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In The Fix Was On, Murray Rothbard discusses why the United States replaced specie with fiat currency; the early days of American banking after the Revolutionary War; early central banks and the ultimate creation of the Federal Reserve; and how the Federal Reserve causes the boom/bust business cycle.

If you're interested in what the future of government, finance, and banking will look like, or if you're looking for a blockchain book that isn't just a two-hour Bitcoin hype session, then you've come to the right place. Blockchain has been called the biggest technological innovation since the World Wide Web. However, the mainstream media isn't any good at telling you what blockchain actually is, or how it works. They'd rather just print misleading headlines and play five-second inaccurate soundbites on TV.

Delinquent takes listeners on a journey from Capital One’s headquarters to street corners in Detroit, kitchen tables in Sacramento, and other places where debt affects people's everyday lives. Uncovering the true costs of consumer credit to American families in addition to the benefits, investigative journalist Elena Botella—formerly an industry insider who helped set credit policy at Capital One—reveals the underhanded and often predatory ways that banks induce American borrowers into debt they can’t pay back.

This audiobook not only provides great information on FinTech but also information on Smart Contracts, and the future of financial technology! Are you ready to learn? If so, FinTech and Smart Contracts, The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Financial Technology and Smart Contracts, (cryptocurrencies, financial, technology, blockchain, digital, Internet, and economy), by James Fahl, is the audiobook for you! It covers the most essential topics you must learn to become a master of FinTech and Smart Contracts.

Are you curious about FinTech (Financial Technology), but aren't sure where to go to find out more about it? This book will help you. The term "FinTech" describes innovative methods by which our ways of handling money, banking, and making purchases will be changed forever. No matter who you are, this sector affects you. The term "FinTech" is shrouded in mystery, even to more tech-savvy individuals. Since it's such a new innovation, much about it, as well as where it's heading, is still unknown.

The new Rule 506 changes everything. The SEC has lifted an 80-year ban on general solicitation. Start-ups for the first time can use public advertising to sell private offerings. The new Rule 506 may prove to be the answer to the prayers of star-ups frustrated with existing fund sourcing platforms. But it also has hidden dangers that will cause many issuers to continue to use the "old Rule 506" [506(b)].

This book will be about the basics of saving money. Whether it's an emergency fund, cutting back on some stuff, or alternative means of saving, there are ways to make your goal by putting some aside.

A grand and revelatory portrait of Wall Street’s most storied investment bank Wall Street investment banks move trillions of dollars a year, make billions in fees, pay their executives in the tens of millions of dollars. But even among the most powerful firms, Lazard Frères & Co. stood apart...

A self-help guide to understanding and better managing your student loans. All are encouraged to purchase this book, students and parents. If you have had or have ever known anyone to have had student debt, this is the book for you!

Many investors wish they could get in on just one millionaire insider secret and make their fortune. Lucien Stevenson reveals one such well-kept secret in this book. Even though this “secret” has been around for nearly two centuries, less than one percent of American investors are aware of it or use it to build their wealth and manage their money.

Bank Job is a white-knuckle ride into the dark heart of the global financial system. Discover how art hacks life as artist and filmmaker duo Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn bring a community together to buy up and abolish crippling debt by printing their own money in a disused bank in East London. Behind the opaque language of loans and the defunct diagrams of debt, they discover a system flawed by design and ripe for hacking.

The new Rule 506 changes everything. The SEC has lifted an 80-year ban on general solicitation. Start-ups for the first time can use public advertising to sell private offerings. The new Rule 506 may prove to be the answer to the prayers of star-ups frustrated with existing fund sourcing platforms. But it also has hidden dangers that will cause many issuers to continue to use the "old Rule 506" [506(b)].

Die einzigartigen Artikel vom Vater der persönlichen Erfolgsliteratur Napoleon Hill. Mit dem Weltbestseller "Denke nach und werde reich" hat Napoleon Hill eine ebenso zeitlose wie überzeugende Anleitung für persönlichen Erfolg erschaffen. Zum ersten Mal in Hörbuchform findet sich hier eine Serie von Artikeln, die Hill zwischen 1919 und 1923 veröffentlicht hat. Napoleon Hill, der selbst in sehr ärmlichen Verhältnissen aufwuchs, beschäftigte sich zeitlebens leidenschaftlich mit der Erreichung von persönlichem und finanziellem Erfolg.

If you believe and embrace new technology and are adventurous enough to try an online currency, then Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies may be for you. You will find out about different cryptocurrencies and why Bitcoin reigns above all of them. You will learn the basics of blockchain and figure out why Bitcoin is safer than you think. You will learn how to buy, sell, and market with Bitcoin. Finally, you’ll see all the disadvantages of our current system and realize why Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is the wave of the future.

This book includes two manuscripts, Blockchain: Master the Blockchain Technology and Bitcoin: The Currency of the Future. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are fascinating, and if someone is able to do their own solving of the algorithmic puzzles and mining of the Bitcoin, there is even money to be made. However, as interesting as the idea of cryptocurrencies are, the ways blockchain technology will immeasurably alter the methods in which the world shares information are incredible.

Broad Street tells the story of Hanson’s tumultuous career ride at Goldman Sachs and later, how she parlayed every lesson learned into her own wildly successful, multi-billion dollar asset management firm.

In The AI-Cryptography Collision: A New Banking Emergency, the author offers a chilling exploration of the potential catastrophe that could arise if artificial intelligence (AI) were to be misused in the realm of cryptography and online security. As our modern world becomes increasingly reliant on digital transactions and Internet-based communication, the potential for AI-driven cyberattacks to wreak havoc on the global financial system is a genuine concern.

This groundbreaking book tracks the massive wealth amassed from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing how our modern economy was built on the backs of enslaved Black people—and lays out a clear argument for reparations that shows exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is...

The United States has two separate banking systems today - one serving the well-to-do and another exploiting everyone else. How the Other Half Banks contributes to the growing conversation on American inequality by highlighting one of its prime causes: unequal credit. Mehrsa Baradaran examines how a significant portion of the population, deserted by banks, is forced to wander through a Wild West of payday lenders and check-cashing services to cover emergency expenses and pay for necessities - all thanks to deregulation that began in the 1970s.

Ce livre révèle toutes les ruses des institutions bancaires et donne des clés au lecteur pour protéger et faire fructifier son capital en évitant les pièges. Des exemples concrets et des mises en situation l'aideront à reconnaître les signes d'une possible duperie et, surtout, à faire respecter ses droits.