DRAM Prices To Drop 3-8% Due To Ukraine War, Inflation

by | Jun 22, 2022 | money

Taiwanese research firm TrendForce said Monday that DRAM pricing for commercial buyers is forecast to drop around three to eight percent across those markets in the third quarter compared to the previous three months. Even prices for DDR5 modules in the PC market...

Why Paper Receipts Are Money At the Drive-Thru

by | Jun 21, 2022 | money

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Krebs on Security: Check out this handmade sign posted to the front door of a shuttered Jimmy John's sandwich chain shop in Missouri last week. See if you can tell from the store owner's message what happened. If you guessed...

Crypto Fraud is Growing Exponentially

by | Jun 20, 2022 | money

The Los Angeles Times reports on "a massive surge of criminal fraud that has been pummeling crypto users with unknown billions of dollars in losses with little relief in sight." The growth in crypto fraud has turned exponential in recent years. The reported losses...

Bitcoin Drops Below $20,000 as Crypto Meltdown Continues

by | Jun 19, 2022 | money

CNN reports: "The price of bitcoin breached $19,000," reports CNN, "and ethereum fell below $1,000 Saturday morning, extending the brutal crypto bear market to new lows." Bitcoin plunged nearly 10% in less than 24 hours, adding to a series of sustained losses over the...