In a landscape of so-called scaling solutions primarily composed of sidechains and EMV-enabled competitors, one widely anticipated “rollup” layer 2 sidechain for Ethereum has finally arrived. Offchain Labs announced the launch of Abritrum One with a blog post late last night. Arbitrum One is currently live on Ethereum in a beta state, though teams that
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In large white letters, the names of anti-government protesters killed in recent weeks are written on a main street in the Colombian city of Cali: Nicolás G, Marcelo A, Jovita O, Yeisson A, Cristian M, Daniel A, Jeisson G. Most were under the age of 25. The youngest, Jeisson García, was 13. Colombia has experienced
British footwear group Clarks lost its way under previous managers, but has the “brand and relevancy” to recover and eventually rival Dr Martens and Birkenstock, according to its chief executive. Victor Herrero became Clarks’s sixth head in as many years in February following a £100m equity injection from new investors Lion Rock Capital and Chinese
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the legislation it spawned, has upended tax planning in a major way. Both legislation already on the books and legislative proposals that may lie ahead from the Biden administration as well as individual lawmakers will all impact tax planners “We don’t know if the actual legislation will be anything near the
Following in the footsteps of Match Group and Expedia, Vimeo (VMEO) is the latest company to be spun off from Barry Diller’s IAC. The video-software company entered the stock market earlier this week and has made an inauspicious start to life as a public entity, with shares down by 26% already. However, Truist analyst Youssef Squali
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AMC Entertainment (AMC) – The movie theater operator’s shares jumped another 15.4% in premarket trading, following four straight days of gains and a nearly 36% surge in Thursday’s session alone. AMC – popular among the so-called “meme” stocks – has more than doubled
Wailana Malie means “Quiet Waters,” which aptly describes this timeless Polynesian-style beachfront estate on Kauai’s North Shore. Think five-star private Hawai’i resort to celebrate life’s landmarks with friends and family. Resting on one prime acre Wailana Maile with towering Palm trees and 240 linear feet of beach frontage life is the quintessential multi-generational estate. Views
If you are suffering from post-pandemic sticker shock, you are not alone. From gas and groceries to computers and clothing, everyday items are suddenly more expensive. As the country recovers in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and Americans put their stimulus checks and stashed cash to work, some of these higher costs are simply the price consumers
The biggest Spanish asset managers are still not convinced of cryptocurrencies as an asset class, and therefore have no plans to invest in the space yet. The declarations of several spokespeople linked to these companies state that, while there is a significant opportunity in the nascent cryptocurrency sector, it is still too young and volatile
Your estate plan is much more likely to be successful when you recognize and avoid the most common mistakes and take some key actions that often are overlooked. Most estate planners will tell you that the same estate planning mistakes and oversights recur with frequency, whether an estate is worth a billion dollars, a few
San Diego’s regional transportation planning agency introduced a $160 billion draft regional plan that hinges on high-density housing development along transit lines. The 30-year plan drafted by the 21-member board of the San Diego Association of Governments has the support of environmental and labor groups though it faces opposition from some Republicans and anti-tax groups.
Incrementum AG sees a 45% probability of the gold price hitting a new all-time high at US$2,100 per oz. or higher as early as December 2021. Authored by Ronald Stoeferle and Mark Valek, and now in its 50th iteration, the Liechtenstein-based investment boutique’s annual report entitled In Gold We Trust also argues in its base
Does the admission even matter, and what if inflation is, and has been for decades, severely understated? (by Half Dollar) A lot of people are talking about a certain US Mint Facebook post that went out regarding silver delays and whatnot. Of course, I told people to load up on Silver Eagles from the US
It has been said that you only get one chance to make a first impression. Perhaps the best example of this old adage is the cryptocurrency space. From exit scams and money laundering, to unaudited code and high carbon footprints, the crypto landscape has spent the better part of the past decade scrubbing itself of
How Do Demographics Drive the Economy? There is a straightforward relationship when identifying the sources of economic growth: Where: GDP per capita = GDP divided by population The Cobb-Douglas relationship provides another way of looking at the same idea: change in economic output is related to the change in capital stock, change in labor stock,
A breakaway group of artificial intelligence researchers has raised a record first round of financing for a new start-up involved in general-purpose AI, marking the latest attempt to create an organisation to guarantee the safety of the era’s most powerful technology. The group has split from OpenAI, an organisation founded with the backing of Elon
The US has moved to punish Belarus for the forced landing of a Ryanair flight last weekend by announcing that it would reimpose sanctions on nine of the country’s state-owned companies and would join the EU in developing a list of additional targets. In a statement late on Friday, Jen Psaki, the White House press
Fintech firm Stash is exploring options for a market listing, such as merging with a special purpose acquisition company or a traditional initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. “Goldman Sachs acts as our advisor and we continuously assess the market to determine our optimal financing strategy,” Stash co-founder and CEO
At the start of the year, following Joe Biden’s presidential win and the Dems taking control of the Senate, hopes were high that marijuana reform at the federal level was just around the corner. Accordingly, investors took the developments as a sign to load up on shares of Canadian cannabis stocks – favorable U.S. legislation
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE May’s employment report is the big event in the week ahead, as stocks enter the often weak month of June. Stocks are finishing May with a mixed performance. Big cap indexes like the S&P 500 and Dow notched gains. The S&P rose
by Charles Hugh-Smith Change the incentives, and the outcomes change. Ecologist Howard Odum provided a profound insight into human expansion, stagnation and collapse. He argued that humans are wired to maximize power output (i.e., consumption) rather than maximize efficiency. In other words, humans are wired to strip the tree of every ripe fruit and throw a
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is highlighting and celebrating exceptional residential designs with its 2021 Housing Awards. The annual event, now in its 21st year, was established to recognize the best in housing design for new construction, renovations and restorations. Each year projects are awarded based on four categories: one- and two-family custom residences; one- and two-family production homes;
People wait to visit a house for sale in Garden City, Nassau County, New York, on Sept. 6, 2020. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Mortgage interest rates are near historic lows. Yet if you want to take advantage of those rates, check your credit score first. That three-digit number determines whether you can get
Ripple could go public after the SEC lawsuit is resolved, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. He reportedly explained that the likelihood of this happening is “very high at some point.” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse was asked at the Consensus 2021 conference on Wednesday whether Ripple will become a public company. He replied that the likelihood
When the pandemic hit, priorities changed overnight. Healthy and working became the litmus test of whether you were on the fortunate side of the COVID-19 coin. This reduction in expectations has changed views on wealth. In its annual Modern Wealth Survey, Charles Schwab asked 1,000 people in the US to gauge their views on how
The Biden administration is proposing the authorization of $50 billion in direct-pay qualified School Infrastructure Bonds and doubling the limit on tax-exempt private activity bonds for transportation infrastructure to $30 billion. The Treasury’s so-called Green Book of proposed changes to tax law released Friday also calls for an enhancement of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Copper is in the news as the Chinese government tries to reign in soaring prices. But silver could be hot on copper’s heels. We have a situation similar to 2011, when the white metal hit $50 an ounce. Could we be on the cusp of a new silver breakout? Can silver sustain such high prices
Biden wants Congress to approve a $6 trillion budget in fiscal 2022. How’s he going to pay for that? Tax, tax and more tax on everyone and… Greg Hunter gives The Weekly News Wrap-Up for Friday, May 28, 2021 CV19 Vax Resistant Mutations, Ballot Audits Continue, Inflation Tax During the 2020 campaign, Vice President Joe
Three years and some unforgettable memes later, the Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that 5 individuals will face charges relating to promoting the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme. “The SEC’s complaint alleges that these promoters offered and sold the securities without registering the securities offering with the Commission, and without being registered as broker-dealers with the
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