mentions at Recent Hearing in U.S. Congress
Ripple and XRP were directly mentioned at a United States Congressional Hearing that was held on Thursday 30, January 2020. The hearing, which was titled ‘Is Cash Still King?’, was set by U.S. lawmakers to decide the fate of cash with relation to the rise of XRP and other cryptocurrencies.During the hearing, Congress directly mentioned blockchain firm Ripple and the efforts it has made with the adoption of XRP. So, someone eventually got it to spot on by recognizing that there is a popular...
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