It is undeniable that COVID-19 is one of the notable crises in human welfare in recent history. The pandemic will likely go down as the most severe public health disaster in a century. The COVID-19 pandemic has both tested our will and...
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The concept of money has changed throughout history and is now evolving toward the use of digital currencies. As we know from our history lessons early trade was facilitated not by money as we know it today, but rather by...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Ripple have dominated crypto related news since the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its high-profile executives late last year. At the heart of the lawsuit is the...
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It appears cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Just look at the insane growth of Bitcoin from its initial launch of less than one cent a little over a decade ago to its mid-September 2020 price of around $10,463. This meteoric...
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Digital currencies once mostly considered stored value in a distributed data base on the intranet may be posed to bust out with greater consumer and institutional acceptance. This is due in part to central banks now looking to create their...
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Much like Silicon Valley in the United States, the Swiss city of Zug is home to Crypto Valley, a cryptocurrency and blockchain development hub with over 800 blockchain projects based there. Crypto Valley spans from Zug to Lichtenstein and is...
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As COVID-19 continues to sweep the globe, many are wondering how this pandemic is affecting the value of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. The U.S. economy is in a downturn with one of the all-time sharpest declines in March and it...
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Banks and financial institutions around the world are currently feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we do not know how long the impact will last or how widespread the effects of it are yet, it is clear the...
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Did you know that many investment funds now have a portion of their portfolio dedicated to social responsibility? As the world changes, so does the way we invest. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a continuously evolving model of incorporating sustainable...
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A checkout fee, also commonly known as a merchant surcharge, is the extra cost added by stores and merchants for credit card transactions. These fees are typically to cover the merchant’s own processing fees they’re charged for processing credit card...
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