This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Inscription Issue”. Click here to get your Annual Bitcoin Magazine Subscription. Bitcoin has for most of its lifetime been seen as a monetary network, whereby users can send and receive the native token BTC. Given the tremendous price appreciation since its inception in 2009, the monetary good…
Edward Snowden has called the recent renewal of FISA 702, “the biggest encroachment on your privacy rights since the Patriot Act.” In the middle of the night, in secret, the US Senate voted to renew FISA Section 702 as a part of a broader bill called the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISSA) H.R.7888….
Pixelimage We previously covered ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ASML) (OTCPK:ASMLF) in January 2024, discussing why we believe that its 2024 commentary had been on the cautious side, with multiple Big Tech companies and data center REITs still reporting growing appetite for cloud computing/ generative AI services and infrastructure related spending. However, with the stock already recording…
Dragon Claws Fundamentals: This past week, gold prices went up and down a lot, hitting new highs over $2200 per ounce at one point. This was all happening around a big meeting by the Federal Reserve, which is like the central bank of the United States. They talk about and decide on things like interest…
Rawpixel The Middle Eastern social media and gaming company’s revenue rose 7.7% in the fourth quarter, as its profit soared nearly 80% on better monetization and cost controls. Leading Middle Eastern social media company Yalla Group Ltd. (NYSE:YALA) is getting ready for “Act Two” of its move into mid- and hardcore games, after drawing the…
Thai Liang Lim/E+ via Getty Images Here comes the AI regulation The EU passed the first global act that regulates artificial intelligence, with a specific focus on the GenAI. The act is expected to be officially enacted in May and implemented gradually over the next three years, but the most important regulation impacting the social…
J. Michael Jones There has been a lot of speculation about “hold to maturity” issues at Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) that have created a lot of probably unnecessary fears. The sheer amount of misunderstanding about this part of the industry has led to a lot of market miscalculations as to the value of the common…
Vertigo3d Introduction We last covered iShares Global Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IXN) in April 2020. We suggested at that time to start building a position despite the significant market correction due to the pandemic. We also noted the strong long-term growth outlook for IXN in the upcoming few years. The fund has since delivered a total return…
We think the time to take advantage of high rates in the fixed income markets is running out BrianAJackson Brian Dress, CFA — Director of Research, Investment Advisor Last month we (somewhat) gently made the case that opportunities in the bond market for high quality corporate securities is very attractive. This month, we are going…
UniqueMotionGraphics Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: NYSE:XOM) aka ExxonMobil just announced its planned second act. The company’s goal is to become a leading supplier for lithium in electric vehicles. It’s begun that second act by slowly acquiring 120 thousand acres in Arkansas, which it plans to utilize to produce the lithium for more than 1 million…
Despite strong opposition from crypto industry players, the European Parliament introduces the Data Act that can severely impact the smart contract platforms. On Thursday, November 9, members of the European Parliament endorsed a Data Act that includes a contentious provision potentially rendering the majority of smart contracts illegal. The Act focused on regulating data sharing,…
The bill, if passed, will prevent undue government interference in the crypto sector, and also support self-custody wallets. A new crypto bill has been introduced to the United States Senate to give crypto holders more power over their assets. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the “Keep Your Coins Act” to the 118th Congress on Tuesday….
FinCEN’s Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing, as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern would criminalize Bitcoin privacy tools under the suspicion of money laundering. The proposal cites Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, which enables the bulk collection of data by intelligence agencies. If FinCEN has its…
Under the Act, companies building and deploying AI models would need to perform risk assessments and label AI-generated content. European Union (EU) negotiators are reportedly discussing placing additional restrictions on large artificial intelligence (AI) models as part of the upcoming AI Act. According to a Bloomberg report, representatives from the European Commission, European Parliament, and…
DNY59/E+ via Getty Images At a Glance In the wake of Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ (NYSE:AMRX) Q2 2023 financials, we find a company at a crossroads, teetering between palpable growth and substantial indebtedness. Fueled by a diversified generics portfolio and burgeoning biosimilar contributions, Amneal posted a 7% YoY net revenue increase to $599M, flipping a $121M loss…
( 93,950 Megawatts ) are not just figures in this context, rather these are the actual numbers of untapped potential carbon-emission-free energy sources in Nigeria alone. These stats include 68 percent small and large hydroelectric power plants, 7 percent solar and photovoltaic energy sources, onshore wind energy sources of about two percent and 21 percent…
svetikd/E+ via Getty Images Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, which, thanks to an aggressive R&D and M&A policy implemented under the leadership of Robert Bradway, continues to expand its portfolio of medicines rapidly. This approach has allowed the company to remain a leader in the global…