Tag: Crypto
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Tax reform helps save money on DOOH
byBy Laura Desmond Businesses of all sizes are looking for financial incentives to increase their revenue base. For billboard operators who want to increase their digital advertising reach, the 2017 tax reform package offers big reasons to expand. The latest tax reform package was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and gives tax deductions […]
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3 tips to future proof your digital signage
byBy Milenna Miller When you first deploy digital signage, you probably hope it will last a long while. After all, no one wants to deploy a new display every year, or every month. Although digital signage has become more affordable, it still isn’t cheap. So, how do you future proof your digital signage? Buy commercial, […]
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Rejected Again: SEC [Predictably] Denies 9 Bitcoin ETF Proposals
byThe hopes of Bitcoin bulls ate dust once again as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disapproved nine more Bitcoin ETF applications. The US regulator rejected two ETFs by ProShares that would track Bitcoin future contracts, five inversed and leveraged ETFs from Direxion, and another one from GraniteShares. It continued to hold its stance against […]
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Alleged SIM Swapper Teen Purchased Luxury Cars with Stolen Bitcoin
byLaw enforcement officials in California have arrested another hacker accused of stealing cryptocurrency by hijacking phone numbers. 19-year old Xzavyer Narvaez has been charged with seven counts of computer crimes, identity fraud, and grand theft, according to a report on Motherboard. According to the report, Narvaez had spent some of the Bitcoin made on luxury cards. […]
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South Korea Lawmakers Discuss ICO, Cryptos During Extraordinary Session: Report
bySouth Korea has commenced an extraordinary session in the National Assembly to discuss regulation and measures to promote the cryptocurrency industry alongside ICO guidelines to eventually overturn the ongoing ban. According to a Business Korea report on Monday, the short session – extraordinary sessions cannot exceed 30 days – in South Korea’s National Assembly will […]
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NYSE Owner’s Bitcoin Market May Have ‘Hidden Leverage,’ Wall Street Vet Warns
byWhen Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it was launching a bitcoin market, the move was met with enthusiasm by many within the cryptocurrency industry as a vindication of the legitimacy of the asset class. However, others, including some Wall Street veterans, warned that the “financialization” of […]
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Bitcoin buster? The search for a more stable cryptocurrency
byCryptocurrencies – digital tokens known as cryptos for short – have investors in the grip of a gold rush fever, with billions being traded every day. Prices fluctuate wildly, making them high-risk investments. But could a more stable, less volatile crypto persuade us to think of digital money less as a speculative investment and more […]
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Police Arrest Hackers Suspected of Stealing $87 Million in Crypto
byChinese police from multiple cities have arrested three individuals who allegedly stole bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies worth around $87 million. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday that the three were busted on Aug. 15 in the provinces of Hunan and Changchun and the country’s capital Beijing after a months-long investigation launched by the police. […]
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Hawaiian Electric Utility Scam Threatens Disconnection Unless Bitcoin Bill is Paid
byIt’s a case of an old scam in a new wineskin. Customers of electric utility companies in the state of Hawaii are being targeted by scammers who are relying on the relative anonymity offered by cryptocurrencies. The fraudsters are calling the customers of power firms that include Hawaii Electric Light, Maui Electric and Hawaiian Electric claiming that […]
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Inside the Vegas nightclub that launched its own cryptocurrency
byIt’s 11:15 p.m. on a Friday night and a man in a white button-down shirt named Joey just ordered me a shot of Fireball. It’s a little hard to hear him over the music blasting from the other side of the velvet ropes, but the club’s director of services leans in close to make sure […]
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