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: Written by: dogloose; Category: Serious Business; Created: 05 July 2019; Hits: 3613

Back when I was in high school my guitar instructor gave me a lead about a local band that was looking for a guitarist. So I call them them up, speak to the manager and arrange for an audition. On the day of the audition my mom drives me down to Park Slope, which at the time was not such a good part of Brooklyn. I meet the band and the manager and I pass the audition. Boom! I’m in a band!

Read more: The Drunk In The Front Row

: Written by: Edward Jay Epstein; Category: Serious Business; Created: 15 March 2017; Hits: 3838

In spite of ups and downs over decades the price of diamonds has remained essentially stable and under total control of nothing short of a racket. Created and managed by the De Beers cartel, the value of what were once just rocks in the ground has risen to the point where they are now coveted and revered around the world. And once you buy one, well, it's yours - forever! In the February 1982 issue of The Atlantic magazine, noted author Edward Jay Epstein laid out how it all began in a piece entitled: Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? The story is both fascinating and revealing.

Read more: The Diamond Invention - Forever Means You Just Can't Sell 'Em

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Currency Blog

What Happens To Your Bitcoin After You Die?

Bequeathing assets in the form of inheritance is a long standing wish for many individuals, whether it is to their children or grandchildren, to a university, or to a charity. When it comes to bank accounts, investments, or property, there are established rules, laws and protocols that are followed such as the use of wills, life insurance, trusts, and probate. How does one, then, transfer ownership of Bitcoin to their heirs?
Revenue and Costs of Running a Bitcoin ATM

In a recently completed study, our friends at Coin ATM Radar (http://www.coinatmradar.com) have laid out in great detail concepts that both new and experienced operators will encounter when operating a Bitcoin ATM. The Bitcoin ATM industry is growing fast. If you are considering taking the plunge into this challenging but nonetheless potentially lucrative field, check out what the experts advise on the topics of fees, operating costs, profitability, legal hurdles and more.
Blockchain in Japan – Understanding the Legal Framework

As with all innovation, blockchain technology can only develop so far before it faces legal hurdles making it necessary to create an acceptable legal framework to grow within.

So far, even the leading blockchain countries have been slow to accommodate this fast-growing business and technology development, thus hindering and even blocking it from achieving its potential.
Digital Currency Doesn't Mean We're Dropping Cash

There's interesting news out of Ecuador. The government is planning to release a new digital currency, possibly as soon as late this year. Unlike Bitcoin and other existing digital currencies, this new version will be the first digital currency released by a national central bank as an official state currency.

Does this step indicate a "giant leap forward" for an all-digital monetary system, moving us even closer to a completely cashless society? While a total lack of cash may be somewhere in the future, we're not there yet. Not even close.