Even before the emergence of the growing plethora of cryptocurrencies, several attempts had been made in the past to create digital currencies based on gold, but none of them gained widespread support. Will blockchain and Bitcoin succeed where other attempts failed? One of the common criticisms and challenges of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is their price volatility […]

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GIBRALTAR, Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — STK Global Payments, creators of the STK token, is launching a pre-sale today, ahead of its Token Generation Event beginning November 13, 2017. Built on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC20 token, the STK token will enable instant cryptocurrency payments at point of sale — the first such solution to bridge cryptocurrency […]

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The purpose of a Tax Treaty is to define which of two countries has the rights of taxation. Upon retirement when there is a Tax Treaty with the USA then it is possible for the 3rd Country national to receive withdrawal from his IRC 401a or IRA without tax or a reduced tax from the […]

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Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the Financial Times-AIIB Summit today (November 1): President Jin (President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Mr Jin Liqun), Ms Mackay (Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Global Publisher of FT Live at the Financial Times, Ms Angela Mackay), […]

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The banking giant’s offshore investment subsidiary is going global, restructuring to serve both domestic and foreign investors. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s biggest bank by assets, is rebranding and restructuring its offshore investment subsidiary into a global asset management company, an executive at the company confirmed. The new Hong Kong-based entity, […]

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