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Cryptocurrency industry experts Jehan Chu and David Drake join Ambrosus

Aug 24, 2017 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency

Ambrosus, a blockchain-based ecosystem for the supply chain, has announced the addition of Jehan Chu, Managing Partner of cryptocurrency investment firm Kenetic Capital, and David Drake, Chairman at LDJ Capital, to its...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Dash, BlockCypher team up for blockchain-focused grant program

Aug 24, 2017 04:18 am UTC| Digital Currency

Leading cryptocurrency Dash has partnered with BlockCypher, a leading Blockchain Web Services (BWS) provider, to launch a grant program for startups and established companies seeking blockchain-based solutions in...

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DisLedger® Founder Sheds Light On Blockchain Deficiencies, Explains Need For Better Alternative

Aug 24, 2017 01:17 am UTC| Digital Currency

Dan Conner is a former member of the U.S. Special Forces (AKA The Green Berets) who is set to launch his company DisLedger on September 1st, which will act as an alternative to Blockchain. Touting it as a faster, more...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase receives patent for bitcoin security solution

Aug 23, 2017 11:44 am UTC| Digital Currency

Leading cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has received a patent related to a security system for storing, and distributing private keys. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved and published the patent last...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD consolidates break above major trend line resistance, bias higher

Aug 23, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD is trading in a close range as it continues to face strong resistance at 325 levels, where it currently trades (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 308.49 Kijun-Sen: 261.89 On the...

OKCoin bitcoin exchange refutes reports claiming investment of user funds in financial products

Aug 23, 2017 10:13 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a recent report, Xinhua News Agency stated that two leading Chinese bitcoin exchanges, Huobi and OKCoin, have allegedly invested nearly 1 billion yuan ($150 million) of idle client funds to buy wealth management...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain identity startup ShoCard raises $4M in new funding

Aug 23, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency

ShoCard, a blockchain-based identity management system, has raised $4 million in a new funding round led by existing investors, Morado and AME Cloud Ventures. The funding round also drew support from Storm Ventures,...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Technology

Binance Enhances SHIB, USTC, AGIX Trading and Liquidity for Better Market Dynamics

Binance has announced efforts to enhance liquidity and trading for Shiba Inu (SHIB), USTC, and SingularityNET (AGIX), including tick size adjustments aimed at improving market dynamics and trading experience. Binances...

OpenAI Disbands Team Tackling AI Risks Amid Leadership Changes and GPT-4o Launch

OpenAI has dismantled its Superalignment team, initially formed to address AI risks, following the resignations of key leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Days After Leaders Resign,...

$73M Crypto Scam: Two Foreign Nationals Arrested for 'Pig Butchering'

The Justice Department prosecuted two Chinese nationals on Friday in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from deceived victims. Defendants Allegedly Used Shell Corporations to Launder Funds Through...

Tether's $1B USDT Mint Boosts Bitcoin, Eyes on $70K Milestone

Bitcoin has switched its former resistance into support, as Tethers market capitalization continues to rise swiftly in 2024. Tether, the worlds largest stablecoin, has issued another $1 billion, raising its market...
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