Robo-advisor Betterment has launched its crypto offering after completing a private beta phase. With the new cryptocurrency investment tool, customers can invest up to 5% of their Betterment balance in digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other popular currencies. The news comes on the heels of Betterment’s partnership with crypto exchange Gemini to offer crypto
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The types of gifts people enjoy receiving change as they move through life. A stuffed animal might become a prized possession for a toddler, whereas older kids might enjoy sports equipment. Teens and adults alike could get a kick out of receiving the latest electronic device. Physical gifts like these have varying degrees of staying
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Wholesale inflation rose more than expected in September as prices for services jumped. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which tracks changes in prices from the perspective of goods producers, increased 0.4% last month after falling 0.2% in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists had forecasted a slower rate of 0.2%. Compared with
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Non-fungible tokens were in the news this week after the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club became the latest high-profile target of the SEC. The financial watchdog wants to determine whether NFTs are securities. While that will happen in the future, for now, digital collectible sales haven’t stopped, and this week brings more exciting new
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World-changing inventions like the printing press, the radio, and the internet opened new ways for people to communicate and share knowledge. In many cases, blockchain technology expands on these inventions. Blockchain provides a method to secure and distribute knowledge, data, and information so that it can be shared without alteration, interference, or be controlled. Although
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Billionaire Warren Buffett once said,“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” In short, his statement encourages investors to have a contrarian view of stocks. When others are fearful, that’s when you want to buy downed stocks, such as those found on the Nasdaq Composite Index.  In fact, here are seven Nasdaq
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With reasonable valuations, and the possibility of steady returns via high dividends, telecom stocks can be very appealing to investors. Yet while you may be interested in adding names from this sector to your portfolio (especially during today’s high market volatility), there are plenty of telecom stocks to sell and/or avoid. Most of these telecom
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What Was the Byzantium Fork? The Byzantium hard fork was an update to Ethereum’s blockchain, implemented in October 2017 at block 4,370,000. It consisted of eight Ethereum Improvement Protocols (EIPs) designed to improve Ethereum’s privacy, scalability, and security attributes. The Byzantium hard fork was an essential and critical update to Ethereum’s blockchain. It was implemented
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The robotics industry has been growing at an incredible pace, and the computing power needed for these mechatronic devices is getting cheaper by the day. The increased computing power and data handling capabilities of mechatronic devices are allowing them new actions that previously weren’t possible for humans. Robotics is disrupting several industries healthcare, logistics, and
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