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Did Richard Branson just call Bitcoin a ‘get-rich-quick scheme’?

Richard Branson appears to have labelled Bitcoin a 'get-rich-quick scheme'. The 69-year-old British billionaire businessman has seemingly taken aim at cryptocurrency in a newly released series of videos targeting scams. In one clip, an animated Sir Richard explains how difficult it can be to spot a financial con before a swag bag emblazoned with a Bitcoin logo appears in the scene, held aloft by a Branson doppelganger. “There’s nothing risky about me,” assures the cartoon impostor. “These cryptocurrencies are a safe bet – you should invest!” The real Richard Branson steps in, declaring "I never endorse any get-rich-quick schemes" before slashing the bag open. As the contents cascade to the floor, the London-born Virgin boss points down and advises: “ThisThe post Did Richard Branson just call Bitcoin a 'get-rich-quick scheme'? appeared first on Coin Rivet....

Iran’s Forewarned Strikes Give Trump a Path to Avert All-Out War

(Bloomberg) -- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called it a “crushing response.” Yet the targeted missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq may offer President Donald Trump a path to avoiding a wider war with unpredictable and devastating consequences.There were no American casualties resulting from the overnight attack, according to a U.S. official, and Iraq said that no coalition forces on its territory were killed. What’s more, Iran gave prior notice of the strikes, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s office said in a statement.That fact suggests the Islamic Republic’s dramatic retaliation was carefully calibrated to satisfy the outrage at home and provide an off-ramp to the crisis following the U.S. killing of General Qassem Soleimani last week.The strikes are “very much a measured response,” said Faysal Itani, a deputy director at the Center for Global Policy in Washington who has lived and worked in the Middle East. “Its response...

Apple News users reach 100 million, App Store sales rise

With demand for smart phones and other hardware peaking, Apple has been striving to boost sales from purchases of apps and subscription services like its newly launched Apple TV+ streaming service or Apple Care maintenance packages. The company said https://apple.co/37WG48P1.42 that between Dec. 24, 2019, and Jan. 1, 2020, its customers spent $1.42 billion in the App Store, a 16% increase over the previous year, and $386 million on Jan. 1 alone, a 20% increase. The number of users of the News app rose nearly 18% from a year ago, although the company did not break out subscriber numbers for the Apple News+ service, which costs $9.99 per month....