Hong Kong partners with Israel partner for CBDC cybersecurity research
Jun 21, 2022 23:47 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Economy Business
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will be working with the Bank of Israel (BOI), and Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) to research cybersecurity in retail central bank digital currency...
UFC inks deal making Australia's BTNature the official dairy product partner in China
Jun 21, 2022 23:44 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has inked a regional partnership deal that makes Australian company BTNature the official dairy product partner in China and will see the regional launch of co-branded milk powder...
Monster Energy launches nitrous oxide-infused Java Monster Cold Brew coffee
Jun 21, 2022 23:39 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Monster Energy has introduced a nitrous oxide-infused cold brew beverage under its Java Monster coffee-based line. There are two flavors of Java Monster Cold Brew: latte and sweet black. The new products have no added...
South Korean startup DECANT turns wine-making by-products into beauty products
Jun 21, 2022 23:36 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Korean startup DECANT has succeeded in bio-recycling tens of millions of tons of wine-making by-products that were being wasted annually into high-value-added beauty products. Using green decanting technology, the...
Atletico Madrid makes considerable progress with various brands in stadium naming rights search
Jun 21, 2022 23:32 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Spanish soccer giants Atletico Madrid made considerable progress with various brands over a new naming rights partnership for the clubs stadium, with financial services company Allianz among the brands linked to a...
S. Korea's high court overturns guilty verdict of man in ‘wrongly-sent’ bitcoins case
Jun 21, 2022 23:27 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy Business
The South Korean Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdict against a 32-year-old man in a breach of trust charge for keeping bitcoins inadvertently sent to him due to misinterpretations of the principles of law. The...
Is a major recession unavoidable? Three economists give their views
Jun 21, 2022 22:54 pm UTC| Economy
We are in a double bind right now. Prices are going through the roof but all the signs suggest that the economy is weakening. The answer to higher prices is normally to raise interest rates, but this also induces people...
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