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Last week, Bitfinex was forced to make an announcement denying is was insolvent. 'As one of only a very few exchanges operating since 2013, with a small team and low operating costs, we do not entirely understand the arguments that purport to show us to be insolvent without providing any explanation about why.' Photo: bitfinex.com
Posted inUncategorized

Tether to slip free as markets finally reject dollar parity?

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bitcoin, that in last week’s market chaos experienced a rapid drop in value, with 5% falling off its price in a matter of minutes on Thursday, has rallied strongly on Monday. Nearly all major crypto-currencies had their first major sell-offs in months last week but on Monday saw sharp rises, with Bitcoin jumping in some […]

The value of the Bitcoin versus the US dollar since January 1, 2017. Photo: AFP
Posted inFrance, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

More questions on ‘forces’ hitting the price of Bitcoin

by Richard Cook June 14, 2018February 18, 2020
A young woman in a graduation gown sits by a friend at the University of California in this file pic taken in June 2012. Debate has flared about admissions policies at US colleges amid a claim that Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans. Photo: iStock
Posted inWorld

US college admissions ‘aim for diversity, not racial equity’

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large October 14, 2017February 18, 2020
S.B. Woo speaks at a meeting of the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty. Photo: University of Delaware
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, World

The Asian American battle over college admissions

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large August 26, 2017February 18, 2020

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