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Digital Currency Revolution

Shytoshi Kusama Secures $12M for Shiba Inu's New Layer-3 Blockchain

Apr 22, 2024 15:53 pm UTC| Technology Digital Currency

Shytoshi Kusama announced a $12 million funding round for Shiba Inus upcoming privacy-centric Layer-3 blockchain at the Token2049 event, sparking interest and investment in the expanding Shiba ecosystem. Shiba Inu Raises...

Digital Currency Revolution

Thailand Cracks Down on Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges to Curb Crime

Apr 22, 2024 15:48 pm UTC| Technology Digital Currency

In a significant regulatory move, Thailands SEC will ban unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges to tackle financial crimes, following similar actions by India and the Philippines. This crackdown aims to protect users from...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Halving Sparks Debate on Code Governance and Future Growth

Apr 22, 2024 15:41 pm UTC| Technology Digital Currency

The recent Bitcoin halving event has ignited discussions among crypto experts about its impact on the market and future growth, underscoring the immutable nature of blockchain technology rules. Industry Leaders Weigh In...

FxWirePro- Ethereum Daily Outlook

Apr 22, 2024 13:05 pm UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

ETHUSDhas trading in a narrow range between $2845 and $3280 for the past ten days.It hit a high of $3236 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $3203. The correlation of ETH with the German market...

FxWirePro- BTCUSD Daily Outlook

Apr 22, 2024 11:53 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTCUSD showed a minor pullback after BTC halving. It hit a high of $66500 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $65972. According to the mempool.space, BTC transaction fees for medium priority...

Digital Currency Revolution

Shiba Inu Whales Trigger Market Stir with 100 Billion SHIB Sale Amid Metrics Anomaly

Apr 22, 2024 06:07 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency

In a surprising turn of events, Shiba Inu (SHIB) has witnessed a significant disruption in whale metrics. Major transactions spike while transaction volume plummets, raising eyebrows across the cryptocurrency market. This...

Digital Currency Revolution

ZKasino Users Outraged as $33M in ETH Redirected to Lido Instead of Refunds

Apr 22, 2024 05:59 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency

ZKasino users are expressing their frustration as $33 million in Ethereum, initially promised for refunds, was unexpectedly transferred to the staking platform Lido. This move deviates sharply from the original agreement,...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Tesla Drivers Get $4k Off 2024 Chevy Blazer EV; Costco Auto Slashes Prices on New EVs

Tesla owners rejoice as Chevrolet rolls out an unprecedented $4,000 discount on the 2024 Blazer EV, open to Tesla drivers and a quirky list of EV owners. The electric vehicle market got more enticing with incentives...

Tesla Granted South Korean Emission Credit Trading Rights by Environmental Ministry

Ministry of Environments green light for Tesla to trade emission credits in South Korea marks a significant milestone, enabling the electric car giant to tap into a potentially lucrative market. With estimated credits...

US Lawmakers Push SEC for Bitcoin Options Trading Approval

In a bipartisan effort, US Representatives Mike Flood and Wiley Nickel have penned a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, urging swift action in approving options trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). Amid...

Solana's Future Anchored in Four Key Pillars, Developer Outlines Strategy

Vibhu Norby, CEO of Drip Haus, has outlined four essential pillars to define Solanas path forward amid a dynamic period of growth and challenges in the blockchain space. Key Strategies for Solanas Scaling and User...

Shiba Inu Magazine Details Upcoming Shibarium Hard Fork Enhancements

Shiba Inu (SHIB) lovers will get a full description of the highly anticipated Shibarium hard fork in the most recent issue of The Shib magazine. On International Workers Day, the magazine begins with a rallying cry for the...