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BUSINESS · 19. gennaio 2021
Bitcoin, or virtual currency, is a concept that we hear much more about today than in the past. Since 2009, the year in which it was presented, its history has been rather troubled, and its value has experienced ups and downs until it has risen higher and higher starting in 2017. It goes without saying that those who had a bitcoin wallet found a fortune in their hands. The man we are about to tell you about was one of these lucky possessors. Yes, we wrote "was" because, unfortunately for him,...
BUSINESS · 14. gennaio 2021
Stefan Thomas is a computer programmer from San Francisco who a decade ago earned a whopping 7,002 bitcoins as a reward for making a video explaining how cryptocurrency works. At the time it was paid, they were worth $ 2-6 each. He kept them in his “digital wallet” in an IronKey, an encrypted hard drive and never thought about it again. To date, his bitcoins are worth over 220 million euros, but Thomas has forgotten the password that will unlock his fortune. Thomas, of German origin, has...
BUSINESS · 17. dicembre 2020
Bitcoin hit a fresh record high above $23,000 on Thursday, extending a wild rally for the cryptocurrency that has seen it more than triple in value this year. The world’s most-valuable digital currency surged 12% to $23,421, according to crypto market data provider Coin Metrics, taking its year-to-date gains to more than 200%. Bitcoin only just smashed the $20,000 mark on Wednesday. Bitcoin later pared back its gains slightly, trading over 9% higher at about $22,787 by 7:30 a.m. ET. Crypto...
BUSINESS · 03. dicembre 2020
Thanksgiving week isn’t usually a popular time for homebuying, but most economic numbers this year are incomparable, especially in the pandemic-spiked housing market. Mortgage applications to purchase a home jumped 9% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally and holiday adjusted index. Purchase applications were a stunning 28% higher from a year ago.
BUSINESS · 13. novembre 2020
The stock market crash has left many UK shares offering attractive passive income prospects. Lower share prices and maintained dividend payouts mean that yields across the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 are exceptionally high in some cases. Of course, a weak economic outlook means that ensuring a company’s dividend is affordable may be a worthwhile move prior to purchase. Similarly, assessing its dividend growth prospects could lead to an improving income outlook, as well as capital returns as the...
BUSINESS · 08. novembre 2020
Bitcoin soared past $15,500 this week, hitting its highest level since January 2018, fueled by a cocktail of a weak dollar and acute uncertainty over the US political and economic outlook. The rally coincided with Democratic nominee Joe Biden steadily gaining the lead in critical battleground states in the 2020 presidential election. He is projected to defeat Trump in the 2020 election. Bitcoin has risen 17% in the past week, hitting $15,527 as of 09:00 am ET on Friday. The price has gained...
BUSINESS · 03. novembre 2020
Car insurance is fairly affordable for Utah drivers. The average driver pays $889.67, about $100 less than the US national average, according to the Insurance Information Institute. But, that's not to say that there aren't still some ways to save if you're willing to put in a few minutes of work. Shopping around for coverage is the best way to make sure you're getting the best price for you. Your premium, or the amount you'll pay for auto insurance coverage, depends on several factors,...
BUSINESS · 28. ottobre 2020
Brokers Grant Brian Curtis and Tanya Ann Smith allegedly worked with unregistered B.C. broker Dean Frank James Walford A second unregistered mortgage broker with prior enforcement records has allegedly set up loans alongside registered mortgage brokers, according to the B.C. Registrar of Mortgages. It is the second such case in as many months. Chris Carter, the acting registrar at the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM), announced Thursday that his agency has issued a notice of hearing to...
BUSINESS · 23. ottobre 2020
What are some of your proudest, recent achievements? For those of us in the immigration and mobility space, we are operating in unprecedented times with respect to COVID-19 and the impact it has had—and continues to have—on all of our clients. Each time we can provide successful results to one of our clients during the pandemic, I am extraordinarily proud of what we accomplished. Most recently, while much of the world closed down as a result of the pandemic, the U.S. Citizenship and...
BUSINESS · 22. ottobre 2020
PayPal says yes to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency soars to 2019 highs PayPal officially enters the world of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin soars to the highs of the last few months. The internet and e-commerce platform for digital payments has announced that it will allow its customers to trade and use digital cryptocurrencies on its platform, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. Opening up to Bitcoin and its siblings makes PayPal one of the largest payments players in the world to provide...