Day: February 27, 2020

Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec Says Bitcoin’s Price Will ‘Quantuple’ Long-Term

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Robert Herjavec, Multi-millionaire co-host of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” said Bitcoin (BTC) is currently valued at only a fraction of its long-term potential. “I think the price of Bitcoin, on a long-term basis, will quantuple, if that’s a word,” Herjavec told Kitco News in a Feb. 25 interview. Herjavec likes digital payments After speaking on gold, expressing that he is not a “big believer” in the precious metal on the investing side, Herjavec said he favors the future of the digital payment sector, naming Bitcoin specifically. “Consumers, over the long run,…

This Breath of the Wild 2 Leak Is an Obvious Fraud… Right?

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is one of Nintendo’s most highly-anticipated future games. Someone on Reddit published a “leak” about the next Zelda title. It’s obviously fake… right? Nintendo fans everywhere are rabidly excited for Breath of the Wild 2. Some are so excited that they spend their days trawling the darkened alleys of the internet for scraps of new information about the sequel to the latest Legend of Zelda title. Unfortunately, the web is also a breeding ground for trolls. Trolls like (presumably) a Redditor…

Taylor Swift’s Savage Music Video Accidentally Pokes Fun at Feminism

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Taylor Swift’s new music video for “The Man” dropped Thursday. Her directorial debut is brilliant. An absolute home run. Yet it actually bears none of the resentment or envy suggested by the song’s lyrics. Intentional or not, the lighthearted video suggests man envy is a silly fantasy. Taylor Swift didn’t break any glass ceilings by directing her own music video. But she does powerfully crash through the entire message that “The Man” came to represent to her fans. Her new music video for “The Man” is brightly subversive. But not…

Taylor Swift’s Savage Music Video Accidentally Pokes Fun at Feminism

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Taylor Swift’s new music video for “The Man” dropped Thursday. Her directorial debut is brilliant. An absolute home run. Yet it actually bears none of the resentment or envy suggested by the song’s lyrics. Intentional or not, the lighthearted video suggests man envy is a silly fantasy. Taylor Swift didn’t break any glass ceilings by directing her own music video. But she does powerfully crash through the entire message that “The Man” came to represent to her fans. Her new music video for “The Man” is brightly subversive. But not…

Tom Lee’s Five Simple Reasons for a Bitcoin Bull Run in 2020

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee was the main highlight of last week’s Blockchain Economy 2020 event in Istanbul, Turkey. Taking the stage on day two, Lee addressed a crypto-savvy audience for about half an hour. Before delving into why Bitcoin (BTC) would see a price hike this year, Lee started his speech with a nod to the famous comparison between the internet and blockchain: “The most important generational trade over the next twenty years is going to stand around the disruption of the financial industry. And the most important of these technologies…

U.S. Stock Market Plunges Into Correction as Goldman Sachs Predicts Further Drop

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The Dow Jones and Nasdaq Composite both formally entered corrections Thursday morning. Goldman Sachs predicts that the S&P 500 will also enter a correction in the imminent future. Goldman Sachs also predicts 0% earnings growth in 2020 for U.S. firms, as well as possible declines. The U.S. stock market is being terrorized by the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by almost 1,000 on Thursday morning. Sitting at around 26,000, the plunge marked a 12% drop since the Dow’s 52-week high of 29,551 in early February. Technically, this means…

Beyond Meat Stock Will Burn as Fake Meat Rivals Sizzle

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Beyond Meat’s Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings will be released Thursday after-market. Competition in the plant-based meats sector has grown with numerous startups making their presence felt. The biggest threat is from food giants such as Tyson Foods and Nestle. Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) will be announcing its Q4 2019 earnings at a time when the list of competitors is growing rapidly. The latest is Cargill, the largest private company in the U.S. Other competitors to have joined the fray recently include Nestle, the world’s largest food conglomerate. Last year the…

Watch Mike Pence Hilariously Prove Why He’s a Terrible Coronavirus Czar

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Donald Trump appointed Mike Pence to lead the fight against coronavirus in the United States. Pence went on to display appalling personal hygiene at the press conference on coronavirus preparedness. The three-second video shows why Trump’s decision to appoint Pence has been widely criticized. Donald Trump has made a lot of questionable decisions since becoming president, but his choice of Vice President Mike Pence as “coronavirus czar” is shaping up to be one of his worst. There are plenty of reasons Pence is the wrong man for the job, and…

Watch Mike Pence Hilariously Prove Why He’s a Terrible Coronavirus Czar

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Donald Trump appointed Mike Pence to lead the fight against coronavirus in the United States. Pence went on to display appalling personal hygiene at the press conference on coronavirus preparedness. The three-second video shows why Trump’s decision to appoint Pence has been widely criticized. Donald Trump has made a lot of questionable decisions since becoming president, but his choice of Vice President Mike Pence as “coronavirus czar” is shaping up to be one of his worst. There are plenty of reasons Pence is the wrong man for the job, and…

South Korea’s NH Bank Debuts Samsung-Backed Blockchain ID System

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A major blockchain identification project backed by South Korean tech giant Samsung is being rolled out for first commercial use. South Korea’s NongHyup (NH) Bank has introduced a blockchain-based mobile ID system developed within a tech consortium established by major local firms including Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus. According to a Feb. 25 report by South Korea’s news agency JoongAng Ilbo, NH Bank is jointly implementing the new ID system with South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, SK Telecom. NH Bank held a blockchain ID card demo with 20 executives According…