Some of the world’s central bankers don’t want to see their control of the global financial system threatened by cyberattacks. Not surprisingly, a few officials at the International Monetary Fund…
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Inflation, or the debasement of the currency, is not new. Political elites and ruling institutions all throughout history have been guilty of this mass-scale pick-pocketing of the people. Our current-day…
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Northern countries like Iceland may be giving the cryptocurrency world a big lesson in comparative advantage. Iceland’s cheap and abundant electricity, thanks to plentiful geothermal energy nearby, enables cryptocurrency mining…
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Following an announcement that the Russian government will control the issuance and circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country, the Kremlin rolled out a handful of new orders related to the…
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A recent memo from the US Treasury Office of Inspector General indicated the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the US Mint face continuing challenges with coin and…
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In another development that suggests government regulation of cryptocurrencies is inevitable, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently indicated it sees tokens issued through initial coin offerings as commodities. A…
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The employee contribution limit for 2018 is rising to $18,500, up from $18,000 in 2017. The overall contribution limit, which includes employer contributions and contributions from other sources, is rising…
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Christine Lagarde, managing director at the International Monetary Fund, told attendees at a recent Bank of England conference that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are not a threat to fiat currencies…
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In the spirit of the old joke, “just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not all out to get you,” consider the possibility the US is heading toward an economic…
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The debate over price gouging always seems to make a noisy return in the wake of natural disasters, most recently with the hurricanes that devastated the Southeast and coastal regions…