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Did Satoshi Nakamoto’s Plan a Blockchain BTC Treasure Hunt?

Bitcoin.com | Jamie Redman | Feb 6, 2021 Over the last twelve years, the cryptocurrency community has always been intrigued by Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. For over a decade, armchair sleuths and journalists have tried to uncover the creator’s identity and information on the whereabouts of all the bitcoins the enigma mined when the network


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Ron Insana: Lawmakers should go big on stimulus to Main Street or go home

As lawmakers hammer out the details of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, saving Main Street should be a priority.

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Stop hunting unicorns and start aiming at Zebras

Sifted | Johannes Lenhard | Feb 4, 2021 VCs, LPs and governments need to change their ways if they want to create and fund businesses that will make the world a better place. Here’s how they can do that. When a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist turns their attention to you in the New Yorker, you must


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WEF Launches Digital Currency Governance Consortium and 2021 Vision

WEF | Feb 2021 Background In the near term, the public sector will be making important decisions that will shape the trajectory of digital currency development. These include decisions related to regulation, improving efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness of payment systems, and whether to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Policymakers are also assessing how


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Don’t Backtrack on Loosening Accredited Investor Rules

Cato Institute | Jennifer J. Schulp | Jan 29, 2021 Last month, the exclusive “accredited investor” club cracked open its doors to the public. But don’t celebrate yet. Chances are you still didn’t receive an invitation to join. Members in this exclusive club can legally invest in certain private offerings, like hedge funds and start‐​up


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Podcast and Paper: Roxana Mihet on Financial Innovation and Rising Inequality

IMF Podcast | Jan 21, 2021 With the great strides in financial technology in recent years, the lower data processing costs and fees associated with investing in the stock market should have led to broader increases of household wealth. But in this podcast, economist Roxana Mihet says while fintech has reduced barriers to access and


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The pandemic pushes millions from the labor force. That’s bad news

The pandemic has caused millions to leave the workforce, to care for children, or due to fewer jobs or Covid fears. That's bad for households and the economy.

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How soon new $1,400 stimulus checks and other coronavirus relief could arrive

Eligibility for proposed $1,400 stimulus checks has become a sticking point on Capitol Hill. Here's when those payments and other aid could be authorized.

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Democrats press ahead on $15 an hour minimum wage despite deficit worries

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the budget deficit, the CBO says. How that could actually help Democrats pass the pay hike.

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Missed your Medicare enrollment period? What to know if you're signing up now

During a window that opened Jan. 1 and closes March 31, anyone who missed their Medicare enrollment period can sign up for coverage.

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Tesla buys $1.5 billion of Bitcoin, Expects to Start Accepting BTC as Payment for Its Products Soon

Techcrunch | Alex Wilhelm | Feb 8, 2021 Today in an SEC filing, Tesla disclosed that it has acquired $1.5 billion in bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency. Moreover, the company noted that it may also accept bitcoin in the future as a form of payment for its cars, though it did allow that there is some


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Robinhood sued by family of 20-year-old trader who killed himself after believing he racked up huge losses

Robinhood's "reckless conduct directly and proximately caused the death of one of its victims," the complaint said.

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Top analysts like these stocks the most amid a turbulent start to 2021

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like UPS and PayPal

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Are you measuring these 5 metrics of digital progress and success?

McKinsey Digital | Matt Fitzpatrick and Kurt Strovink | Jan 29, 2021 As organizations launch more and more digital initiatives, CEOs must monitor whether they are delivering business results. These metrics are ones to watch. In a time of seemingly nonstop digital disruptions, which have only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the business imperative to


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High tech meets high finance: The real revolution on Wall Street

The Economist | Feb 6, 2021 EVENTS ON Wall Street have become so strange that Netflix is said to be planning a show to immortalise them. But what should be the plot? One story is of an anti-establishment movement causing chaos in high finance, just as it has in politics. Another is how volatile shares,


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