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Digital Currency Revolution

Binance Debuts Own Web3 Wallet for Its 150M Users

Nov 09, 2023 05:11 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Binance announced the debut of its own Web3 Wallet which is integrated into its Binance app. This could be used for cryptocurrency trading and will be accessible to the 150 million users of the crypto exchanges...

Digital Currency Revolution

HSBC, Ripple’s Metaco to Roll Out Custody Service for Tokenized Securities

Nov 09, 2023 04:06 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

HSBC Holdings plc announced it will introduce a new digital assets custody service for its institutional clients that put money into tokenized securities. To offer this solution, the British universal bank and financial...

Digital Currency Revolution

Robinhood Expanding Crypto Trading Service to EU with Plans for Establish UK Brokerage

Nov 08, 2023 10:01 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is planning to introduce its crypto trading service in the European Union region. The plan comes even after it was reported that cryptocurrency revenue dipped by almost 26% from last...

Digital Currency Revolution

SK Telecom Partners with Aptos, Atomrigs Lab to Expand Offerings via Launch of Web3 Wallet in South Korea

Nov 08, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

SK Telecom announced it has signed a partnership deal with Aptos Labs and Atomrigs Lab Inc. Through the cooperation, the company will introduce Web3 wallet services in South Korea. The deal will allow SK Telecom to...

Digital Currency Revolution

FTX Explores Sale of Grayscale and Bitwise Assets Valued at $744M

Nov 07, 2023 06:29 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

FTX Trading Ltd. is looking to sell Grayscale and Bitwise Trust assets for $744 million. The fallen crypto exchange firm already filed a request for approval to do so. As per CoinTelegraph, FTXs plan to sell Grayscale...

Digital Currency Revolution

Hong Kong Considers Approval of Spot Crypto ETFs to Become Asia Pacific’s Digital Assets Hub

Nov 06, 2023 09:06 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Hong Kong regulators are considering the approval of spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The country is reportedly willing to give this a try as it is aiming to become a digital asset hub in the Asia Pacific...

Digital Currency Revolution

Monero Wallet Loses Entire $460,000 Fund in Latest Hacking Attack in the Crypto Community

Nov 06, 2023 06:09 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Moneros community wallet has been hacked and unfortunately, the hacker/s were able to siphon a Monero XMR worth 2,675.73. This is said to be equivalent to almost $460,000 which is also the entire funds stored in the crypto...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

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...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

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...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

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...

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...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

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,...

Technology

Binance CEO Discloses $150 Million Bribe Amidst Tensions with Nigerian Government

Binance, the renowned cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed that Nigerian government authorities demanded a staggering $150 million in bribes to quell legal actions against its executives, igniting a fierce dispute between...

Hong Kong Central Bank Leads Initiative to Explore Asset Tokenization Advancements

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has spearheaded the formation of a specialized community to explore asset tokenization. Partnering with various industry players and regulators, this initiative seeks to drive...

Shiba Inu Lead Shytoshi Kusama Unveils Mysterious 'Evita' Teaser, Sparking Frenzy

Shytoshi Kusama, the elusive figure at the helm of the renowned cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB), has set tongues wagging with a cryptic teaser shared across social media platforms. The enigmatic message features the word...

Amazon Opens Online Shopping for South African Customers

Amazon has finally arrived in South Africa. With its launch in the region, Jeff Bezos e-commerce platform is expected to compete with the leading local online shopping player, Takealot.com. The American e-commerce giant...

Apple Embarks on AI Chip Development for Data Center Capabilities

Apple Inc. is set to transform the tech landscape with its newly developed AI chip, tailored specifically for data center operations. Dubbed Project ACDC, this initiative marks a significant leap in server technology,...