Day: February 28, 2020

Rockstar Games’ Boozy Teaser is a Buzzkill for GTA 6 Reveal Hype

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Rockstar Games’ Boozy Teaser is a Buzzkill for GTA 6 Reveal Hype A new image on the Rockstar Games site has fans excited, but could it really be teasing a Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement? Published: February 28, 2020 5:11 AM UTC New artwork in a revamped Rockstar homepage is sparking speculation among gamers, but it’s not what you think. | Source: Rockstar Fans have found a strange new image on the official Rockstar Games site. The image, which shows a gold robot woman and a bottle of wine, could…

Cybersecurity Company Kaspersky Debuts Blockchain-based Voting Machine

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Blockchain voting is gaining more traction in the United States despite the abysmal failure of mobile voting at the Iowa Democratic Caucus earlier this month. Companies on the forefront of blockchain technology realize the potential of the products they are developing to not only transform the global economy, but also the way voters cast their ballots. This week, Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity firm monitoring the cryptocurrency industry and emerging digital assets, did just that. The company unveiled a new type of a blockchain-based voting machine using Polys, the system released…

Atlanta Fed’s Q1 GDP Forecast Is Almost as Laughable as the Fed Itself

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The Atlanta Fed’s GDP Tracker is projecting annual growth of 2.7% in the first quarter despite the onset of coronavirus. If the forecast holds, it would mark the highest rate of expansion for the U.S. economy since Q1 2019. Fed prognosticators are notoriously bad at predicting the future. Their glaring coronavirus omission is laughable. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its revised fourth-quarter GDP numbers Thursday. As expected, gross domestic product expanded at an annualized 2.1% pace between October and December. It’s too bad nobody actually cares about what happened…

Atlanta Fed’s Q1 GDP Forecast Is Almost as Laughable as the Fed Itself

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The Atlanta Fed’s GDP Tracker is projecting annual growth of 2.7% in the first quarter despite the onset of coronavirus. If the forecast holds, it would mark the highest rate of expansion for the U.S. economy since Q1 2019. Fed prognosticators are notoriously bad at predicting the future. Their glaring coronavirus omission is laughable. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its revised fourth-quarter GDP numbers Thursday. As expected, gross domestic product expanded at an annualized 2.1% pace between October and December. It’s too bad nobody actually cares about what happened…

Ripple (XRP) Above This Crucial Breakout Zone Could Spark Massive Rally

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Ripple started an upside correction from the $0.2220 support area against the US Dollar. XRP price is now testing $0.2450 and it must surpass $0.2500 for a fresh rally to $0.3000. Ripple price is currently recovering above the $0.2320 and $0.2400 levels against the US dollar. The price is now facing a couple of key resistances near $0.2450 and $0.2500. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2430 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could either start a…

Ethereum Recovers 8% But Here’s Why ETH Could Dive Again

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Ethereum started a strong recovery from the $208 swing low against the US Dollar. However, ETH price is likely to fail near $240 and it could resume its decline. Ethereum is up more than 8% and it climbed above the $230 level against the US Dollar. The price is still facing a lot of key hurdles near the $240 and $242 levels. Yesterday’s major bearish trend line is intact with resistance near $240 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). Bitcoin price is also recovering, but there…

Suicide? Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower’s Friends Say He Feared for His Life

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Friends of Philip Haney say he worried about his well-being following his first book. One friend said Haney discussed disappearing into a cabin in the woods. All say there was no way he would harm himself. Philip Haney’s death sent shock waves through the nation as Americans questioned whether his apparent suicide was another potential government cover-up. Haney exposed alleged corruption at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a tell-all book, something friends say caused him to fear for his life. The DHS whistleblower was reportedly planning to release…

Suicide? Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower’s Friends Say He Feared for His Life

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Friends of Philip Haney say he worried about his well-being following his first book. One friend said Haney discussed disappearing into a cabin in the woods. All say there was no way he would harm himself. Philip Haney’s death sent shock waves through the nation as Americans questioned whether his apparent suicide was another potential government cover-up. Haney exposed alleged corruption at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a tell-all book, something friends say caused him to fear for his life. The DHS whistleblower was reportedly planning to release…

Coronavirus Outbreak Tests Bitcoin Safe Haven Status

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Bitcoin (BTC) has spent much of the last week in freefall, sinking to a low of $8,520, just as the Coronavirus outbreak prompts widespread panic in the financial world due to its potentially cataclysmic impact on the global economy. This negative correlation between a global crisis and the value of the world’s largest cryptocurrency is fuelling doubts that Bitcoin may not actually be a safe haven asset, as previously thought. A safe haven asset is an investment that investors turn to during times of market volatility and instability, in order…

SEC Karate-Chops Steven Seagal Over Promoting Cryptocurrency Touted as the Next Gen Bitcoin

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged actor Steven Seagal for unlawfully promoting a cryptocurrency investment scheme claiming to be “the next generation of bitcoin.” Seagal failed to disclose that he was being compensated in cash and crypto by Bitcoiin2gen, or B2G, for marketing its token offering, such as on Twitter and Facebook. Also read: Bitcoin, Tesla Stock, Tron: How Warren Buffett Got His First Bitcoin SEC Charges Stevel Seagal for Unlawful Crypto Promotion The SEC announced Thursday that it has settled charges against Hollywood actor and producer…