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Bitcoin and gold trading trend broken as cryptocurrency outpaces precious metal – at least for now

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 10:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin and gold have been compared many times, but while the precious metal is reportedly set to suffer its worst week in almost five months, the cryptocurrency’s price recovered from a drop earlier this week and is now hovering well above the $10,000 mark. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin started the month of August trading below $10,000; hitting $9,983.08 per coin at 05:44 UTC on August 1. It then recovered, surpassing the $10,000 mark, reaching $10,036.70 later that day. The cryptocurrency reached its highest value so far this month on August 6 at 10:44 UTC, when it climbed to $12,222.69. Bitcoin dropped…

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Samsung allegedly removed a women’s sexual health stall from a women in tech event

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Yesterday, Samsung hosted an event in San Francisco on the “Growth and Innovation in the Wearable Device Market.” Co-hosted with SF Women in Tech, the conference showed off some of the biggest new innovations in tech — but apparently drew the line when it came to women’s sexual health.  Liz Klinger, the co-founder and CEO of Lioness, a women-led company designing tech-driven sex toys whose mission is to destigmatize pleasure, was asked to remove her stall from the event, even though she was allegedly previously approved to attend.  I am at the @Samsung event with #womenintechSF for @LionessHealth and was…

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12 ways small businesses can protect their data this storm season

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Without the proper precautions in place during storm season, businesses, especially smaller ones, that are hit by bad weather can potentially face massive data loss if their sites are compromised. Companies can spend months working to reconstruct documents, billing information and records — especially if that information only existed in one location. Planning for how to deal with disasters — natural, financial or otherwise — is a part of running a small business. And while storm season does provide an impetus, a company should always have a backup plan in mind in order to mitigate potential data loss. That’s why I…

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin trading patterns similar to early 2017’

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork


Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Faraday used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 22 2019, at a price of $10,131. That’s a minor 0.11 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$11.46. It was the lowest closing price in seven days. We’re still 49 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market cap…

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Overstock’s blockchain mad CEO resigns after disclosing romantic relationship with suspected Russian spy

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 8:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The blockchain-mad CEO of online retailer Overstock has stepped down amid a confession that he was romantically involved with a suspected Russian spy. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne issued a letter to shareholders yesterday explaining his decision. He will no longer serve as CEO or sit on its board of directors, effective immediately. Byrne has taken the decision after divulging that he was romantically involved with suspected Russian spy Marina Butina, who is now in prison for not registering with the US government as a foreign agent, Observer reports. Earlier this month, Byrne also confirmed to Fox News that he was…

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