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No time for a intro this time around---going straight to the reviews!

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Dark Circles by Caite Dolan-Leach

As the new hot actress, Olivia has the eyes of the public—and the paparazzi—on her at all times.  When her latest breakup with her boyfriend literally spills out onto the street in New York city, it seems the whole world got front row seating to her meltdown.  When her friend (and publicist) insists she go away to a retreat to reset, even Olivia has to admit it might be a good idea.  Some meditation, yoga, all-around spa time---what could go wrong?  And of course, that is what Olivia is about to find out.  Fast-paced and painted with shades of Nxivm and Scientology-type cults, I was pleasantly surprised by this book.  I’m not sure I believed people would go as far as some of their “true believers” did, but I also have a hard time believing those real cults exist, so my radar is clearly set to “naive.”  I would’ve liked a little more meat at the end, but still, definitely worth the read.

4 Stars

Special Note:  Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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The Finalists by David Bell

Six college students gather together to interview for a significantly notable scholarship; one that will cover their tuition, and even guarantee a paying, full-time job after graduation.  The students are all different, with their intelligence the only criteria that really brings them together.  But when one student dies before the scholarship interviewing even begins, the remaining students and school representatives must decide how far they are willing to go in order to keep the scholarship contest going. Written with the heat of our current social issues, asking tough questions about race and what it means to win something that comes about because of wrongs committed against previous generations, this book shines the light on some very timely scenarios.  This wasn’t one of my favorites from David Bell, and I found it a little difficult to believe in parts, but then again, they say truth really is stranger than fiction.

3 Stars 

Special Note:  Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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The Midcoast by Adam White

Andrew has moved his wife and two children back to his hometown in Maine, and while some things have changed (or appear to), others have stayed the same.  Ed, the guy who was kind of a jerk to Andrew when he was younger has grown up and married, Steph, the girl Andrew once lusted after.  Now the “it” couple in town, with Ed owning and managing several businesses and Steph as the town manager, their lives couldn’t be more different from what it was like when they were all in high school.  Even though Andrew is impressed with Ed and Steph, he just can’t get his head wrapped around how much things have changed, and the more Andrew digs, the more he starts to wonder if anything has really changed after all.  Great read; full of thought and planning and truly different in its approach!  I do have to admit I sometimes had trouble following the timeline of the narrator, but I’m glad I stuck with it---it was absolutely worth it.

4 Stars

Pertukaran mata uang Cryptocurrency Coinbase mengatakan karyawan kelima mereka dan kepala kelompok platform institusionalnya, Adam White, meninggalkan perusahaan. Perusahaan itu mengatakan kemarin bahwa Jonathan Kellner, mantan CEO Insinet, akan mengambil alih sebagian besar pekerjaan White. Kellner baru-baru ini dipekerjakan sebagai managing director Coinbase untuk bisnis institusionalnya. Seorang juru bicara perusahaan mencatat bagaimana Coinbase sedih melihat cuti Putih, tetapi menyatakan percaya diri dalam: "Kemampuan kelompok itu untuk terus mengeksekusi pada visi yang ia tetapkan menjadi tempat paling terpercaya bagi investor institusi untuk berdagang cryptocurrency." Sebelum datang ke Coinbase pada tahun 2013, White bertugas di Angkatan Udara AS dan bekerja di Bain & Co. Menurut ke Bloomberg , CEO Coinbase Brian Armstrong mengatakan dalam sebuah email bagaimana “Adam membantu kami membangun bisnis pertukaran kami ke terbesar kripto-trading venue yang berbasis di AS, dan integral tumbuh kehadiran global Coinbase dan penskalaan budaya kita untuk beberapa kantor”

Ekspansi Coinbase Berlanjut

Personil bergerak oleh Coinbase datang pada saat yang penting bagi perusahaan. Aktivitas terbaru tampaknya menandakan startup yang berbasis di California sedang memancing klien di dunia institusional. Baru dua hari yang lalu, perusahaan mengumumkan bahwa Chris Dodds, anggota dewan direktur Charles Schwab, akan datang ke papan Coinbase. Armstrong menulis di blog Coinbase bagaimana akuisisi Dodds akan menjadi “Asset to the Coinbase leadership team ketika kami fokus pada penskalaan bisnis kami.” Detikdax melaporkan pada bulan September bagaimana Coinbase setuju untuk bekerja sama dengan Circle dan Grup Mata Uang Digital untuk meluncurkan Asosiasi Blockchain, kelompok lobi Washington DC. Idenya adalah untuk mendorong perusahaan untuk bekerja dengan pembuat kebijakan tentang berbagai masalah, termasuk definisi perpajakan, dan anti-pencucian uang (AML) dan peraturan know-your-customer (KYC) Anda

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