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Financial bigwigs are still shitting on Bitcoin

Feb27
by on February 27, 2019 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


For years, financial bigwigs have criticized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, while often lauding its underlying blockchain technology. At times, their negative comments about cryptocurrency have been followed by their institution’s active interest in decentralized ledger technology – with some going as far as filing cryptocurrency-related patents and launching blockchain-based pilots. With this in mind, we decided to take a look at some of the comments made by prominent heads of financial institutions to try and get a better idea on where they stand on the topic of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Warren Buffett First up, business magnate Warren Buffett, who made…

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Financial bigwigs are still shitting on Bitcoin

Feb27
by on February 27, 2019 at 9:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


For years, financial bigwigs have criticized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, while often lauding its underlying blockchain technology. At times, their negative comments about cryptocurrency have been followed by their institution’s active interest in decentralized ledger technology – with some going as far as filing cryptocurrency-related patents and launching blockchain-based pilots. With this in mind, we decided to take a look at some of the comments made by prominent heads of financial institutions to try and get a better idea on where they stand on the topic of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Warren Buffett First up, business magnate Warren Buffett, who made…

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Switzerland

Feb27
by on February 27, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Tech5


By Daniel van Heusden and Andrea Hak For centuries, Switzerland has been known as a serene peaceful paradise with beautiful mountains, lakes, glaciers… and chocolate. In recent years, however, certain entities have started to disrupt the peace: startups. And this makes sense. Switzerland has been named the most innovative country in the world for eight years in a row by the Global Innovation Index. Swiss VC funding has reached an all-time high of almost CHF 1.24 billion. All this has contributed to the country being ranked the second best startup ecosystem by the Global Entrepreneurship Index. Switzerland has also begun…

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Watch Equifax’ CEO get schooled in a congressional hearing about his company’s massive data breach

Feb27
by on February 27, 2019 at 7:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insights


In September 2017, US-based credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that its site had suffered a breach, and 143 million citizens’ records were stolen in the attack – names, addresses, social security numbers, and all. The breach, as we subsequently learned, could easily have been avoided. The company hasn’t yet had to face dire consequences – but yesterday, the company’s recently appointed CEO, Mark Begor (who replaced former CEO Robert Smith after he left the company with a $15 million severance package) was expertly grilled by Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) in a congressional hearing. The brief clip is worth a watch…

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Watch Equifax’ CEO get schooled in a congressional hearing about his company’s massive data breach

Feb27
by on February 27, 2019 at 7:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insights


In September 2017, US-based credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that its site had suffered a breach, and 143 million citizens’ records were stolen in the attack – names, addresses, social security numbers, and all. The breach, as we subsequently learned, could easily have been avoided. The company hasn’t yet had to face dire consequences – but yesterday, the company’s recently appointed CEO, Mark Begor (who replaced former CEO Robert Smith after he left the company with a $15 million severance package) was expertly grilled by Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) in a congressional hearing. The brief clip is worth a watch…

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