Month: June 2024

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin Mining Sector Is Attracting Growing Investor Interest Following Core Scientific Deal: JPMorgan

Iris Energy is best positioned to take advantage of the HPC/AI opportunity, the report said.

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Technology

Why has the cost of home insurance suddenly gone through the roof?

Renewal quotes have soared by 42%, on average, in the year to April After seven…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Don’t Tell Anyone, but Private Blockchains Handle Over $1.5T of Securities Financing a Month

Permission-based repo ledgers are among the most successful applications of blockchain technology.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Ether Traders Buy $4K Calls In Anticipation of Record High

Call buyers are implicitly bullish on the market.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Mt. Gox to Begin Repayments in July; BTC Slides Under $61K

The defunct crypto exchange is supposed to return over 140,000 bitcoin to victims of the…

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Apple found in breach of EU competition rules

European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big…

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Technology

Geologists raise concerns over possible censorship and bias in Chinese chatbot

GeoGPT developed as part of Chinese-funded earth sciences programme aimed at researchers in global south…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Japan’s Metaplanet Wants to Buy Another $6M Bitcoin

The firm will purchase over $6.2 million worth of bitcoin using proceeds from an upcoming…

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UK’s drive to install heat pumps stymied by ‘lack of demand and skill shortage’

Almost a third of installers surveyed say finding skilled fitters is a barrier for customers,…

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Mortgage of first-time buyer tops £1,000 a month as house prices and rates rise

Average monthly payment has risen by 61% since 2019, pushing borrowers into smaller homes or…

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