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SFX: Sweden Consumer Confidence Rises For Third Month ... RTT

Sweden Consumer Confidence Rises For Third Month … RTT via SYFX April 25, 2019 at 10:21AM

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Google Tests Icons In Search For Maps, Images, Videos & Top Stories

Last week we reported that Google was testing a new top bar with icons next to the search filters for maps, videos, images, etc. Now I am seeing additional reports of Google testing the icons not just in the search bar but also in the search results page.

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Over Half of U.S. Retirees are Crypto-Aware but Won’t Invest in Bitcoin: Survey

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Over Half of U.S. Retirees are Crypto-Aware but Won’t Invest in Bitcoin: Survey

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More than 56% of American retirees over the age of 50 know what bitcoin is but refuse to invest in it. Meanwhile, less than 3% of this group own bitcoin already.

These are the sobering findings uncovered by Gold IRA Guide, a magazine about precious-metal investing.

1 in 3 Retirees Have No Idea What Bitcoin Is

Earlier this month, Gold IRA Guide surveyed 1,000 American retirees over age 50 to learn their thoughts about bitcoin.

The results are discouraging if you’re a crypto fan because it shows that retirees remain skeptical of crypto and have not bought into the hype of the past few years.

Here’s the breakdown of the key findings:

I know bitcoin is, but am not interested in investing: 56.7%

I already own some bitcoin: 2.7%

I have no idea what bitcoin is: 32.9%

I know bitcoin but don’t know how to invest: 3.4%

I’m keeping an eye on it: 4.3%

Public Awareness of Crypto Remains Dismal

The results suggest that the crypto community has a lot of work to do with regard to educating the general public about bitcoin.

Retirees are an attractive target for investment managers because they generally have money to invest. Moreover, many retirees are looking for ways to diversify their portfolio holdings, Gold IRA Guide notes.

“This audience represents some low-hanging fruit for the Bitcoin community to go after. Retirees are always interested in alternative assets that can help diversify their portfolio against market fluctuations.”

“The IRS approving cryptocurrency IRAs is an indication that retirees are increasingly interested in including some cryptocurrencies in their retirement accounts.”

Crypto’s Generational Schism

For now, American retirees are sticking to traditional investments, like stocks, bonds and real estate.

In contrast, Milennials are far more open-minded about embracing new asset classes. Of course, the downside is that Millennials typically have less money to invest than Baby Boomers, so they’re less attractive a target for investment managers.

As CCN reported, almost half of Millennial bitcoin traders in the United States trust crypto exchanges more than the traditional stock market.

BITCOIN V. GOLD – When you look at chart below, you can see the huge gap between millennials & seniors on Bitcoin/other cryptocurrencies. It looks like Bitcoin will be to millennials what gold was to Baby Boomers who were disenchanted with stock market. https://t.co/pfciVwYGDe pic.twitter.com/dqdNnrRaG0

— Scott Stapf (@stapf) February 20, 2019

Guy Hirsch, the managing director of eToro US, says the research spotlights the schism between the younger generation’s embrace of crypto versus the skepticism of their older cohorts.

“We’re seeing the beginning of a generational shift in trust from traditional stock exchanges to crypto exchanges. Younger investors’ experience with the stock market has seen a great deal of loss of trust, with the fall of Lehman Brothers because of irresponsible practices followed by the worst recession since the Great Depression.”

“Immutability is native to blockchain, and that makes real-time audit sensible and cost-effective. And that is why Millennials and Gen X perceive crypto exchanges as less likely to be subject to manipulation and less likely to be a place where bad actors get rewarded with taxpayer money.”

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Obstacles to Mainstream Bitcoin Adoption

Insiders say mass bitcoin adoption will not happen until the industry makes a concerted effort to educate the general public about crypto and dispel the festering negative sentiments about it.

Generally, crypto skeptics are leery about the market’s extreme volatility and the numerous scams that have roiled the industry.

Pierre Rochard, the founder of Lightning Power User, says educating the public and increasing awareness of bitcoin is the key to mainstream adoption.

“People just didn’t understand it. They didn’t understand why it’s valuable. They didn’t understand how to use it. I think we just need a lot more [education].”

Bitcoin Adoption Crippled by Public’s ‘Serious Mental Barrier’ https://t.co/4vgEHRTkb3

— CCN.com (@CCNMarkets) March 28, 2019

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The Average Bitcoin Ransomware Payment has Risen to $12,762

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The Average Bitcoin Ransomware Payment has Risen to $12,762

In the cryptocurrency world, it would appear most of the discussions pertaining to ransomware have quieted down. Not because the industry is no longer lucrative, but simply because such attacks have seemingly become so common it isn’t necessarily newsworthy anymore. However, the average Bitcoin payment associated with ransomware attacks has risen significantly.

Ransomware Still Makes the Big Bucks

Over the past few years, there have been numerous news stories involving malware and ransomware. Criminals have fully embraced this new business model to make a lot of money. Despite the best attempts by security researchers to ensure such attacks cannot be profitable, it seems the ransomware industry is still firing on all cylinders. In fact, the longer it remains a business, the higher the overall profitability seems to become.

According to a new report shared by Coveware, it has become apparent criminals still make plenty of money when using ransomware types. More specifically, the average payment requested has increased by nearly 100% in the past few months alone. Although this could indicate the attacks are shifting from consumers to corporations and governments first and foremost, it is not a positive development by any means. Higher returns will attract more criminals exploring the ransomware business, as everyone wants to make some quick money on the side.

In the report, the average payment – in Bitcoin – is $12,762 for Q1 of 2019. This is significantly higher compared to the figures attributed to Q4 of 2018. At that time, the average Bitcoin payment was listed as $6,733, which is still a very steep amount. Especially when considering how the Bitcoin price has decreased significantly in recent months, these amounts are exuberant, to say the very least.

Such a dramatic shift in payments is not entirely abnormal. Researchers confirm the attacks themselves are becoming more sophisticated and targeted. Particularly the Ryuk ransomware strain is making a lot of headlines lately, as it used in conjunction with most known – and some undisclosed – remote desktop protocol vulnerabilities. By gaining remote access to target systems, criminals can determine their appropriate course of action to infect networks with ransomware accordingly.

What makes Ryuk such a troublesome malware strain is how it prevents users from restoring data in a convenient manner. System recovery functions built into the Windows operating system will not be accessible, which allows the hackers to demand a higher ransom payment first and foremost. In some cases, those amounts are as high as $300,000, which goes to show the business is still firing on all cylinders. Moreover, there is a genuine chance even more sophisticated attacks will be launched in the future.

Another factor contributing to the rise in average ransomware payments is how affected corporations effectively regain file access after making a payment. While that has never been a guarantee where ransomware is concerned, it seems the companies effectively paying the money have a good chance of accessing their systems again without major problems. As such, it is only normal corporations are more willing to meet these ransom demands. In doing so, these corporations also allow for more targeted attacks to be performed, which creates a vicious cycle.

Disclaimer: This is not trading or investment advice. The above article is for entertainment and education purposes only. Please do your own research before purchasing or investing into any cryptocurrency.

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SFX: Turkish Lira weakens on renewed worries over central bank reserves ... RTRS

Turkish Lira weakens on renewed worries over central bank reserves … RTRS via SYFX April 18, 2019 at 09:40AM

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Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

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Rakuten Gets Closer to Opening Cryptocurrency Exchange

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Rakuten Gets Closer to Opening Cryptocurrency Exchange

© Reuters. Rakuten Gets Closer to Opening Cryptocurrency Exchange

Rakuten Wallet, the upcoming Japanese digital asset exchange, is a step closer to launching, as potential traders are invited to create accounts.

“We are pleased to announce that we have started accepting applications for opening new accounts for the asset (virtual currency) trading service “Rakuten Wallet,” the company stated in its official announcement.

The new exchange will work under the brand Rakuten Wallet, changing from the initial registration as Everybody’s . The market operator is fully approved by the …

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Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

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Japan Updates ICO Regulations While BitTrade Joins Huobi Family | NewsBTC

Japan's crypto friendly status has been achieved through a solid regulatory framework which protect investors without stifling trading or innovation. This Both Japan and South Korea can be considered two of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world.

Japan Updates ICO Regulations While BitTrade Joins Huobi Family

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Police officer 'excused' after mistakenly using his gun instead of his Taser to shoot unarmed inmate in cell, DA says

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On Missing Obama

For the last few years, a lot of people have expressed how much they miss President Obama, and I do miss some aspects of his personality and his presidency: an intelligent, affable, charismatic person who helped make marriage equality an acceptable idea for many, he signed the executive order for DACA. He invested significant political capital to enact the Iran nuclear deal, which staved off the threat of war with Iran. It was historically important to have a black person as president, too. Bin Laden was killed under his watch, so there’s that, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has some good aspects like providing protections for pre-existing conditions. He repealed Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell, too, and the stock market was far more stable in 2016 than it was in 2009.

However, there were plenty downsides to his presidency that we should consider. While he technically ended torture as an American policy, he increased drone bombing and bombed seven nations at a time in 2016 alone. He regime changed Libya illegally, leading to the country’s collapse, and attempted to regime change Syria in a fairly drawn-out, agonizing process. The Democratic Party lost Congress and countless state legislatures and governorships to Republicans under his watch, and he failed to leverage his movement for change after his election in 2008. I don’t miss his drive to enact the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a gift to corporations and a slap in the face to workers and democratic processes, either.

Moreover, I don’t miss him going easy on the Bush administration for committing war crimes or his expansion of the surveillance state or setting the precedent for killing American citizens without due process. He waited until the very last minute to intervene at Standing Rock, and he was behind almost 2 million deportations. He used the Espionage Act to crack down on journalists and leakers at an unprecedented level. He also failed to demand at the very least a public option in the ACA after endorsing a single payer system during the 2008 election. He made numerous corporatist executive appointments like Arne Duncan and Larry Summers. He let the big banks off the hook after the financial crisis. He proposed cuts to Social Security, and–relatedly–he had the tendency to negotiate from the center with Republicans who had no desire to negotiate in the first place. And while the stock market might have grown during his presidency, so did wealth inequality. Even though corporate profits soared, poverty barely decreased.

Obama began his presidency with the promise of transformational change. Eight years later, though, one could argue that any number of centrist Democrats could have replicated his legacy. Ultimately, I can understand why people miss him; I prefer Obama to Trump. I know people find his presidency inspiring, and I did, too, for a time. However, I also have no desire to romanticize the Obama administration. We need to look at his legacy soberly. If we do not, we will think that what he achieved is as good as we can get and that a return to Obama-era “normalcy” in 2020 and beyond will set the country on an acceptable track. It will not. America deserves better than the results of the Obama presidency.

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Bitcoin Twitter monte solidaire après que Craig Wright ait menacé Hodlonaut

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Bitcoin Twitter monte solidaire après que Craig Wright ait menacé Hodlonaut

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Hodlonaut, un Bitcoin (BTC) membre de la communauté peut-être mieux connu pour avoir lancé la Chaîne de confiance de Lightning Network, aurait été giflé par la menace d’une poursuite en diffamation de Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright, le créateur de Bitcoin SV (BSV), après avoir affirmé que Wright était une «fraude» sur Twitter.

La lettre

Comme a souligné Par Bitcoin Magazine, Wright envoya une lettre à Hodlonaut le 29 mars, l'informant que Wright le poursuivrait en justice pour diffamation au Royaume-Uni, à moins qu'il ne rétracte publiquement ses déclarations et s'excuse.

Par une lettre partagée avec Bitcoin Magazine, Craig S. Wright a menacé de poursuivre Hodlonaut en justice pour diffamation après le procès. #LNTrustChain Le créateur a affirmé dans une série de tweets que Wright n’était pas Satoshi.#WeAreAllHodlonaut#bitcoinhttps://t.co/MG8fLWe6UR

– Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) 11 avril 2019

«Nous vous suggérons vivement de prendre conseil auprès du conseil juridique sur le contenu de cette lettre, rédigée conformément au protocole de pré-action contre la diffamation applicable à la Haute Cour d'Angleterre et du Pays de Galles», commence la lettre, selon Bitcoin Magazine.

La lettre, qui a été livrée sur le compte Twitter maintenant disparu de Hodlonaut, détaille toutes les transgressions présumées contre Wright, y compris les tentatives de Hodlonaut de se mettre à la tendance #CraigWrightIsAFraud et de lancer une “Semaine de Craig Wright fraudée”. Les avocats de Wight suggèrent qu'il n'y a pas de pire moyen que Wright ait été maltraité ou diffamé, car les hashtags encouragent d'autres personnes à participer.

Selon Bitcoin Magazine, les avocats de Wright étaient censés engager des poursuites au Royaume-Uni après que Holdonaut n’ait pas présenté ses excuses avant le 5 avril, mais rien n’est encore arrivé.

La générosité 💰

La raison probable de cela est apparue après que Bill Beatty, rédacteur en chef de CoinGeek, propriété de Calvin Ayre, publié Un article jeudi qui se lit comme un communiqué de presse pour un périodique de chasseurs de primes.

“Soyez rassuré, @Hodlonaut et les autres trolls sont sur le point de découvrir pourquoi” celui qui rit le dernier rit le mieux. “Ils sont encore plus choqués lorsqu'ils se rendent compte que les variantes bâtardes du Bitcoin qu'ils ont défendues ne peuvent pas évoluer pour répondre aux besoins d'une plate-forme financière véritablement mondiale, et ils ont donc dépensé tout ce vitriol pour rien ”, lit-on dans l'article.

plus de lettres à venir pour que plus de Trolls puissent bientôt montrer la taille de leur nautisme

– Calvin Ayre (@CalvinAyre) 11 avril 2019

Il offre ensuite une prime de 5 000 $ en BSV de Wright à quiconque identifie Hodlonaut, qui “semble s’être caché sous la jupe de sa mère”, en se basant sur son pays d’origine et les tatouages ​​affichés sur les quelques photos qu’il a publiées en ligne.

La réponse

Depuis ce temps, la communauté Bitcoin est venue chez Hodlonaut. la défense, avec de nombreuses modifications de leurs images de profil et de leurs noms. Voici quelques exemples parmi tant d'autres:

CasaHODLonaut reportage pour SPACE FLEET !! ⚡️⚡️🚀🚀 #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/Qk4WnP4Bww

– CasaHODLonaut (@CasaHODL) 11 avril 2019

J'encourage tout le monde à changer leur nom et leur photo de profil en hodlonaut.#CraigWrightIsAFraud https://t.co/2kZ61Sn0hK

– hodlonaut ⚡ 🔑 (@ seth586) 11 avril 2019

Nous sommes avec notre frère Hodlonaut pic.twitter.com/3bU4Kh44ZR

– Ce qu'a fait Hodlonaut (@WhatBitcoinDid) 11 avril 2019

Si vous voulez “Hodlnaut” votre AVI, voici 2 modèles rapides pour le faire. Si vous ne pouvez pas le faire vous-même, demandez @ voice0fcrypto. pic.twitter.com/LgCecYjgF7

– Le moine Crypto Hodlonaut ⛩ (@TheCryptoMonk) 11 avril 2019

De plus, au moins un membre de la communauté a offert ses services juridiques à hodlonaut, pro-bono, devrait-il être poursuivi en justice.

Et enfin, CZ a menacé de retirer de la liste Bitcoin SV si Wright continue de menacer ses membres.

Craig Wright n'est pas Satoshi.

Plus de cette sh! T, nous délistons! https://t.co/hrnt3fDACq

– CZ Binance (@cz_binance) 12 avril 2019

Plus: Craig Wright menace de poursuites en diffamation dans une lettre à Bitcoiner et demande des excuses

En relation: Fidelity passe le flambeau dans la chaîne de confiance du Lightning Network

Avertissement: l’auteur de cet article possède des avoirs en crypto-monnaie qui peuvent être suivi ici. Cet article est à titre informatif uniquement et ne doit pas être considéré comme un conseil en investissement. Faites toujours votre propre diligence raisonnable avant de faire des investissements.

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EOS Price Testing Crucial Support, les acheteurs peuvent-ils rebondir? • Live Bitcoin News

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EOS Price Testing Crucial Support, les acheteurs peuvent-ils rebondir? • Live Bitcoin News

Le prix de l'EOS est resté dans une tendance haussière au-dessus des niveaux de support de 5,00 $ et 5,50 $ par rapport au dollar américain.

Le prix s'est même échangé au-dessus de la résistance de 6,00 $ et a récemment été corrigé à la baisse.

Il existe une ligne de tendance haussière cruciale formée avec un support à 5,50 USD sur le graphique à 4 heures de la paire EOS / USD (flux de données de Binance).

La paire doit rester au-dessus du niveau de 5,50 $ pour rebondir vers 6,00 $ ou même 6,20 $.

Le prix de l'EOS a récemment pris un élan haussier au-dessus de 5,80 $ US avant de se corriger contre le dollar américain. Le prix se négocie actuellement près de la zone de support clé de 5,50 $ et il pourrait rebondir.

Analyse des prix EOS

Plus tôt cette semaine, il y avait une extension à la hausse dans Bitcoin, Ethereum, ondulation, litecoin et prix EOS par rapport au dollar américain. Il y a eu une augmentation lente et régulière au-dessus des niveaux de résistance de 5,40 $ et 5,50 $. Il y avait même une clôture au-dessus du niveau de 5,50 $ et de la moyenne mobile simple à 55 (4 heures). Le prix étendu augmentait au-dessus de la résistance de 5,80 $ et dépassait la barrière des 6,00 $. Un nouveau plus haut de 2019 a été formé à 6,166 $ et récemment, le prix a commencé une correction à la baisse.

Il est tombé nettement en dessous des niveaux de 6,00 $ et 5,80 $. Il y avait même une pointe en dessous du support de 5,50 $ avant que les acheteurs apparaissent près du niveau de 5,30 $. Le prix s'est nettement redressé et se négocie actuellement au-dessus du niveau de 5,50 dollars. Il a dépassé le niveau de retracement Fib de 23,6% de la chute récente du plus bas de 6,166 $ à 5,307 $. Plus important encore, il existe une ligne de tendance haussière cruciale formée avec un support à 5,50 USD sur le graphique à 4 heures de la paire EOS / USD.

À la hausse, une résistance immédiate est proche du niveau de 5,70 $. Cela coïncide avec le niveau de retracement Fib de 50% de la chute récente du plus bas de 6,166 $ à 5,307 $. La résistance principale est proche du niveau de 5,80 $, au-dessus duquel le prix devrait reprendre son ascension. Alternativement, s'il y a une cassure en dessous du support de 5,50 $, le prix pourrait prolonger sa baisse à court terme. Le support clé suivant est à 5,30 USD, en dessous duquel le prix est susceptible de tester la zone de support à 5,10 USD.

En regardant le graphique, Le prix EOS se négocie clairement à proximité d’une zone de soutien cruciale à 5,50 USD. Il retournera probablement au-dessus de 5,70 dollars et de 5,80 dollars. La résistance principale est à 6,00 USD, au-dessus de laquelle il y a des chances d'atteindre un nouveau sommet pour 2019 à court terme.

Indicateurs techniques

MACD horaire – Le MACD pour EOS / USD réduit actuellement sa pente baissière, avec un biais positif.

RSI (indice de force relative) horaire – Le RSI se situe actuellement juste en dessous du niveau 50, avec un angle haussier mineur.

Principaux niveaux de soutien – 5,50 $ et 5,30 $.

Principaux niveaux de résistance – 5,70 $ et 5,80 $.

Mots clés: EOS

Traduction de l’article de Aayush Jindal : Article Original

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NPR News: Key House Democrat Formally Asks For Trump's Tax Returns

Key House Democrat Formally Asks For Trump’s Tax Returns Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the IRS commissioner for six years of President Trump’s personal tax returns, as well as returns for some of his businesses. Read more on NPR

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Inflated Credit Scores Leave Investors in the Dark on Real Risks

Consumer credit scores have been artificially inflated over the past decade and are masking the real danger the riskiest borrowers pose to hundreds of billions of dollars of debt.

That’s the alarm bell being rung by analysts and economists at both Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Moody’s Analytics, and supported by Federal Reserve research, who say the steady rise of credit scores as the economy expanded over the past decade has led to “grade inflation.”

This means debtors are riskier than their scores indicate because the metrics don’t account for the robust economy, skewing perception of borrowers’ ability pay bills on time. When a slowdown comes, there could be a much bigger fallout than expected for lenders and investors…

Car loans, retail credit cards and personal loans handed out online are the most exposed to the inflated scores, according to [Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody’s Analytics]. This kind of debt totals around $400 billion, with nearly $100 billion bundled into securities that’s been sold to investors, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

What has analysts concerned is that cracks have already begun to show up in the form of a rising number of missed payments by borrowers with the highest risk, despite a decade of growth. And now with the economy showing signs of weakness, as seen with the recent inversion of the Treasury yield curve, those delinquencies could grow and lead to larger-than-expected losses for investors in riskier asset-backed securities.

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Chinese Traders Pay Extra for Bitcoin Through OTC Desks Amid Crypto Market Surge

Despite the ban, Chinese crypto traders are even paying more to get their hands on Bitcoin through the use of OTC desks

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