Bitcoin Futures May Offer No Way Out | Stephen Gandel

Dec. 12, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin traders and watchers have been busy heralding the entrance of cryptocurrencies futures. What they should really be focused on is the exit. The first 24 hours of t ...

Bitcoin Soars Past $12,000 as Futures Move Closer to Reality | Dave Liedtka

Dec. 6, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin surpassed $12,000 for the first time amid speculation that the widespread use of futures will help lead to digital currencies being viewed as a legitimate asset cl ...

The Blockchain Is Bigger Than Any Bubble | Bloomberg News Editors

Bitcoin is a poor currency and a crazy investment -- but the technology behind it is a real breakthrough. Nov. 30, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- An influential new recruit has joined the chorus of bitcoin skep ...

Hey Landlord... Take a Hike! | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Nov. 28, 2017 In 2016, the last time accurate statistics were given, there were over 43 million housing units occupied by renters, up from 3 ...

Bitcoin Guns for $10,000 as Cryptocurrency Mania Defies Skeptics | Julie Verhage, Eric Lam, and Todd White

This year’s 10-fold increase adds to 120% gain in 2016 Institutional investors seen entering: Gatecoin’s Glucksmann Nov. 27, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin blew past $9,700 just a week after topping $8, ...

The Public Bank Option -- Safer, Local and Half the Cost | Ellen Brown

Nov. 4, 2017 (Web Of Debt) -- Phil Murphy, a former banker and governor-elect of New Jersey, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. The nation’s second state-owned bank in a centu ...

Dubai Will Issue First Ever State Cryptocurrency | Jon Buck

cointelegraph.com/news/dubai-will-issue-first-ever-state-cryptocurrency Oct. 1, 2017 (CoinTelegraph) -- Dubai has officially launched its own cryptocurrency called emCash, local news media report. Th ...

IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking and the Triumph of Cryptocurrency | Jeffrey A. Tucker

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (official portrait 2011) Bitcoin 'puts a question mark on the fractional banking model we know today.' Sept. 30, 2017 (FEE) -- In a r ...

The $ 700 Billion Gorilla in the Room | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Sept. 25, 2017 As a preface to this column, something occurred concerning this writer over 30 years ago. I was taking a long-deserved vacati ...

On Repairing/Rebuilding 100,000+ Damaged Houses | Charles Hugh Smith

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston, Texas to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. (Photos by Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD) Almost lost in all the do ...

Hurricanes Highlight Failure to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules | Christopher Flavelle

Hurricane Irma over the Virgin Islands at peak intensity on September 6, 2017 as the second most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of sustained winds. MODIS image captured by NASA’s Aqua ...