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February 2022

BITCOIN AND ANNUITIES — HOW CAN WE REVITALIZE THEIR POOR VALUE?

BITCOIN AND ANNUITIES — HOW CAN WE REVITALIZE THEIR POOR VALUE?

Annuities have suffered greatly over time — bitcoin-based annuities, while not probable any time soon, could reinvigorate the industry. WHAT IS AN ANNUITY, AND WHY DO THEY MATTER? An annuity is generally a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, often defined as payable for the rest of their life. These have typically

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Japan’s Nikkei drops more than 2% as investors monitor Ukraine tensions; oil rises over 1%

Japan’s Nikkei drops more than 2% as investors monitor Ukraine tensions; oil rises over 1%

KEY POINTS Shares in Japan led losses regionally in Monday morning trade, with the Nikkei 225 dropping more than 2%. Investors watched developments in Hong Kong Covid situation, as the city’s medical capacity becomes reportedly stretched following a recent spike in infections. Fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine led major indexes on Wall Street

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Can XRP price reach  after 25% gains in one week? Watch this key support level

Can XRP price reach $1 after 25% gains in one week? Watch this key support level

A fractal from 2018-2019 repeating could spell trouble for XRP’s long-term upside outlook, however. XRP price has continued to bounce back after falling by more than 70% in a correction between April 2021 and January 2022. Why the XRP/USD 50-week EMA is key On Feb. 13, XRP/USD reached as high as $0.916, above its 50-week exponential moving average

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Young, Crypto-Savvy Voters May Hold Key to South Korea’s Next Election

Young, Crypto-Savvy Voters May Hold Key to South Korea’s Next Election

Presidential candidates woo young retail investors who may decide the outcome. The Takeaway: Young crypto investors have become a major force in South Korea’s March 9 election. Real policy details will come post-election once a new administration comes to power. Taxes, investor protections, the travel rule and policies to bring crypto companies back lo South

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Crypto Market Overview: BTC ETH Top Metaverse Coins Top NFTs

Crypto Market Overview: BTC ETH Top Metaverse Coins Top NFTs

In essence, the metaverse is a virtual world where you can live multiple lives, choose who you want to be, make friends from around the world, and do whatever you like. Virtually anything you can do in reality can be done in the metaverse. Crypto Market Overview: BTC ETH Top Metaverse Coins Top NFTs There

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Berkshire Hathaway surpasses Meta Platforms in valuation, demonstrating Warren Buffett’s long-term focus.

Berkshire Hathaway surpasses Meta Platforms in valuation, demonstrating Warren Buffett’s long-term focus.

Meta stock plummeted as much as 27% on Thursday, slashing the social-media group’s market capitalization to below $660 billion. It’s now worth almost $50 billion less than Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, after exceeding the famed investor’s company in market value for nearly two years. The parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Oculus shocked the market by reporting its first-ever decline

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South Korea Jails Seven Masterminds of Country’s ‘Largest Crypto Fraud Scheme’

South Korea Jails Seven Masterminds of Country’s ‘Largest Crypto Fraud Scheme’

Seven executives of the collapsed South Korean scam cryptocurrency exchange, V Global, were recently handed lengthy jail sentences as punishment for their role in running one of the country’s biggest crypto frauds. Verdict Sets New Benchmark Seven former masterminds of the now-defunct scam crypto exchange, V Global, were recently given jail sentences for their part

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The fall of Peloton’s John Foley and the stock market’s big founder problem

The fall of Peloton’s John Foley and the stock market’s big founder problem

KEY POINTS Peloton founder John Foley stepped down from his CEO role on Feb. 8 following a tumultuous period for the connected fitness company. The departure of Foley, who led the company since its iteration in 2012, resurfaces the question of how long a company needs to be “founder-led.” A recent study suggests that while

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Here’s how traders got alerted to some of the biggest rallies of this week’s resurging market

Here’s how traders got alerted to some of the biggest rallies of this week’s resurging market

Crypto traders can use historical data to maximize their profits when the market flips back to bullish. This crypto winter wasn’t a very long one. Having briefly touched $34,000 in the second half of January, Bitcoin (BTC) is on its way up again, touching the $45,000 mark on Feb. 10. Many altcoins have been catching

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