Author: Anthony M. Orbison

As an Indian Bitcoiner returning home recently, I found myself using UPI digital payments repeatedly for everyday spending. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is India’s real-time bank-to-bank payment system that has become ubiquitous for making payments by scanning QR codes or using phone numbers. It’s enabled even street vendors and tiny shops to accept payments online. Given the difficulty of getting cash change and vendors needing to keep the card machines, UPI is often the only payment option. And I have to admit; it’s incredibly fast, cheap, and easy to pay merchants through UPI apps compared to fumbling with Bitcoin Lightning wallets,…

Elon Musk is scheduled to appear in an interview with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers Thursday regarding his acquisition of Twitter shares when it was still a public company.  Musk was meant to appear for an interview with SEC lawyers on Sept. 10 but he canceled the same day. Just hours before the scheduled meeting, his attorneys sent a letter informing the commission’s lawyers he wouldn’t be able to attend because he had to be in Florida for a SpaceX launch.  Thursday’s makeup interview is part of an SEC investigation into the minority stake Musk amassed in Twitter in…

TheStreet aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.As the holiday season quickly approaches, now is a good time to access your kitchen and make sure you’re prepared with the proper utensils to whip up delicious meals. Whether you’re bringing a dish to a gathering or are hosting one yourself, having a quality cookware set can make all the difference in your meal preparation.If you’re in the market for cookware that tons of shoppers “highly recommend,” then consider the Carote 10-Piece Nonstick Pots and Pans…

Nothing stops this train. No, I’m not talking about the Federal Reserve money printer, I’m talking about the string of ETF announcements from Wall Street and the related crypto firms servicing it this week.I’m talking about today’s hybrid Ethereum-Bitcoin ETF, yesterday’s XRP ETF, and what will likely be 2025’s basket memecoin ETF offering exposure to everything from PEPE to GIGA to HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu. If you’re takeaway from the arguably dismal ETH ETF launch is that there won’t be more crypto ETFs, I’m sorry but you’re looking past the $1 trillion price tag on the rest of the crypto industry.Wall Street wants…

“Am I entitled to half of her Social Security income?” (Photo subjects are models.) – Getty Images/iStockphotoDear Quentin,I understand that, in a divorce, a spouse is not entitled to money that their spouse inherited if those funds were not commingled in a joint account. I’m in a situation where my wife inherited money after we were married. But I believe she made a big mistake: She put it into her own account.For about 20 years — unbeknownst to me — she had money from her paycheck deposited into the same account that held her inheritance. Now she’s on Social Security,…

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Stockholm, the declined 1.00%. The best performers of the session on the were Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:), which rose 1.46% or 2.20 points to trade at 149.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:) added 0.45% or 1.20 points to end at 266.30 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:) was down 0.10% or 0.10 points to 100.80 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Swedbank AB ser A…

Follow Frank on X. Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of having an in-depth conversation with Jeff Booth, who I often refer to as the Eckhart Tolle of Bitcoin.Booth, soft-spoken yet direct, harped on one point in particular in the conversation that, while at first I didn’t grasp, ended up resonating deeply with me.He said multiple times “We are Bitcoin” in efforts to drive home the point that Bitcoin will continue to work if we continue to make it work.At first this statement seemed antithetical to Bitcoin. Technically, of course, we’re not Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an open-source protocol that allows…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Libya said it would resume full oil production from Thursday in a move that should return about 700,000 barrels a day of crude to the global market following the resolution of a dispute between rival political factions in the country.Previous orders to halt operations have been lifted at “all Libyan crude oilfields and terminals”, the National Oil Corporation said in a statement on Thursday.Libya normally pumps about 1.2mn barrels of crude a day but output has fallen to less than 450,000 b/d…

Transcript:Conway Gittens: I’m Conway Gittens reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s what we’re watching on TheStreet today.Stocks are trying to rebound in the wake of mixed economic data. The services sector picked up steam in September, although the Institute for Supply Management’s employment index showed some weakness. In other signs from the labor market, weekly jobless claims edged up but not enough to cause new worries. Related: Starbucks CEO has tough words for employees on return to officeNot only will the farms be used to produce coffee beans for your cup of Morning Joe, they will also be used as…

In a move that enhances the position of the company, Metaplanet has sold Bitcoin options in order to grow its holdings by 24 BTC. Indeed, the company operated a strategic option sale that would generate more than $1.44 million worth of the leading cryptocurrency.The firm sold a total of 223 contracts of Bitcoin put options. Moreover, that sale earned them exactly 23.972 BTC for the move. Although the firm has often been viewed in a similar light to Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy, this decision deviates from their strategies notably. While both sides are clearly committed to the crypto, they are going…