Blockchain Revolution Series

Hong Kong (HKMA) and banking consortium to launch blochchain based trade finance platform

Jul 18, 2018 08:05 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views

A glimpse at the World Trade: An organization recently reported on how the demand for trade finance business sums upto $700 billion dollars thats been unattended across emerging Asia and $120 billion in EM Africa. As per...

Red sky at night, shepherd's delight: the science of beautiful sunsets

Jul 18, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

A red sky at night is a shepherds delight! A red sky in the morning is a shepherds warning. Perhaps this saying came to mind if you caught a spectacular sunrise or sunset recently. Since biblical times and probably...

Digital Currency Revolution

SEC hammers on Kodak KashMiner, shuts down Spotlite USA’s Kodak mining license

Jul 18, 2018 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views

A Bitcoin mining computer branded as Kodak KashMiner was on display at Kodaks official stand at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. The much-hyped digital media under the brand of Kodak KashMiner, a Bitcoin mining...

Can democracy vote itself out of existence?

Jul 17, 2018 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Look at the state of the worlds democratic nations, and it is easy to see why so many are concerned for the future of democracy. Leaders such as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin and Hungarys Viktor Orbán have...

Blame politicians, not Mandela, for South Africa's unfinished business

Jul 17, 2018 14:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

July 2018 marks Nelson Mandelas centenary year. Why is he still so revered across the world? The answer simply is that he is widely regarded as the personification of values which he spent much of his life fighting for....

Can't focus? Addicted to your online world? There's an app for that

Jul 17, 2018 14:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

\We live in a distracted world. Our ability to focus on a single task or activity is dwindling, even though many people insist theyre good multi-taskers. Neuroscientist Earl Miller says these people are deluding...

Why Kenyan students are cheating in their exams and what can be done

Jul 17, 2018 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

In an attempt to curb cheating during national examinations, Kenyas Ministry of Education has banned parents, and others, from visiting students at boarding school. The Conversation Africas Moina Spooner asked Callen...