Cargill to pay farmers $20 per metric ton of carbon emissions reduced
Sep 21, 2021 22:54 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Cargill is planning to pay farmers $20 per metric ton of carbon emissions they reduce through regenerative agricultural practices. The company intends to pass the green credits on to its customers. The Cargill...
Amazon announces job openings for 1,500 UAE workers this year
Sep 21, 2021 10:03 am UTC| Business Economy
Amazon revealed this week that it is planning to open 1,500 jobs in the United Arab Emirates this year. The hiring is part of the e-commerce giants plan for its expansion in the country. Amazon wants to further...
Major New York real estate firm to sell $29 million worth of properties for bitcoin
Sep 20, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
New York Citys Magnum Real Estate Group is selling some of its prime estate properties worth $29 million for bitcoin and opened up the sale to buyers from all over, including Hong Kong and China. The move is a first for...
Cryptocurrency users in India's small cities up by 2,648%
Sep 20, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Cryptocurrency usage and trading are experiencing a boom in Indias small cities as a way to invest and earn amid the pandemic with new customers growing by 2,648 percent. Nischal Shetty, CEO of local exchange Wazirx,...
Largest NFT market Opensea launches smartphone application
Sep 20, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Opensea marketplace users can now access a wide variety of NFT collections on their smartphones by downloading the application from Apples App Store or the Google Play store. Opensea is the largest NFT market with a...
Crypto market loses 9% in value amid global market meltdown
Sep 20, 2021 23:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Crypto assets have dropped between 7-15 percent in value over the last 24 hours causing the market valuation of all 10,000+ crypto-assets in existence to drop below the $2 trillion, losing over 9 percent in...
Crypto investor sues Apple for offering malicious app that led to cryptocurrency theft
Sep 20, 2021 23:41 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy
A crypto investor has sued Apple Inc. for offering a malicious application dubbed Toast Plus in its App Store that led to the theft of her 474 XRP cryptocurrencies. Maryland resident Hadona Diep, a full-time...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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