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Digital Currency Revolution

Adidas Collaborates with Roblox to Launch Spring 2024 Collection in the Metaverse

Dec 08, 2023 08:21 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Adidas brought its new items to the Metaverse via Roblox. The footwear and apparel manufacturer said on Thursday, Dec. 7, that this latest collaboration will allow Roblox players to dress up their avatars with the brands...

Digital Currency Revolution

Robinhood Debuts Crypto Trading for 25 Digital Currencies in Europe

Dec 08, 2023 07:54 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Robinhood Markets, Inc. introduced its crypto trading services in the European Union region. With the rollout, eligible European customers will be able to access the companys digital currency trading feature...

Digital Currency Revolution

Coinbase Enables Money Transfers via Telegram, WhatsApp, TikTok Links

Dec 06, 2023 08:57 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing Technology

Coinbase introduces a new service that will allow money transfers through links sent to popular messaging apps, including Telegram, WhatsApp, and TikTok. The crypto exchange platforms wallet offers new ways for users to...

Digital Currency Revolution

Itau Unibanco Dives into Crypto, Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading Services in Brazil

Dec 05, 2023 06:53 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Itau Unibanco launched its Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading services in Brazil. The Brazilian bank ultimately made its mark in the crypto space in the country with its new offerings for the locals who are into...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Price Expected to Correct with Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals: Analysts

Dec 04, 2023 09:32 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been steadily gaining momentum over the past 11 months amidst banking uncertainty and optimism over spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). On December 3, Bitcoin cleared the $40,000 mark,...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Hits $40,085, Max Keiser Eyes $220K Amid Regulatory Optimism

Dec 04, 2023 07:32 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Bitcoin reached $40,085 on Sunday, Nov. 3, and this is the highest record in almost 18 months. The surge is reportedly incited by odds that regulators in the United States will approve stock-market traded bitcoin (BTC)...

Digital Currency Revolution

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Joins Metaco Network for Crypto Security

Dec 04, 2023 05:41 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Zodia Custody, a cryptocurrency storage provider, has announced its collaboration with Metacos network, a Ripple-owned custody specialist. Designed to handle the safekeeping and settlement of digital assets for...

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Economy

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...

What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains

Heres something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its attempt to restrain inflation in May...

China’s new world order: looking for clues from Xi’s recent meetings with foreign leaders

There is broad consensus that Chinese foreign policy has become more assertive and more centralised in the decade since Xi Jinping has ascended to the top of Chinas leadership. This has also meant that Chinese foreign...

How India’s economy has fared under ten years of Narendra Modi

More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the worlds biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is seeking a third...

Politics

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...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict

The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...

Georgia is sliding towards autocracy after government moves to force through bill on ‘foreign agents’

Georgias ruling party attempted to pass a controversial bill on foreign agents in March 2023. The law would have required civil society groups and the media to register as being under foreign influence if they receive...

Science

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...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

Qualcomm Responds to Snapdragon X Elite Benchmark Cheating Claims

Qualcomm has responded to the serious allegations that it cheated on performance benchmarks for its Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips, targeting competition with leading laptop processors. According to Toms Hardware,...

Bitcoin Surges Globally, Yen Hits Record Low Against Cryptocurrency

In a stunning financial shift, the Japanese yen has reached a 34-year low against Bitcoin, which also hit all-time highs in 14 countries, fueled by optimism surrounding new spot Bitcoin ETFs. Yen Hits 34-Year Low as...

Worldcoin Targets OpenAI Alliance, Faces Scrutiny Amid Regulatory Challenges

Worldcoin, a digital identification innovator, is eyeing a partnership with OpenAI despite facing regulatory scrutiny and data privacy concerns. The collaboration aims to bolster its technological advancements and market...

SHIB Community Ignites Burn Rate by 2,076% Following Major Announcement

The Shiba Inu community has dramatically increased the SHIB burn rate by 2,076% in response to a recent significant announcement, signaling a proactive shift in strategy. Shiba Inu Community Ramps Up Token Burns,...

Toyota Teams with Tencent, Nissan Joins Forces with Baidu in China AI Drive

The automakers announced on Thursday that Nissan will partner with Baidu and Toyota Motor of Japan will partner with Tencent of China. These cross-border alliances underscore the significance of artificial intelligence to...