Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Closer Everyday
EC-Dollars DXCD: Central Bank of Barbados issues cryptocurrency
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and Barbados-based fintech company Bitt Inc. (Bitt) have signed a contract to conduct a pilot project for the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the East Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).
The contract was signed on 21 February at the headquarters of the ECCB in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
This ECCB-CBDC pilot is the first of its kind and will feature a secure and digital edition of the EC Dollar (DXCD). The Digital Dollar is distributed and used by licensed financial institutions and non-bank financial institutions in the ECCU. The DXCD is used for financial transactions between consumers and merchants, including peer-to-peer transactions that all use smart devices. For example, a person in Saint Kitts and Nevis can securely send DXCD from a smartphone to a friend in Grenada within seconds – and it’s free for both parties.
https://thebitcoinnews.com/ec-dollars-dxcd-central-bank-of-barbados-issues-cryptocurrency/
Revelation 13:17
“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”
Swedish bank joins list of EU dirty money scandals
Swedish lender Swedbank handled €135bn of dodgy money in recent years, leaked documents say, in a second scandal of vast proportions in the EU banking sector.
It handled the money via its Estonian branch between 2008 and 2018, according to its own internal audit, which was seen by Swedish public broadcaster SVT and revealed on Wednesday (27 March).
It also failed to observe anti money-laundering due diligence on what were mostly Russian clients, the audit said.
The news came the same day the Swedish Economic Crime Authority (EBM) raided Swedbank's head office in Sundbyberg, north of Stockholm, following earlier SVT reports on smaller dodgy transactions worth about €9bn.
"The information paints a picture of Swedbank appearing to have spread misleading information to the public and the market about what the bank knew about suspected money laundering within Swedbank in the Baltic States," the EBM said.
https://euobserver.com/justice/144524
BoE to improve supervision in light of bank’s near-collapse
The Bank of England will make changes to its banking supervision after a report identified supervisory failings around the near-collapse of the Co-operative Bank in 2013.
An independent review of the incident found supervisors – initially at the Financial Services Authority and from April 2013, the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority – made mistakes in their dealings with the Co-op Bank. The full findings were published on March 27.
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/financial-stability/micro-prudential/4114241/boe-to-improve-supervision-in-light-of-banks-near-collapse
Cypriot president appoints new central bank governor
Cyprus’s president has named a new central bank governor today (March 28), days before the current incumbent’s first five-year term was due to end.
Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades issued a statement in Greek saying that Constantinos Herodotou would take over from current Central Bank of Cyprus governor Chrystalla Georghadji.
Anastasiades could theoretically have offered Georghadji a second term, but that was extremely unlikely given severe political tensions
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/4114856/cypriot-president-appoints-new-central-bank-governor
FM-Live… Anybody remember when FM was considered the underground kek
CLIMAX BLUES BAND - So many roads (Live)
Trump Vows to Hold Officials Behind Collusion 'Hoax' Accountable, Crowd Chants 'Lock Them Up'
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are “sick” and haven’t accepted the results of the 2016 election.
Trump said that Special Counsel Bob Mueller was “a God” to Democrats until he determined there was “no collusion” between the Trump campaign Russia.
“We defeated a very corrupt establishment and we kept our promise to the American people and it is driving them crazy. Today, our movement and our country are thriving. Their fraud has been exposed and the credibility of those who pushed this hoax is forever broken. And they have now got big problems,” Trump said during his rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“This group of major losers did not just ruthlessly attack me, my family, and everyone who questioned their lies. They tried to divide our country, to poison the national debate, and to tear up the fabric of our great democracy, the greatest anywhere in the world. They did it all because they refused to accept the results of one of the greatest presidential elections, probably number one, in our history,” he added.
https://pjmedia.com/blog/trump-vows-to-hold-officials-behind-collusion-hoax-accountable-crowd-chants-lock-them-up/
Like I said.. Closer Everyday
Stock Exchange of Thailand: Bitcoin exchange for institutional investors comes in 2020
The Thai Stock Exchange is working on a new, fully regulated exchange where investors can trade digital assets such as bitcoin, legacy coins and security tokens. If the supervisory authority gives its consent, the stock exchange could already start next year.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand wants to offer bitcoin investors a “holistic ecosystem”. According to stock market chief Pakorn Peetathawatchai, this includes the implementation of all relevant services. A trading platform, custody services, a so-called e-wallet and token standards for security tokens should be among the main components of the ecosystem.
Already in the third quarter of 2019, all technical hurdles should be overcome and the core infrastructure ready for operation. The launch is then scheduled for 2020. The new trading center for digital assets is to be closely linked to Thailand’s existing stock exchange.
Thailand does not want to miss the progress of Bitcoin, Altcoins and STO
https://thebitcoinnews.com/stock-exchange-of-thailand-bitcoin-exchange-for-institutional-investors-comes-in-2020/
DARPA’s 60-Year Space Adventure
Four months after the Soviet Union shocked the United States on Oct. 4, 1957, by launching Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting satellite, and three months after they doubled down on this Cold War victory in the space race by launching Sputnik 2 (carrying the dog Laika), and eight days after the United States finally got into this highest-stakes Cold War game when the Army Ballistic Missile Agency satellite Explorer 1 made it into orbit, our country established its first real space agency. It was not NASA. It was ARPA, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was established via a Department of Defense (DOD) directive on Feb. 7, 1958,1 five months before NASA was established.
“We realized at that [first Sputnik] moment, if somebody launched something that could go all the way around the world, they could launch something that could go half-way across the world,” said former DARPA Director Anthony “Tony” Tether. “And Russia was a nuclear power. That changed the whole dynamic of our national security. President [Dwight D.] Eisenhower said, ‘How the heck did a third-world country beat us into space?’ He investigated and found that in the Defense Department, each of the services had a space program, but they were a low priority. There was no sense of urgency. So, he created ARPA to be the agency, whose charter was very simple: to prevent technological surprise.”
https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/darpas-60-year-space-adventure/
Colorado Counties Declare Themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries In Face Of Gun-Grabbing Bill
More than 25 counties in Colorado have taken a page from the left's playbook, declaring themselves pro-gun zones akin to immigration sanctuary cities.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/29/colorado-counties-declare-second-amendment-sanctuaries-face-gun-grabbing-bill/
Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides - 11/10/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
The quintessential treatise on economics. Cussed and discussed by all from notable politicians to academicians to laypersons. Do you want to know the truth about money? Creature from Jekyll Island will give you the answers to these, and other, questions: Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring subject? Just wait! You'll be hooked in five minutes. Creature from Jekyll Island Reads like a detective story which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam of all history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Creature from Jekyll Island is a "must read." Your world view will definitely change. You'll never trust a politician again or a banker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66499.The_Creature_from_Jekyll_Island
"The Last Waltz"
The Band, The Weight