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Stop your Smart TV from Spying on You

14 Oct 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Keith Thuerk

Stop your Smart TV from Spying on You The definition of a Smart TV is an internet-connected television loaded with favorite free and paid streaming apps such as Netflix, Hulu and more.  The 'more' part is the dangerous part, with all that technology...

Global CBDC Update

20 Sep 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk

Global CBDC Update   Well, I have to be honest, we are not doing enough to get the word out on CBDCs. New data points from "The Atlantic Council" that 134 countries are currently exploring CBDC's. So out of the 193 countries worldwide, 134 are seekin...

SWIFT the Global Payment Giant Unveils Plan to Integrate Digital Assets and Currencies

18 Sep 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Keith Thuerk

SWIFT the Global Payment Giant Unveils Plan to Integrate Digital Assets and Currencies   What is SWIFT? SWIFT is a global network used to transfer funds, not a settlement nor a clear system. Yes, they learned how to digitally transfer money decades a...

Russia builds SWIFT Replacement System

17 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk

Russia builds SWIFT Replacement System The US Sanctions in/around the long and grinding war in Ukraine restricted Russia's use of the global Banking messaging system SWIFT.  Sure, it's not really news that Russia shrugged off the US sanction aggressi...

Breaking News - Grayscale to launch $XRP trust fund.

12 Sep 2024 1 minute read 4 comments Keith Thuerk

Breaking News - Grayscale to launch $XRP trust fund.   Everyone knows XRP was targeted by the SEC to bring down the developing crypto movement, well XRP won. Now your favorite Crypto Firm Grayscale has plans to launch a XRP based ETF!   Recall Graysc...

Major Swiss bank ZKB launches BTC and ETH trading

11 Sep 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk

Major Swiss bank ZKB launches BTC and ETH trading   Back during the early days of global lockdown, you could actually feel the excitement as Crypto was taking off in leaps and bounds. The USA finally arose from its slumber and allowed creation of BTC...

Bitcoin ATM scammers stole $65 million in first half of 2024

9 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk

Bitcoin ATM scammers stole $65 million in first half of 2024   Back in early July, I wrote a Blog on Crypto ATM installs rising, now it seems we must address the crime component of Crypto ATMs. Scammers are stealing your crypto and you don't find out...

Metamask released Debit card w/ Mastercard

15 Aug 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Keith Thuerk

Metamask released Debit card w/ Mastercard   Crypto wallet developer MetaMask to begin launching its blockchain debit card developed in partnership with Mastercard. Indeed, the company announced the MetaMask card as, the world’s first Mastercard debi...

Crypto ATM installs rise in 2024

5 Jul 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk

Crypto ATM installs rise in 2024 I knew it had been awhile since I had written about Crypto ATM's and after digging and digging, I finally found my article from way back in 2021.  Where I wrote about Crypto ATM Growth. I thought now a good time to re...

Roaring Kitty returns

7 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk

Roaring Kitty returns Roaring Kitty (AKA Keith Gill the meme stock trader) who had been absent for the past 3-years well at least on YouTube (YT).  Kitty made a huge name for himself during the COVID lockdowns in '20.  His authenticity quickly made...