May 25, 2020

These 2 Emerging Sectors Are Vastly Outperforming the Stock Market

May 25, 2020 boss

Although the U.S. stock market is still in the red for 2020, work-from-home and telemedicine companies are beating the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Zoom, DocuSign, and Teladoc have boosted fund returns. The work-from-home and telemedicine sectors should continue to do well post-pandemic. With the S&P 500 down near 10% so far this year, some funds have managed to beat the stock market by investing in two emerging sectors: work-from-home and telemedicine companies. Work-from-home Companies Are Beating The Stock Market Hedge fund Whale Rock has gained 29% this year…

Visa Approves New DeFi-Enabled Crypto Card in EU and UK

May 25, 2020 boss

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) aren’t really easy to spend in day-to-day life, mainly because retailers prefer to stay away from crypto’s volatility. In order to build a bridge between traditional finance and emergent assets like Bitcoin, a Swiss crypto startup called Eidoo has introduced a new Visa crypto debit card that uses regulated stablecoins for crypto-to-fiat conversion. The so-called Eidoo Card has been approved for operation by payment giant Visa. Announcing the news on May 25, Eidoo told Cointelegraph that its new card will enable 40 million Visa merchants to…

Ransomware Attacks Are Exploding in the Education Sector

May 25, 2020 boss

Educational services across the globe have been witnessing a surge in ransomware attacks in 2020. According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report, ransomware attacks account for approximately 80% of all cyberattacks suffered. The data suggests 92% of these incidents were motivated by financial reasons, while only 3% aimed to perform espionage activities on businesses operating within education. A sharp increase in ransomware attacks since 2019 Ransomware attacks are growing at an alarming rate. Currently accounting for an overwhelming majority of all cyberattacks, ransomware was just 48% of the whole…

Azealia Banks Tries to ‘Ruin’ Dave Chapelle – Can We Cancel Her, Please?

May 25, 2020 boss

Azealia Banks claimed she slept with Dave Chappelle. She’s also claiming to “expose” Dave East & Busta Rhymes. Banks is problematic and disturbed, and she needs to be canceled already. Azealia Banks has somehow escaped cancel culture. That’s the only reason she’s able to claim that she slept with Dave Chappelle in her latest, and most desperate, bid for attention. But when is enough finally enough? Azealia Banks Wants To ‘Ruin Dave Chappelle’s Marriage’ Banks — apparently seething at the attention that Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, and Doja Cat…

The Dow’s Underperformance Is Bringing Value Investing Back

May 25, 2020 boss

The Dow has vastly underperformed the NASDAQ and S&P 500. For investors who believe a “new normal” is coming, the Dow is antiquated. If you think the economy will return to normal, the Dow’s underperformance suggests it’s time to pick value stocks. Over the past few weeks, the stock market has pulled off an impressive recovery despite gloomy economic predictions. But while the Nasdaq has managed to rise 1.1% over the past three months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down nearly 13%. Some say the disparity underscores how antiquated…

Doja Cat Isn’t Sorry For Being Racist – She’s Sorry She Got Caught

May 25, 2020 boss

After previously denying it, Doja Cat has apologized for her racist statements. She issued a statement on Twitter, as well. But is she sorry for what she did, or just sorry she got caught? Doja Cat is saying sorry. The “Moooo!” rapper, who first came into the spotlight in 2018, took to her Instagram to issue a lengthy apology that seemed to raise more eyebrows than anything else. Doja Cat’s apology created more havoc than anything else. | Source: Instagram It’s interesting how her apology created more havoc instead of…

Ahead of Ethereum 2.0 Launch, 3 Key Metrics Point to ETH Price Surge

May 25, 2020 boss

The Ethereum developer community is nearing the launch of Ethereum 2.0, a major multiyear milestone for the blockchain network. Ethereum 2.0 will mark the start of a shift from the miner-reliant proof-of-work consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake algorithm. In a PoS system, miners are not needed to mine blocks and verify transactions. Instead, users — or stakers — verify data on the blockchain. For now, there is no specific date at hand for the release of Ethereum 2.0, according to its testnet coordinator, Afri Schoedon. “The final spec is not…