When talking about expensive lifestyle purchases for an average Joe, weddings, housing, and education costs are a significant part of the equation. While we will talk about education and weddings in another post, this article is about all the reasons taking out a home mortgage from credit unions could be a better reason than buying…
Hackers stole about $600 million from a blockchain network connected to the popular Axie Infinity online game in one of the biggest crypto attacks to date. Computers known as nodes operated by Axie Infinity maker Sky Mavis and the Axie DAO that support a so-called bridge — software that lets people convert tokens into ones…
As an employer, aside from paying your employees their salary and wages, part of your managerial responsibility also includes deducting and paying your employees’ pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax on their behalf. While this has been the standard for companies employing full-time and regular staff, the process for hiring independent contractors, freelancers, and self-employed individuals may be…
In one of the largest decentralised finance (DeFi) breaches yet, a hacker has stolen cryptocurrencies worth $625 million from Ronin, a Blockchain platform behind popular non-fungible token (NFT) game Axie Infinity. The Blockchain platform and Axie Infinity operator Sky Mavis admitted the security breach, saying that 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC (a cryptocurrency pegged to…
As a bleak first quarter draws to a close, crypto seems to have the wind in its sails. It has pushed through the $2-trillion barrier and is proving surprisingly resilient amid global chaos. At Monday’s high of $47,765, market leader bitcoin broke above the narrow $34,000-$44,000 range it’s traded in for most of 2022. Through…
Bitcoin on Tuesday held ground just below its highest this year, touched a day earlier, with gains for the original cryptocurrency topping 27% since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bitcoin hit $48,234 on Monday evening, its highest since Dec. 31. It was last trading up 0.9% at $47,553. Its gains lifted smaller cryptocurrencies that tend to…
As a bleak first quarter draws to a close, crypto seems to have the wind in its sails. It has pushed through the $2 trillion barrier and is proving surprisingly resilient amid global chaos. At Monday’s high of $47,765, market leader Bitcoin broke above the narrow $34,000-$44,000 range it’s traded in for most of 2022….
Student loan refinancing in 2022 is at an all time high because interest rates are at an all time low. If you are one of those people that did not get their loans forgiven it is the perfect time to check into getting a new loan, at much better terms. Keep in mind, though, that just…
If you work with money, or you run a business, you may have encountered accountants and financial advisors or planners. In the financial industry, these two career paths are heavily involved in wealth management. You may have wondered whether your accountant is able to double up as a financial planner or advisor and provide you…
As a bleak first quarter draws to a close, crypto seems to have the wind in its sails. It has pushed through the $2 trillion barrier and is proving surprisingly resilient amid global chaos. At Monday’s high of $47,765, market leader bitcoin broke above the narrow $34,000-$44,000 range it’s traded in for most of 2022….
