Michael Kern

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Contributor since: 21 Feb 2018

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• Big Tech Against The Wall As Privacy Concerns Mount

  Published 09 October 2018 | viewed 2,716 times

  Alphabet is shutting down the Google+ social network over the exposed data of half a million users since 2015, and last month, Facebook revealed that…

• Turning Wasted Natural Gas Into Bitcoin

  Published 08 October 2018 | viewed 8,127 times

  Bitcoin miners have become energy hunters, scouring the world for cheap electricity. When most people think about bitcoin mining operations, they imagine hydro-powered warehouses in…

• ‘Spy Chips’ Add To Trade War Worries

  Published 06 October 2018 | viewed 3,962 times

  A day after JP Morgan moved to downgrade China stocks, calling a “full-blown trade war” for 2019 with the U.S., Asian tech stocks are taking…

• The Secret To China’s Tech Sector Boom

  Published 03 October 2018 | viewed 2,802 times

  Chinese tech IPOs are crushing it, and this year, China is dominating on the U.S. market. They’re going public at a faster rate than their…

• Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?

  Published 02 October 2018 | viewed 2,726 times

  Facebook’s security protocols are once again under fire following a new security breach that affected over 50 million users. On Friday, September 28th, the social…

• The “Agency Of Robots” Behind Burger King’s Latest Ad Campaign

  Published 30 September 2018 | viewed 4,305 times

  Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be making great leaps forward in automated driving and in transforming the manufacturing workplace, but it’s still not human enough…

• Secretive Crypto Miner Opens Its Books Ahead Of IPO

  Published 27 September 2018 | viewed 4,548 times

  Chinese crypto mining giant Bitmain—a longtime, secretive crypto powerhouse with 30 percent of its assets in cryptocurrencies—has finally opened up its books for all to…

• Have Emerging Markets Finally Bottomed Out?

  Published 25 September 2018 | viewed 8,743 times

  U.S. stocks are outperforming and Morgan Stanley thinks the trade war has already been priced in, so it’s upgrading emerging market currencies because it sees…

• Is It To Cut And Run On The S&P 500?

  Published 20 September 2018 | viewed 2,374 times

  It’s time to cut and run on U.S. equities, and—though the prevailing currency crises might not seem like a good place to park your cash—the…

• Hacks, Bugs And Exploits: Growing Pains For The $4 Billion Blockchain

  Published 19 September 2018 | viewed 17,915 times

  It has been just over four months since the EOSIO blockchain officially launched, and while it is still young compared to Ethereum or Bitcoin, it…

• Mastercard’s New Global Trade Hedge

  Published 15 September 2018 | viewed 12,848 times

  Mastercard is hedging its bets that we’ve only seen the beginning of the global trade, and it also thinks the entire procure-to-pay process for companies…

• Universal Basic Income: Is This The Crypto End Game?

  Published 14 September 2018 | viewed 19,052 times

  Universal Basic Income (UBI) is an idea which has been gaining speed in recent years. In essence, it is an unconditional income for each and…

• Poll: 80% Of Consumers Bullish On Bitcoin

  Published 13 September 2018 | viewed 4,305 times

  A new survey conducted by SharesPost shows that not only have digital currency investors kept the faith in these volatile times, but an overwhelming majority…

• Robinhood Changed Trading Forever, Now It’s Going Public

  Published 12 September 2018 | viewed 7,483 times

  True to its name, Robinhood—the zero-fee trading app—is for the people, and loved by the people. It has successfully made stock trading accessible to absolutely…

• Goldman Not Ditching Crypto Trading Desk, Calls Reports "Fake News"

  Published 09 September 2018 | viewed 4,382 times

  The crypto bears and bulls aren’t sure what to make of the state of Goldman Sachs’ planned cryptocurrency trading desk, or whether this is going…

• Why Experts Can’t Agree On The Price Of Gold

  Published 06 September 2018 | viewed 5,285 times

  As gold spot prices edge up over $1,205, a survey from Kitco has both Wall Street and Main Street expecting a gold price rally this…

• The Latin American Crypto Boom Is Underway

  Published 06 September 2018 | viewed 4,337 times

  The case for crypto is growing in Latin America, and not just because of hyperinflation in Argentina and Venezuela. From bringing financial services to the…

• Citigroup Is Betting Big On This Sci-Fi Technology

  Published 04 September 2018 | viewed 4,098 times

  After a slow start to the year, the stock markets are running riot again and taking out new highs every few days. With valuations sky-high,…

• No College, No Problem: Silicon Valley’s Student Loan Solution

  Published 30 August 2018 | viewed 4,778 times

  In the emerging new American world, you might not have to bury yourself in student loan debt in order to get a job: Even Silicon…

• Bitmain’s IPO Is Not Looking So Hot Right Now

  Published 29 August 2018 | viewed 2,738 times

  Bitmain, Canaan Inc., and Ebang International Holdings, three of the most well-known and largest producers of crypto-mining gear on the planet, are looking to go public,…