Tag Archives: Bitcoin

Derivatives: Financial Dynamite Operating in the Shadows…

With unprecedented volatility in the financial markets that’s been brought on by the international spread of coronavirus, and the economic backlash associated with it, is potential systemic risk to the global financial system lurking ‘out there’ in an obscure and often little understood investing vehicle (even for its buyers)… DERIVATIVES! Back in 2015, then reposted […]

Top 10 Stories From Around The World, January 18, 2016

There are likely others but, for readers to get an overview of what is going on around the world, this Top 10 is a great place to start! 1. Three American contractors have been kidnapped by “militias” in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the pan-Arab news channel Al Arabiya reported on Sunday, citing its own sources. The Americans […]

IRS ruling deals another blow to Bitcoin as a mainstream currency!

Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service The trials and tribulations of the cyber-currency Bitcoin have been documented here over the past few months including doubt that this alternative payment system would catch-on in the world of real estate! On February 11, 2014, in the wake of the restrictions placed on Bitcoin account withdrawals at exchange Mt. Gox […]

Bitcoin and real estate transactions! (Video)

Bitcoin price chart

Very few real estate transactions are currently funded through Bitcoin and a limited number of firms currently honor it as currency, but… As Bitcoin continues to gain the confidence of the marketplace as a viable and reliable form of money,  it seems destined to move closer to the mainstream of business! But first and potentially […]