Latest episode of ‘the Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ involves massive Bitcoi...
Is it because of Bitcoin’s price, or simply the asset's ever-increasing mainstream ubiquity? Possible spoilers ahead. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on the Disney+ streaming platform, incorporated a Bitcoin (BTC) bounty into its newest episode. In episode three, “Power Broker,” one of the characters receives a text message which reads: “Selby dead. ₿1K BOUNTY for her killers.” The reference, which drops around the narrative's half way mark, is timely given Bitcoin's ongoing bull market. At time of publication, 1,000 BTC equals approximately $58.8....
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The leading digital asset bitcoin was mentioned on the action drama television show “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” The reference to bitcoin was caught by a Redditor while he was watching the most recent episode. It’s not the first time bitcoin has been mentioned on television and surely won’t be the last. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the 1K Bitcoin Bounty On Friday, a member of the Reddit forum r/bitcoin posted a screenshot of a message inside the TV show “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” The show stems from the Marvel Cinematic....
It was reported earlier this week by Bloomberg that private investment fund Falcon Global Capital had closed its bitcoin fund due to the digital currency's slowing demand. While the fund has indeed ceased, Falcon CEO Brett Stapper is claiming that demand had little to do with the decision, and that it was rather a planned move following Falcon customers' lagging eagerness to have their bitcoins managed by a third party, and that closing the fund gives Falcon the opportunity to place more focus and attention on their latest consulting service which has experienced rising popularity since....
Recently GAWMiners had announced the impending release of the ZenController a new controller for their Scrypt miners that were also being released at the same time. GAWMiners 27 mh/s Falcon Running on a ZenController. For this review, I have the ZenController from ZenMiner and the GAWMiners 27 mh/s Falcon Scrypt ASIC miner. Specifications. Falcon. - Hash Rate: 27MH+. - Case: Aluminum Custom Case. - Chip: 55nm GAW Miners dedicated ASIC Scrypt (QFN Design). - Power Consumption: 1040W. ZenController. - Raspberry Pi. - Custom zenMiner image on SD card. - Power supply. - Cat-6 cable I must be....
There is more trouble brewing for banks active in Singapore, though. A final assessment of Standard Chartered Bank is expected to be revealed soon. The financial relationship between Switzerland and Singapore has come under even more pressure than before. Singapore central bank officials forced Falcon Private Bank to shut down immediately. This is a direct result of the ongoing money-laundering operations in the country, and Falcon Private Bank is the second Swiss financial institution forced to close its doors. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has ordered the local branch of Falcon....
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