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Shoe company Crocs is eyeing an NFT play, according to trademark application
advertisement Crocs, the popular shoe company, is looking to get into NFTs, according to a trademark application filed on January 11. The application, first reported by CoinDesk, is marked for “Downlo...
Hackers in North Korea steal around $400 million from global exchanges
TL;DR Breakdown • The United States government is on the trail of North Korean hackers.• Hackers take advantage of the country’s strict policies to operate from Pyongyang. The cryptocurrency market wh...
How U.S. economic sanctions work
Economic sanctions remain one of the most powerful tools the United States has in its foreign policy arsenal. And as Russian forces continue to amass along the border with Ukraine, officials in the U....
Jim Belushi Talks About New Season Of His Cannabis ‘Reality’ Show
In case you hadn’t heard, actor, musician and comedian Jim Belushi is concentrating on a new profession these days: cannabis farmer. Belushi has been cultivating marijuana on his farm along the Rogue ...
An Avalanche Of Returns Test Brands’ Sustainability Creds
Young woman returning purchased apparel to a retail store Shutterstock.com It would appear that retailers booked a robust 2021 holiday season, except that the new year brings with it an old problem th...
Should I buy Coinbase shares after a positive view from Bank of America?
Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) shares have weakened more than 10% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current share price stands at $228. Bank of America has a positive view of the sha...
Goldman’s Most Elite Rank to Get Millions in One-Time Payouts
(Bloomberg) — The top 1% at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is set to receive a special one-time reward in addition to annual bonuses, recognizing the Wall Street titan’s roaring success through the pa...
The Shifting Sands of Market Dominance
January 14, 2022, 3:04PM EST • 14 min read Quick Take This weekly series explores the most interesting insights in NFTs, blockchain gaming, and virtual worlds In an attempt to topple the leading platf...
FTX set to stand out in 2022 after $2 billion worth of funding
• The crypto company to invest in video games, Dapps, or other projects.• FTX seeks to overtake Coinbase, its closest competitor. The crypto exchange FTX, managed by Sam Bankman-Fried, announces fundi...
EBSI selected IOTA for its second phase
European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (ESBI) has selected five contractors to develop Blockchain technology in the region Blockchain Technology or Distributed Ledger Technology is getting a lot ...
OpenSea Rival Surges 55% in Just Four Days, Shattering $500,000,000 Market Cap
A new entrant into the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace sector has seen its price and market cap explode this week. The OpenSea rival LooksRare launched on January 10th, and the project’s native a...
New York Covid numbers are finally trending down, Gov. Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor’s office on 633 3rd Avenue. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images New York is finally starting to turn the corner on th...
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Hit With $64.6 Million Fine And Lifetime Ban From Pharmaceutical Industry
Topline A federal judge ruled Friday morning that Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager convicted of securities fraud in 2017, must pay $64.6 million in fines to states that filed an antitrust l...
5 Stocks These Female Managers See Value In
Summary While they have different strategies, the two women have several holdings in common. Catherine Wood (Trades, Portfolio), the founder, chief investment officer and CEO of ARK Investment Managem...
Here are 3 top dividend stocks in 2022 with yields as high as 10.1% — for risk-averse investors in search of passive income, these might be perfect
Here are 3 top dividend stocks in 2022 with yields as high as 10.1% — for risk-averse investors in search of passive income, these might be perfect It’s been an eventful start to 2022. Earlier this w...
A look at the fees.wtf airdrop and what went wrong
On Thursday evening, crypto information site fees.wtf launched an airdrop for members of the crypto community. Only, it didn’t go so well. The website became popular because it enabled anyone to...
Thieves find new source for stolen goods: Delivery trucks and trains
Images from video show emptied boxes along rail tracks in Los Angeles after thieves broke into Union Pacific cargo trains. Source: NBC4 | Los Angeles Instead of shoplifting from stores, some thieves a...
Shohreh Aghdashloo On ‘The Expanse’ Series Finale And The Show’s Stellar Legacy
FRANKIE ADAMS, SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO and TIM DEKAY star in THE EXPANSE Shane Mahood / © 2021 Amazon Content Services LLC After six seasons (three on SyFy and three on its current home, Amazon Prime Video...
Celsius Network Hires Traditional Finance Execs Aslihan Denizkurdu & Frank Van Etten
On January 14, Celsius Network, a leading cryptocurrency loan company, announced the appointment of Aslihan Denizkurdu as Chief Operating Officer and Frank van Etten as Chief Investment Officer. The c...
Apple’s Path to a $4 Trillion Market Cap
Analysts continue to crank out bullish notes about Apple‘s outlook ahead of the tech giant’s December-quarter earnings report, due just two weeks from now. Apple (ticker: AAPL) had a big run in late 2...
Indonesian, Ghozali rakes $1M trading his selfies as NFT
TL;DR Breakdown Ghozalo, Indonesian student makes over $1m selling his selfies as NFT. Ghozalo’s viral NFTs get celebrity endorsement across Indonesia. Ghozalo’s page on OpenSea Ghozali Ghozalo, an In...
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are not ‘ART’, according to Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a very well-known online platform to get information. Anyone who’s searching for information and data about any stuff, they prefer Wikipedia. It is considered to be an online encyclopedia...
Retail industry presses ahead with conference, tries to nudge normalcy
Visitors enter the venue at The NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show, held in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images “The Big Show will go ...
Calls Rise To Strip Prince Andrew Of Title As Duke Of York
Topline A day after Queen Elizabeth removed Prince Andrew’s military titles following a ruling that a civil lawsuit against him in the U.S. could move forward that was brought by a woman who alleges h...
The January Effect: Fact Or Fiction?
The January Effect is a calendrical hypothesis that suggests stock prices tend to rise more in January than any other month. While it seems to have held some truth historically, nowadays many doubt th...
Elon Musk’s Tunnel System Works, but the Real Test Is Still to Come
(Bloomberg) — The CES technology show in Las Vegas last week was an important milestone for Elon Musk’s Boring Co., which operates a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers around the...
Create, Play and Earn in MOBOX MOMOverse, For Freeee!!!
MOBOX is a GameFi platform driven by the community authorizing the users by offering them rewards as they engage in games and play. Three things that sets MOBOX apart is its MOBOX DAG, Game Creator a...
GE suspends Covid vaccine and testing rules after Supreme Court blocks Biden mandate
An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Luke Sharrett...
Biden Administration Threatens To Revoke Arizona Stimulus Funds Used For Anti-Mask Mandate Programs At Schools
Topline The Treasury Department is threatening to revoke more than $170 million in federal stimulus money and withhold future funds from Arizona, it informed the state Friday, after Arizona Gov. Doug ...
How a Flood of Money Swamped Cathie Wood’s ARK
Fund manager Cathie Wood became a superstar in 2020, after her ARK exchange-traded funds earned some of the highest returns in history. So far this year, ARK Innovation, the largest of Ms. Wood’s ETFs...
Swiss starts CBDC trials featuring the national bank
TL;DR Breakdown The Swiss National Bank has announced the beginning of testing their CBDC with five banks to determine its interoperability. The CBDC tests aim to determine how the coin will function ...