Your competitors are harnessing the crypto economy’s power. Don’t get left behind. It became open-source software, a business hub, a marketplace. But OpenBazaar began — as great business ideas nearly always do — as a side project. At a Toronto hackathon in 2014, Amir Taaki and a handful of developers started what he called “DarkMarket,” with a proof-of-concept aimed at building […]

Venezuelans can only use the state-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, to pay for passport fees starting next week, the country’s vice president Delcy Rodriguez said in a press conference Friday, Oct. 5. Ahead of Petro’s official “launch” in November, Rodriguez confirmed that as of Monday, Oct. 8, fees for all passport applications will only be payable in Petro, and will cost an […]

Misconduct allegations, temperament questions will follow Trump’s pick as he takes his seat. They may never go away. Brett Kavanaugh joins the Supreme Court as damaged goods, dogged by questions about his integrity that he may never be able to outrun — casting a pall over the institution for a long time to come, high […]

Marriott International Inc. offers the best hotel loyalty program, according to a recent analysis from Bernstein. Analyst David Beckel recently took a look at several top loyalty programs—Marriott Rewards, Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, and a joint Hotels.com/Chase Sapphire offering—and found that MAR-0.61%  boasts the best perks as well as the most attractive redemption options. […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that it had been penetrated in a sophisticated attack on its supply chain. Apple Vice President for Information Security George Stathakopoulos wrote in a letter to the Senate and […]

The practice has prospered for nearly a century, and the playbook is dogeared, yet many brand owners hesitate. Since the origination of brand licensing in the late 1920’s to early 1930’s with Steamboat Willy, licensing has grown at a unfettered rate. So much so that brand owners have wondered, “Should I license? Will licensing my […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager David Einhorn lambasted Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and its “despondent” Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday, comparing the electric car company to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, where he had flagged accounting problems several months before its 2008 collapse. “Like Lehman, we think the deception is about to catch up […]

Ben Affleck is speaking out for the first time since his recent stint in rehab. In a message posted to Instagram Thursday, the “Justice League” actor, 46, confirmed he completed a “forty day stay at a treatment for alcohol addiction.” He revealed his journey is long from over and he will continue outpatient care. “Battling any addiction is […]

Now that I’ve finished raising the first funding round for my company TruStory, I’m looking back and thinking about all the things I wish I’d known going in… things I had to learn the hard way — and there’s a lot. In this post, I’m going to share some of the most valuable things I’ve learned along the way. […]

Taking a big risk sometimes leads to a big reward. If we could go back to just a few days after Nike aired its Colin Kaepernick ad, we’d likely find the execs at Nike in their corner offices biting their nails as they anxiously saw their stock drop. Meanwhile, in the advertising offices, we’d run across the worried faces […]