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Today In Blockchain: Cemtrex, Sharing Economy, SPI Energy, And 50 Cent
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 1:03pm | 626Read More...Here's what's happening in the blockchain and cryptocurrency universe Wednesday. Cemtrex: Strategic Partnership Announced Cemtrex Inc (NASDAQ: CETX), a nano-cap technology company that provides solutions to industrial and manufacturing needs, announced a strategic partnership with Lucyd,...
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How 50 Cent's 'Animal Ambition' Helped The Rapper Earn $8 Million Worth Of Bitcoin
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 9:38am | 582Read More...50 Cent ain’t a value buy. The rapper is worth nearly 16 million times that in cryptocurrency alone. Back in 2014, the prescient businessman bet on bitcoin and became the first to accept it as payment for his album. “Animal Ambition” drew about 700 bitcoin in sales, a total beyond...
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Remember The '50 Cent' Options Trader? Well Someone Is Making Even Bigger Bets On Volatility Spikes
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 1:38pm | 356Read More...A trader or institution has been hoarding call options on the volatility index for quite some time and earned themselves the nickname "50 Cent" as they bought large quantities of options, regardless of the duration or strike price, worth 50 cents a piece. At one point, the total value of call...
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'50 Cent' Trader Returns, Loading Up New Hedge Bets Against A Selloff
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 1:58pm | 328Read More...An unnamed trader (or institutional fund) dubbed '50 Cent' has been hoarding call options on the Volatility Index for months. The trader earned the nickname by entering the option market each day and buy call options on the "fear index" regardless of strike price and time duration...
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'50 Cent' Trader Has Been Hoarding VIX Call Options Since December
Saturday, April 1, 2017 - 11:24am | 422Read More...The Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index," tends to do as its nickname suggests and move higher in an environment where investors are less bullish. According to a CNBC report, a trader has been hoarding call options on the Volatility Index since December. These call options...
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Following Sprint Stake, How Does Jay Z's Tidal Investment Rank Among Hip Hop's Biggest Deals?
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:37am | 415Read More...Hip hop might not be dead yet. Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) recently announced a equity stake in Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, reportedly paying $200 million for a 33 percent stake, valuing the company at $600 million. The acquisition by Sprint sits as one of the biggest hip-hop deals ever. As part of...
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50 Cent And Dr. Dre Could Be Headed To Court: Here's Why
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 10:40am | 209Read More...Remember when Robin Thicke and Pharrell were ordered to pay more than $7 million in damages to Marvin Gaye's family after a judge concluded that their hit song "Blurred Lines" was too similar to Gaye's 1977 hit "Got To Give It Up?" According to TMZ, a producer by the name of Brandon Parrott is...
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A&E Teams With 50 Cent For New Variety Series
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 8:25am | 168Read More...Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will be coming to TV screens in the not too distant future as the host of a variety series. A&E made the (somewhat surprising) announcement on Thursday that it would air "50 Cent Presents" which will combine sketch comedy, stand up, reality segments, magic and music and...
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Bitcoin Weekly Recap: Threatening Traditional Payments, Entrepreneurs And Regulatory Actions
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 12:08pm | 867Read More...For the week ending June 6, news stories contained surprises like being able to pay for electricity with bitcoin, rapper 50 Cent accepting bitcoin and the IRS relaxing its FBAR requirement for bitcoin holders. Citi Says Bitcoin Is A Threat To Credit Card Margins In a 76-page report, Citi...
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Justin Bieber Endorses Product to End Texting While Driving
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 2:22pm | 234Read More...Justin Bieber, the 17-year-old pop sensation and actor, is barely old enough to operate a car. Today, Bieber became an advocate for ending texting while driving, a behavior that experts say leads to thousands of accidents among drivers every year. Bieber will endorse a product created by Options...
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From 50 Cent To 401K?
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 12:34pm | 141Read More...Not only is he a rap superstar, he's an investment wizard as well. 50 Cent is promoting a penny stock H & H Imports (HNHI), a company which markets home audio products. 50 Cent has already started to tweet about these products, which is TVG by 50 Cent. The line of Wireless Hybrid products...










