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Carnage in the Crypto Markets Indicates a Need for Circuit Breakers and Better Exchanges Black Thursday

Carnage in the Crypto Markets Indicates a Need for Circuit Breakers and Better Exchanges

The global COVID-19 crisis has sent the world’s markets into a tailspin, with virtually every asset class affected. On Monday, March 9, the NYSE tripped its circuit breakers for only the second time in history as the S&P 500 (NYSE:S&P) dropped by 7% just three minutes into the day’s trading.…
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March 23, 2020
Tekashi69 Has ‘Shortness of Breath,’ Wants Early Release From Prison Due to Coronavirus Soundcloud

Tekashi69 Has ‘Shortness of Breath,’ Wants Early Release From Prison Due to Coronavirus

Shareif Ziyadat/GettyBrooklyn rapper Tekashi69 has asked to be released early from lockup due to the spread of the coronavirus inside New York’s prison system—arguing he is a high-risk inmate because of his asthma. In a Sunday letter to Manhattan federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, attorney Lance Lazzaro requested that the 23-year-old rainbow-haired…
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March 23, 2020
The Corona-Bitcoin Conundrum: Are Black Swan Events Forever Inevitable? Black Swan

The Corona-Bitcoin Conundrum: Are Black Swan Events Forever Inevitable?

Cryptocurrencies are well known as a uniquely-volatile asset, as ominous terms like “flash crash” are baked into its very vernacular and the ethos. Since cryptocurrencies became a more-mainstream investment asset in 2017, several of these sudden, unexpected price drops – often referred to as black swans – have turned heads…
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March 23, 2020