South Korea bans Crypto, Ethereum hit an all time high. MoneyGram and Ripple team up. Arizona considers letting residents pay taxes with digital currency. John Detrixhe, future of finance reporter at Quartz weighs in on all the latest headlines.
South Korea is planning to put a ban on trading virtual currency in the nation. The new causing Bitcoin to drop.
A new bill submitted to the Arizona Senate could allow people to pay taxes with crypto. The bill, introduced Tuesday, has been referred to the Arizona Senate Rules Committee for further deliberation. A similar effort was undertaken in New Hampshire in 2016. But concern over bitcoin's volatile price ultimately led to the bill's failure.
John Detrixhe, future of finance reporter at Quartz takes a look at the top hubs for cryptocurrency. Including Moscow, Silicon Valley, New York and London.
Some small grocery stores and neighborhood convenience stores are eager for the U.S. government shutdown to end and for their customers to start receiving federal food aid again. Late last month, the Trump administration froze funding for the SNAP benefits that about 42 million Americans use to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says about 74% of the assistance was spent last year at superstores like Walmart and supermarkets like Kroger. Around 14% went to smaller stores that are more accessible to SNAP beneficiaries. A former director of the United Nations World Food Program says SNAP is not only a social safety net for families but a local economic engine that supports neighborhood businesses.
Andy Baehr, Head of Product at CoinDesk Indices, breaks down crypto’s Black Friday crash, Bitcoin dipping under $100K, and what’s driving the market rout.
Billionaire Warren Buffett warned shareholders Monday that many companies will fare better than his Berkshire Hathaway in the decades ahead as Father Time catches up
