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Shop.com says yes to crypto payments, teams up with BitPay

The buzz around cryptocurrencies is intensifying as their march to the mainstream is gathering more and more speed. Be it gains from investments, acce...

Hurricane Ida aftermath, oil spill and production disruption in US G...

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) stated that the US offshore energy production continues to struggle to get back on track eve...

Can’t afford Bitcoin? Here are top three cryptocurrencies under US$1

Highlights While some cryptocurrencies are trading at abnormal prices; some of them are below US$1 The star performer below US$1 has been Dogecoin...

Global semiconductor shortage may stretch to 2023

Highlights The COVID-19 pandemic-induced challenges have badly hit the manufacturing and supply of semiconductor chips in the global market. The w...

Crude oil dips followed by Saudi's decision to cut prices for the As...

Concept Of Falling Oil Prices Highlights Crude oil prices dropped on Monday. Saudi Aramco notified its customers to reduce the October selling...

2 popular NZX energy stocks to explore in 2021

Highlights Exhibiting good results in recent times, these energy companies are strong and growing. COVID-19-related uncertainties could be a major...

NZ to spend NZ$24.3B on transport services and infrastructure in thr...

Highlights The New Zealand government releases its National Land Transport Plan. To invest NZ$24.3 billion in transport services and infrastructur...

NFT-based game CrytpoZoo in soup with allegations of scam

Highlights  CryptoZoo is a new NFT game release by popular YouTuber, Logan Paul, where users are required to breed and exchange exotic digital...

Jewish people ring in new year with Rosh Hashanah celebrations

Highlights Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of annual celebrations for the Jewish people across the globe to embrace the coming year....

Top 3 Performing Cryptos in Past 24 Hours

Highlights Quant was launched in 2018 and its platform allows developers to create apps that can run on more than one blockchain simultaneously Fa...

COVID-19 in Australia: No letup in sight despite continuous lockdown...

Some of the Australia’s major cities have been under lockdown for almost three straight months now to contain the third wave of the COVID-19 pan...

What is Bitcoin mining? Why is it not yet ESG compliant?

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are gaining traction. The global economy has gone through a rough patch over the last one year, which has impacted the Bi...

Two decades after 9/11, the wounds are still fresh!

Highlights The world abided together to fight terrorism after the horrifying 9/11 terror attacks. After years of struggle to fight and combat terr...

Australia’s ASX200 features among APAC top performers over last year

A stock market ticker shows financial gains and losses Highlights ASX200 is among the top gainers in the APAC region. Vietnam’s VN30 has...

Burning Up – What is HOT Crypto?

Holochain’s native token – HOT – has started September off nicely rising by 22% since September 1, 2021. The price of HOT was tradi...

Top 5 DApps On The Ethereum Network in August

While Ethereum is still awaiting its much needed upgrade, an increasing number of people are still adopting the outdated blockchain. 2021 has seen a...

COVID-19 pandemic: have we reached endemic stage?

At the endemic phase, a disease might not always be prevalent with elevated spread levels but may continue there for a longer duration with intermitte...

US stocks end mixed on weak jobs data

Benchmark US indices closed the week mixed on Friday, September 3, after weak jobs data raised uncertainty about the economic recovery. The tech-heavy...

Proportion of payments made using banknotes is declining: RBA

Highlights  During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Reserve Bank of Australia highlighted a significant shift to contactless and mobile payments...

Can Bitcoin Reach the Half-a-Million Mark by 2023?

Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation and also the world’s first digital currency, having been introduced in 2009. By n...