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Bitcoin has been artificially pumped to almost $100,000 per BTC! Amazing what 9 billion pseudodollars deployed on Binance just since the US election can do, hey? So I’m getting press questions and I guess it’s time to make this post yet again. Time to go all-in on bitcoin! Retail bitcoin trading — ordinary people paying actual dollars for bitcoins — hasn’t recovered. I am confident in stating that this pump is the pump it looks like. The thing you need to look at is not the price number, but the retail trading volumes against actual dollars. You can see these in Coinbase’s 10-Q filings. The price is up, but the dollar volumes remain down. If you deploy sufficient fake dollars, you can make the price do all sorts of things. It’s even easier when retail trading is so thin. The main hazard for the pumpers is that people want to cash out eventually and volume is so thin that doing so crashes the price. But I should buy in, right? Right? Can the pumpers get another bubble started? Well, I have otherwise-sensible people asking me if maybe this is a good time to get some BTC in. So I fear the forces of grift could indeed crank this stupidity engine hard enough. When you’ve just heard about a fresh price peak, that’s absolutely the time to go all-in! That’s how you buy high and sell low in this business. Should you go for a nice swim in the shark pool built by the sharks on the assumption that you will definitely be a better shark than they are? If you must do something so foolish as buying crypto, get ETF shares — that’s the least-unsafe method. And you’re vastly more likely to be able to cash out successfully, sell when it’s dropping or short it effectively. At least I’ll sell some more books. (Currently writing some book-like text on the AI bubble, with minimal crypto. I also have some book-like text on smart city scams, which has rather more bitcoin in it.) A message for our sponsors AWS, not quite on the blockchain Amazon Web Services is sunsetting its Quantum Ledger Database as of July 31, 2025. QLDB was announced in 2018 and launched in 2019 on early blockchain hype. It wasn’t quite a blockchain, but it did keep a cryptographically authenticated log of changes to your data. [ Amazon , 2019 ] QLDB did have some actual customers who really needed a database with a full audit log of data changes — but evidently not enough of them. It’s almost unheard of for AWS to shut down a service. Usually they keep every service running forever, but just raise the price to get users to move to something else. QLDB reportedly had performance problems — which suggests they used an actual blockchain somewhere in it and the performance issues weren’t fixable. AWS’ suggested upgrade path is Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL — which also does audit logs. So as usual, the answer to which database is: just use Postgres. [ AWS ; AWS ; Reddit ] Australian securities, absolutely not on the blockchain Use a blockchain, they said. Fabulous efficiency, they said. Will revolutionize stock trading in Australia , they said. After the ASX spent seven years and AUD$250 million on their failed effort to replace their old CHESS trading system with a blockchain, their regulator, ASIC, is not letting them go “lol whoops never mind” and is suing them. [ ASIC ; Concise statement , PDF; Originating process , PDF; case timeline , PDF ] ASIC is particularly annoyed at ASX claiming in early 2022 that the blockchain project was “on-track for go-live” in April 2023 and was “progressing well” when it absolutely wasn’t. The ASX CHESS system is critical infrastructure for the Australian economy and is precisely the sort of thing regulators get tetchy about. Elmer Funke-Kupper, the ASX CEO at the time, commissioned the project in 2016, though he left shortly after — but Dominic Stevens was CEO for years of this dumb thing and should absolutely suffer career damage at minimum. Wow, you’re the guy who did that . Totally wired We’ve been busy with Pivot To AI — still making a post each and every day! — though crypto stories keep falling out of the AI coverage because it’s quite a lot of literally the same grifters. We have a draft in progress on one right now, and it’s as dumb as you would expect. If you want to follow the minutiae of crypto news, we heartily recommend signing up for Molly White’s newsletter. [ Citation Needed ] Nicholas Weaver: OFAC the Ransomware Gangs. Nicholas suggests it’s time for OFAC to designate every ransomware gang by default. Nicholas’ previous essay on what the US government should do to crypto mixers was implemented pretty much as he said on Tornado Cash , so let’s see which regulators are listening this time. [ Lawfare ] I was quoted in July on how Labour’s big win in the UK election affected crypto. I said that nobody on any side of the UK government cared any more. I’m pretty sure this is still true in November. [ CryptoNews ]NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction , arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that anything short of immediate dismissal would undermine the transition of power, as well as the “overwhelming national mandate" granted to Trump by voters last month. They also cited President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of tax and gun charges . People are also reading... “President Biden asserted that his son was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,’ and ‘treated differently,’" Trump’s legal team wrote. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, they claimed, had engaged in the type of political theater "that President Biden condemned.” Prosecutors will have until Dec. 9 to respond. They have said they will fight any efforts to dismiss the case but have indicated a willingness to delay the sentencing until after Trump’s second term ends in 2029. In their filing Monday, Trump's attorneys dismissed the idea of holding off sentencing until Trump is out of office as a “ridiculous suggestion.” Following Trump’s election victory last month, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed his sentencing, previously scheduled for late November, to allow the defense and prosecution to weigh in on the future of the case. He also delayed a decision on Trump’s prior bid to dismiss the case on immunity grounds. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her claim that they had sex a decade earlier. He says they did not and denies any wrongdoing. The defense filing was signed by Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who represented Trump during the trial and have since been selected by the president-elect to fill senior roles at the Justice Department. Taking a swipe at Bragg and New York City, as Trump often did throughout the trial, the filing argues that dismissal would also benefit the public by giving him and “the numerous prosecutors assigned to this case a renewed opportunity to put an end to deteriorating conditions in the City and to protect its residents from violent crime.” Clearing Trump, the lawyers added, would also allow him to “to devote all of his energy to protecting the Nation.” Merchan hasn’t yet set a timetable for a decision. He could decide to uphold the verdict and proceed to sentencing, delay the case until Trump leaves office, wait until a federal appeals court rules on Trump’s parallel effort to get the case moved out of state court or choose some other option. An outright dismissal of the New York case would further lift a legal cloud that at one point carried the prospect of derailing Trump’s political future. Last week, special counsel Jack Smith told courts that he was withdrawing both federal cases against Trump — one charging him with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate, the other with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost — citing longstanding Justice Department policy that shields a president from indictment while in office. The hush money case was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial, resulting in a historic verdict that made him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. Prosecutors had cast the payout as part of a Trump-driven effort to keep voters from hearing salacious stories about him. Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels. Trump later reimbursed him, and Trump’s company logged the reimbursements as legal expenses — concealing what they really were, prosecutors alleged. Trump has said the payments to Cohen were properly categorized as legal expenses for legal work. A month after the verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents can’t be prosecuted for official acts — things they did in the course of running the country — and that prosecutors can’t cite those actions to bolster a case centered on purely personal, unofficial conduct. Trump’s lawyers cited the ruling to argue that the hush money jury got some improper evidence, such as Trump’s presidential financial disclosure form, testimony from some White House aides and social media posts made during his first term. Prosecutors disagreed and said the evidence in question was only “a sliver” of their case. If the verdict stands and the case proceeds to sentencing, Trump’s punishments would range from a fine to probation to up to four years in prison — but it’s unlikely he’d spend any time behind bars for a first-time conviction involving charges in the lowest tier of felonies. Because it is a state case, Trump would not be able to pardon himself once he returns to office. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certainMAI Capital Management lowered its position in shares of Centene Co. ( NYSE:CNC – Free Report ) by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,659 shares of the company’s stock after selling 788 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in Centene were worth $426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB bought a new position in Centene in the 1st quarter worth $914,080,000. Boston Partners grew its position in shares of Centene by 0.4% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 8,652,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,033,000 after purchasing an additional 32,427 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Centene by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,491,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,117,000 after purchasing an additional 25,595 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Centene by 14.2% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,113,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,042,000 after purchasing an additional 636,683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Centene by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,707,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,150,000 after purchasing an additional 385,426 shares during the period. 93.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Centene from $91.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of Centene from $96.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Centene from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Centene from $83.00 to $66.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Centene from $110.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.92. Insider Activity at Centene In related news, CFO Andrew Lynn Asher bought 17,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $58.14 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 486,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,305,284.58. This trade represents a 3.66 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website . Also, CEO Sarah London purchased 4,117 shares of Centene stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $60.80 per share, for a total transaction of $250,313.60. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 667,229 shares in the company, valued at $40,567,523.20. This trade represents a 0.62 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here . 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Centene Stock Performance Shares of NYSE:CNC opened at $60.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.48, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $66.68 and its 200 day moving average is $70.50. Centene Co. has a 12 month low of $57.20 and a 12 month high of $81.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Centene Company Profile ( Free Report ) Centene Corporation operates as a healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured families, commercial organizations, and military families in the United States. The company operates through Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other segments. The Medicaid segment offers health plan coverage, including medicaid expansion, aged, blind, disabled, children’s health insurance program, foster care, medicare-medicaid plans, long-term services and support. Read More Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CNC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Centene Co. ( NYSE:CNC – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Centene Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Centene and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man has been extradited to New Jersey to face a murder charge in the death of a woman in 1997. Robert Allen Creter, who is 60, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of 23-year-old Tamara Tignor, whose body was found on a dirt access road near Washington Valley Park. Officials believe she was strangled. Prosecutors say a break in the long-unsolved case came last year, when evidence originally collected was resubmitted for DNA testing that was not technologically possible at the time. They say that pointed them to Creter, who had moved to Winnipeg in 2002. Creter was arrested in June and held in custody until his extradition. He was transferred last week to the United States Marshals Service at the Winnipeg airport, and officials say he is being held in custody pending a detention hearing. “The arrest of a suspect in this decades-old case is a testament to the unwavering dedication of law enforcement to seek justice, no matter how much time has passed,” Col. Patrick Callahan with the New Jersey State Police said in a news release. Tignor disappeared after getting into a van. The investigation is ongoing and officials would not say whether she and the accused knew each other or comment on a possible motive. A prosecutor told reporters Monday that Tignor's mother had been hoping for a breakthrough. "Tammy's mom called our office on Nov. 4 of every year — the anniversary of Tammy's death — looking for an update," said Somerset County assistant prosecutor Mike McLaughlin. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 3, 2024. Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
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