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HSBC - Named and Shamed - The Final Straw

27 Aug 2024 4 minute read 1 comment rah

Those of you who know me know that I have had my battles with my bank - HSBC - who now will feel, even in a limited way, my distaste. My hope is that after reading this, even if you considered using them, that you won't or even if you do that you wil...

Tether's $145M Recovery: A Win for Law Enforcement, A Loss for Decentralization?

26 Aug 2024 1 minute read 6 comments alberdioni8406

Interesting! The issuer of the stablecoin USDT, Tether, have helped more than 145 law enforcement around the world to recover more than 145 million dollars of illicit funds and "keep" the crypto market safe. Why that doesn't sound decentralized? Beca...

New Starbucks CEO saga is the embodiment of the 'Don't hate the player, hate the game' phrase

26 Aug 2024 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

Brian Niccol, newly-appointed CEO of Starbucks, is under fire after implying he'll 'super-commute' from Newport Beach to Seattle. Niccol is a resident of Newport Beach, California, but the Starbucks HQ is in Seattle, which is around 1,000 miles up n...

Crypto tax havens: Unveiling the truth behind "Crypto-Friendly" nations

26 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sheepy

As cryptocurrencies reshape the finance landscape, they also bring new considerations in taxation. The notion of 'crypto tax havens' has emerged, stirring curiosity and debate. This exploration seeks to unravel the facts about countries touted as "cr...

State of the Market (08/25/24)

25 Aug 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here. The Macro Situation exploitation of labor (noun) when laborers are paid less than what they produce; a classical Marxist diagnosis of capitalism; when the over-rel...

Financial Motivation: the road to success

25 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments SMRFIQ

Financial motivation - the road to success. 1)Don't start anything if you are not motivated to do it.Don't start because if you don't have the desire or motivation, you will be doing it wrong.You won't put effort into something you don't care about,...

How Expensive Is It to Build a House? | 4chan greentext

24 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Biz Wisdom

How expensive is it to build a house? What about a cottage or cabin? I'm 25 and have a net worth of about $130k. I don't have debt and I'm American. Can I take a couple of carpentry and electrician classes and just start building some rudimentary dry...

My financial independence story - Crypto adventures - 2024 - Week 34 (Saturday Savers edition)

23 Aug 2024 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78

    ​ So, 2024, as my new year. Big plans. I managed to divided into 4 sections, Plan A related to Hive and Leo, where the main focus will be. Than the Plan B, different key numbers for tokens that either drip or pay, mostly Hive, but few oth...

Examining how BOJ's interest rate hike of the Japanese Yen dragged Markets Down on August 5th

22 Aug 2024 4 minute read 2 comments Greenchic

  From Freepik and Canva  Increase in value and interest rates of JPY causing the August 5th Market crash   One of the interesting factors behind the August 5th Market crash has been the appreciation of JPY in the foreign exchange market. Source  ...

Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Make No Mistake and Vote for Bitcoin!

22 Aug 2024 3 minute read 9 comments ssaurel

As expected for several months, Bitcoin has become a real political issue in the context of the American presidential election to be held in November 2024. Donald Trump tried to make people believe he had become a Bitcoiner. He took part in the Bitco...