Month: April 2015

New York-based Bitcoin exchange Coinsetter announced Wednesday its acquisition of CAVIRTEX, a Canadian Bitcoin exchange. CAVIRTEX had announced in February that it would cease operations in March due to security…

If the current version of BitLicence gets approved, it will lift a huge barrier to innovation and for startup companies acting in the digital currency space. This week Adam Draper,…

When a ransom message demanding $500 in exchange for unlocking the department's encrypted data appeared on a computer screen, Sheehan reached out to cybersecurity experts to figure out how to…

Welcome to the /r/Bitcoin Sticky FAQ Maybe you're here because you've received a tip on social media, or maybe you've just been hearing a lot recently about Bitcoin and are…

The company behind the consensus network and currency, Ripple, has announced a new office in Sydney, Australia as part of a push further into the large Asian and Pacific markets.…

As a decentralised currency, bitcoin has been both criticised and celebrated for its lack of regulatory supervision. Unlike credit cards – or other traditional payment methods – bitcoin's transactions are final…

Bitcoin Conference! Ghana just announced that it will be holding its first Bitcoin Conference on December 11, 2014. This is great news for the region because its economy is among…

The post Weekly Round Up: Bitcoin Foundation is “bankrupt”, PayPal integrates BTC and more appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Welcome to 99Bitcoins’ latest weekly round up with the most important…

As you all know, I've longed Bitcoin at 255 last week. Market rallied to ~260 over the weekend and proceed to fall. Market tumbled to 240 overnight. My original plan was…

Automated portfolio managers like Wealthfront will set you up with a diversified mix of index funds and manage it for you for a small fee. I’m an investing geek, so…

Do you feel comfortable talking about interest rates, inflation or mortgages? If the answer is no, you aren’t alone. We thought this research about how “financially-smart” different generations are was…

Receiving your tax refund as fast as possible is preferred by most Americans, but that's especially true for those who file late. According to the IRS, seven out of ten…

In the “You Got This” Weekly Series, we will answer a question from our customers found on Facebook, Twitter, TaxACT’s Blog and around the web. Question: I did my wife’s taxes for the first…

Journalists from MarketWatch, Dow Jones and WSJ fiielded last-minute tax questions from readers on April 16. They were joined by CPA Melissa Labant. Replay the event.

PARIS (AP) — France's government has pledged measures to boost the country's stagnant economy, including an income tax cut and tax breaks to companies that invest in industry.

Our partner Citi has revamped the Citi Prestige® Card, their premium ThankYou point rewards card. The sign-up bonus has been increased to 50,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after $3,000 in purchases…

Some macro textbooks (not all) are a bit like extensively modified code. You can see the structure of the original code, even after extensive software development. This can mean that,…

I write about this every now and then, because human fertility is falling faster then most demographers expect. Using the CIA Factbook for data, the present total fertility rate for…

https://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-matters-more-productivity-slowdown.html

The equilibrium real interest rate continues to lie at the heart of discussions about economic policy in the US and elsewhere. Ben Bernanke has written that the equilibrium rate, and…