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Opportunity to Thrive In Times Of Uncertainty
If history has taught us anything, it's that humanity often takes great leaps forward in times of chaos and uncertainty. This is one of those moments, but it's important that global citizens take steps to ensure that no one is left behind. Now is the time to start thinking less as nations and more as single, unified species.
May 8: Are you betting on the fastest horse?
What a day to usher into the weekend. BTC traded past $10k for a bit and now over 7% higher in the past 24 hours. The clear catalyst was Paul Tudor Jones announcing that his $22 billion fund will be investing in BTC a low single digit % of assets because it's a great hedge against a "great monetary inflation". It also reminded him of gold in the 70s, and I thought this was the highlight "At the end of the day, the best profit-maximizing strategy is to own the fastest horse. Just own the best performer and not get wed to an intellectual side that might leave you weeping in the performance dust because you thought you were smarter than the market. If I am forced to forecast, my bet is it will be Bitcoin.” It is also important to note this will largely remove much career risk of any hedge fund manager who wants to allocate into BTC today. Next wave of institutional buyers coming soon? Is that why CME listed futures open interest hit a record high yesterday?
May 12: No Hype Needed for BTC
BTC largely unchanged in the last 24 hours post the halving with hash rate dipping slightly. With the halving behind us now, you've 1,458 days to talk about the next for those suffering from hype withdrawal symptoms. What's more interesting than the halving yesterday was Paul Tudor Jones admitting that he has 1-2% of his assets in bitcoin and that it's a "great speculation".
Cambridge Report: 77% of Enterprise Blockchains Are Not 'Truly Transformational'
Following on from its initial 2017 Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study, the new study underlines the significant changes in the industry landscape since the initial version. According to the findings, the new report states, “Two years ago, the industry landscape was mostly dominated by half-hearted experiments and short-lived proofs-of-concept – often announced with great fanfare and publicity – the hype has gradually given way to genuine development of sustainable blockchain networks that are increasingly being deployed in production environments.”
Exclusive: Talent Shortage is The Key Pain Point in the AI Industry
Artificial intelligence is one of the emerging fintech trends in Hong Kong. While there are some great minds and AI companies in Hong Kong, they can’t survive without sufficient funding and technical support from government and industry leaders. We had the opportunity to invite Timothy Leung, Executive Director of HKAI Lab, to share his thoughts on how HKAI Lab facilitates the growth of AI ecosystem in Hong Kong. He also identified talent shortage is the key pain point in AI industry which hinders integration of AI and blockchain.
Nestle Partners with Carrefour To Track Origin of Baby Milk Products Using Blockchain
The adoption of blockchain has great impacts on supply chain management and all activities related to the production processes of an organization. The latest news indicates that Nestle and Carrefour have partnered to track the supply chain of baby milk products using blockchain.
Feds Suspect US Unemployment Systems Attacked by Fraudsters, Leading to Losses in the Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
According to federal authorities in the US, a group of international cybercriminals has been reportedly attacking the US unemployment systems, funneling millions of dollars in payments that were intended to support the detrimental effects the coronavirus pandemic had on the economy. With the number of infections in the US growing at an appalling rate, so far 1.5 million American citizens have been infected, with over 90,000 related deaths. The unemployment crisis in the country has surpassed the rate since the Great Depression, as the official US unemployment rate is at its highest in recorded history, at an alarming 14.7 percent. The New York Times obtained a memo from the US Secret Service, indicating that the fraud scheme was coming from a “well-organized Nigerian fraud ring,” and could result in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in the American financial system.
Bitcoin Has Been Through Two US Presidential Elections, This One Will be Different for BTC
During the two US elections in 2012 and 2016, Bitcoin was still too nascent to have seen any profound impact arise. What about this coming election?
Bitcoin’s Realized Price Hit a New All-Time High, Three Factors that Currently Influence BTC Price
The world’s largest cryptocurrency has seen a massive bull run in the past few weeks, surging past its crucial level above $18k.
How Likely Will Bitcoin's Price Decouple from the Stock Market?
In times of economic uncertainty, Bitcoin has strongly correlated with the stock market.
Venezuela to Offer Christmas Bonus in Petro Coin to Retirees and Pensioners
Since the launch of Petro, Venezuela's cryptocurrency in February 2018, the government has been trying to expand its use case across almost every activity in the country. To this effect, a tweet from a local news outlet, Venepress, claimed that Venezuela Government would give its Christmas bonus to retirees and pensioners in its cryptocurrency, Petro.
Bitcoin’s Price Finally Showing Signs of Macro Decoupling from the Stock Market
Bitcoin has finally decoupled with the stock market, as the crypto's price has been able to maintain its strength while the stock market has been tumbling.