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FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaks below 10000, good to go short on rallies

Mar 08, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD has broken below the 10000 mark and is currently trading at 9785 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair faces resistance at 10011 (1h 20-SMA) and a break above would see it testing...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Comcast Ventures leads $3.275M seed round for blockchain startup Blockdaemon

Mar 08, 2018 05:57 am UTC| Digital Currency

Comcast Ventures, the venture capital arm of Comcast Corporation, is leading a $3,275,000 seed round investment in blockchain startup Blockdaemon. The seed funding round also drew support from Boldstart Ventures,...

Digital Currency Revolution

Coinbase announces cryptocurrency fund

Mar 08, 2018 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency

Leading cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has announced Coinbase Index Fund, which will give investors exposure to all digital assets listed on GDAX exchange, weighted by market capitalization. Any new asset listed on...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Korea Customs Service to tap blockchain technology to prevent fraud and smuggling

Mar 08, 2018 03:59 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Korea Customs Service is looking to tap into the potential of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and blockchain in order to improve its customs administration, The Korea Herald...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Bloxian Technology teams up with R3 to develop solutions on Corda blockchain platform

Mar 08, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bloxian Technology, an Australian firm aiming to connect enterprises to blockchain, is teaming up with R3 to develop innovative products and solutions for commerce on its Corda blockchain platform. Founded in 2017,...

Blockchain Revolution Series

French multinational Carrefour launches blockchain solution for food traceability

Mar 07, 2018 11:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

French multinational retailer Carrefour has announced the launch of, what it claims, Europes first food blockchain. According to the official release, the blockchain solution is already being used for free-range...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Ripple and Japanese banks develop blockchain-powered payments app ‘MoneyTap’

Mar 07, 2018 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain startup Ripple is working with a number of Japanese banks to develop a smartphone application that will enable customers to settle transactions instantly, at any time. Called MoneyTap, the mobile app is...

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Economy

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

The Caribbeans sandy beaches, clear turquoise water and vibrant coral reefs filled with an amazing variety of sea creatures have long been the pride of the islands. The big three sun, sea and sand have made this...

Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions

You are walking through the bustling centre of Bo, Sierra Leones third largest city. Following the crowd, you turn off the main road onto a narrower thoroughfare and find yourself in an open-air market. Shelters...

Africa doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment: how they can go hand in hand

Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, many of its countries face...

Spare us the talk about a wages explosion. There’s nothing wrong with lifting Australia’s lowest wages in line with inflation

What is it with the Coalition and wages? When, in the final days of the 2022 election campaign, the then opposition leader Anthony Albanese backed an increase in award wages to keep pace with inflation, his opposite...

Net zero is not just good science – it’s also a good deal for ordinary people

As the UK moves into a general election, a misinformed debate over the countrys climate transition and legally binding net zero targets risks further dividing people. Much of this debate in the UK focuses on the cost of...

Politics

Trump's 'Huge Fan' Status of Tesla Cybertruck Fuels Growing Alliance with Elon Musk

Elon Musk, during Teslas shareholder meeting, disclosed his growing alliance with Donald Trump, emphasizing Trumps admiration for the Cybertruck. CEO Elon Musk spoke about his relationship with former President Trump...

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FP), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost...

Indian election: Narendra Modi hasn’t delivered the expected landslide – where the BJP may have gone wrong

Narendra Modi may have led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic third term, but the landslide victory that many had expected failed to materialise. With half of the 640...

Iran: president’s death has set hardliners jostling for position to replace ageing supreme leader

The death of Irans president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisis death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic Republic. Irans consitution...

Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the countrys six-week general election the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But with results...

Science

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home

Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haasts eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same cant be said of New Zealands extinct, but equally unique, mergansers a group...

Technology

Playboy Playmate Jaylene Cook’s $40K Solana Date Sells Out on Only1

A recent viral sensation has emerged as Jaylene Cook, a Playboy Playmate, sold a date for $40K in Solana on Only1, a crypto-based platform. This unique transaction highlights the growing intersection of cryptocurrency and...

Top 3 Reasons Shiba Inu Coin (SHIB) Is Poised for a Significant Rally

Despite recent setbacks, Shiba Inu Coin (SHIB) is showing signs of a potential rally. Key factors include a substantial increase in burn rate, favorable technical indicators, and reduced supply from major exchanges,...

Vitalik Buterin Backs TiTok AI for Advanced Onchain Image Storage

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has endorsed TiTok AI, a novel method for onchain image storage. The TiTok compression technique significantly reduces image sizes, making them suitable for blockchain applications like...

OpenAI's Sam Altman Hints at For-Profit Shift Amidst Elon Musk's Dropped Lawsuit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that the company might transition to a for-profit model. This move coincides with Elon Musks recent dropping of his lawsuit against the AI firm. OpenAIs Future Path: From Nonprofit to...

El Salvador to Set Up Bank of Private Investment for Crypto, Boosting Financial Innovation

El Salvadors President Nayib Bukele has proposed establishing a Bank of Private Investment for Crypto to offer comprehensive financial services for Bitcoin and dollar investors. This initiative, if approved, could...