The bitcoin price bull run over the last month, which saw it climb from around $6,300 to highs of $8,400 in a matter of weeks, could be over. Bitcoin has slumped by 5% over the last 12 hours, falling well below the psychological $8,000 mark as traders and investors fret over coming tax crackdowns and blockchain-based […]
The processing power of high-end gaming cards made them ideal for cryptocurrency mining rigs and they were in hot demand when Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital token prices leaped to unprecedented heights in late 2017 and early 2018. That trend now appears to be reversing; add-in board (AIB) prices appear to be declining and supplies […]
Black Ops IIII is in the hot-seat. If you’ve ever seen an episode of The Jimquisition, then you know that you’re in for some really rough language. If you’ve never seen The Jimquisition, then Warning: There is some really foul language in the video above, which is also soul-crushingly cynical, and makes no apologies for […]
The bitcoin price is too volatile to make it a useful payment tool for merchants, PayPal CFO John Rainey claimed in a recent interview. Bitcoin Price Too Volatile for Merchants Rainey made this claim during a recent episode of “Mad Money,” explaining that merchant margins are too thin to make bitcoin a viable payment medium. […]
With all the controversy, scrutiny, and international regulation randomized video game loot boxes are facing these days, you might think the practice of charging players for a chance at unknown in-game items might be set for a precipitous decline. On the contrary, though, one analyst sees spending on loot boxes increasing by over 62 percent in the […]
Perhaps in response to the backlash, including from here at Android Authority, it appears that Warner Bros. Interactive is testing out different pricing structures for the gems you need to buy in Hogwarts Mystery. So far, we have anecdotal data from users in England, via Eurogamer, who are reporting much different pricing for the same […]
Prices of PC Components Skyrocket Due to Bitcoin Mining The cryptocurrency mining boom is taking the blame for the inflationary prices in the PC hardware industry. The exponential demand for processing power and memory needed to mine crypto hashes for cryptocurrency is not being followed by similar growth in industrial capacity to supply those items. […]
But the constant pressure to buy card packs in order to stay on top of a game’s PvP meta is becoming a drain on players’ wallets and patience alike. Enter The Lord of the Rings Living Card Game, a CCG with an almighty license behind it, but no PvP and a transparent pricing structure supporting […]
After player complaints, Ubisoft has backed away from earlier plans to essentially increase the price of Rainbow Six Siege ” s mid-tier edition by replacing the $40 “standard edition” with a $60 “advanced edition’. At the time, this didn’t seem like a good deal, as the Advanced Edition was $20 more expensive and only offered […]
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin have soared in value over the past year, thanks to continued interest from a range of investors. As the price of these cryptocurrencies has increased, graphics cards have also seen big price increases thanks to retail stock shortages. A range of mid- or high-end graphics cards […]
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This Week in Pricing > 10/13/18
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The Need for a NexGen CPQ Solution | Pricing Matters
Price optimization to unlock ROI potential The Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) software market growth is exploding. According to Gartner, CPQ market revenue was approximately $878 million in 2016, with a 20% CAGR expected through 2020. However, CPQ is not new, and many organizations that have invested in CPQ solutions are failing to meet expected ROI. So, what’s […]
Trump Signs Law To Lower Drug Prices, Ends Gag Orders Against Pharmacists | The Western Journal
President Donald Trump signed a law that ends insurance companies’ pharmacist gag clauses in an effort to lower drug prices Wednesday. “If there’s anything bipartisan it’s lowering drug prices,” Trump said while signing the Patients’ Right To Know Drug Prices Act according to CBS News. Currently, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers use the gag clauses to “forbid […]
Trump signs bills aimed at increasing drug price transparency | CNNPolitics
Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump signed two pieces of legislation into law on Wednesday that aim to inform consumers about drug prices. Both measures, the Know the Lowest Price Act and the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, aim to end the drug industry’s so-called gag orders of pharmacists, which prevent them from […]
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