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NFT: Fanatics to sell its stake in Candy Digital sports NFT company

Jan 05, 2023 10:16 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Fanatics, the American online manufacturer and retailer of licensed sportswear, sports collectibles, NFTs, trading cards, and sports merchandise, announced its decision to sell its 60% stake in Candy Digital sports NFT...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Bithumb former chairman declared not guilty of fraud

Jan 04, 2023 10:35 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Bithumbs former chairman Lee Jung Hoon has been acquitted of fraud charges. The court cleared him of misdeeds related to the accusation that he ran off with millions for Bithumb Coin sale in 2018. The 34th Division of...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: FTX to allow fund withdrawals for Japanese users next month

Jan 02, 2023 10:25 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

FTX users in Japan will be able to withdraw funds from their accounts starting in February. This move will make the Japanese users one of the first groups to get their money back from the collapsed crypto exchange. As...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Australia becomes 4th largest crypto ATM hub, surpassing El Salvador

Jan 02, 2023 10:01 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

The cryptocurrency ATMs in Australia have been growing in number, and in fact, it has taken over the spot of El Salvador to become the fourth largest crypto ATM hub in the world. With Australia going up the ranking...

US review could delay or block Binance’s acquisition of Voyager Digital

Dec 31, 2022 23:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy Business Investing

A US national security review could block or delay Binances $1.022 billion acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. According to the interagency body Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Midas crypto firm crashes, closes down platform following huge losses

Dec 31, 2022 10:48 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Midas investment firm shuts down as the FTX contagion goes on. It has ceased operations on its platform due to huge losses, and this event made the company the latest victim of FTXs sudden collapse, which put Sam...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Chinese government to launch own NFT Marketplace

Dec 31, 2022 07:33 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

China is reportedly launching its own NFT marketplace on Jan. 1, 2023. This will be the countrys first-ever state-sponsored platform for trading non-fungible tokens. According to Crypto Briefing, the NFT marketplace was...

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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

DeepL Unleashes AI-Powered Tool for Business Writing

DeepL is a translation service from Germany, and it announced on Friday, April 26, that it would launch a new tool called DeepL Write Pro. It is an AI-based writing assistant created to help businesses with their writing...

Arthur Hayes Predicts Major Bullish Crypto Market Recovery Signal From US Treasury Department

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has identified a potential boost for the cryptocurrency and stock markets based on recent U.S. Treasury actions. These actions could inject substantial liquidity, fueling a bullish...

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted in Sydney Sparks Debate: Potential Australian Release?

As the Tesla Cybertruck makes unexpected appearances on the streets of Sydney, speculation swirls about its potential availability in Australia, despite previous doubts regarding its local launch. Tesla Cybertruck...

Hertz to Offload 30K EVs This Year, Deepens Cuts Amid Mounting Fleet Losses

In a recent financial revelation, Hertz disclosed continued losses from its electric vehicle (EV) investments, announcing plans to sell 30,000 EVs this year amid depreciating values and escalating maintenance...

Toyota Motor Launches Trial for EV Pickups in Thailand

Toyota Motor Corporation launched the trial for its electric pickup trucks in Thailand. The Japanese automaker said its pilot project brought nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickups to key Thai market. According to...