In this week's episode of The Crypto Craze Cheddar Anchors Brad Smith and Baker Machado explain the biggest trends in the market. This week the value of Bitcoin plunged to just 50 percent of its 2017 peak. Several other cryptocurrencies saw double digit losses compared to their highs last year. Many citing the potential crackdown on regulation in South Korea and China as a trigger of this volatility.
Venture firm Full Tilt Capital is making the move to only invest in tokenized securities. The firm's Managing Partner Anthony Pompliano explains the investment opportunity he sees in this space.
"There's going to be a bunch of scams, there's going to be a lot of people that are going to get caught up in the tightening of regulation, but we are also going to get a lot of sustainable technologies that come out of this," says Pompliano. He says he sees the infrastructure, miners, exchanges, and the wallets as being the true winners in this evolving space.
Browser plug-in "Trive" is using the power of blockchain to combat fake new. The company's founder and CEO David Mondrus explains how he is leveraging this technology, and his outlook on the cryptocurrency market.
"We have fact-checkers on the net," says Mondrus. Trive crowdsources the verification of news through blockchain technology.
Two of the top low-cost online retailers are going head to head in a new legal battle. Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo breaks the lawsuit down.
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite high interest rates and elevated costs.
The earliest version of Disney's Mickey Mouse will become public domain on Jan. 1, 2024.
The toy magic oven called the Cookeez Makery is one of the hottest toys for kids this holiday season.
In the UK, IKEA is looking to give away some meatballs, and not just regular-size meatballs.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is set to star in a movie playing MMA and UFC legend, Mark Care, while Kevin Hart will headline a boxing project over on Peacock.
Coca-Cola is recalling drinks sold in three southern states due to possible "foreign materials" inside cans.
Stocks jumped after the Dow Jones closed at a record high while fresh retail sales data showed positive consumer spending ahead of the holidays.
The Food and Drug Administration is asking Congress for new powers, including the ability to mandate drug recalls and require eyedrop makers to undergo inspections before shipping products to the U.S.
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, and its officials signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point cuts to their benchmark rate next year.
