The cryptocurrency climbed more than five percent on Saturday, reaching $60,200 on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume. The price surge comes as the US begins distributing checks as part of a massive $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Analysts and investors have speculated that many Americans may …
Read More »‘We said: Inshallah’: US sanctions fail to prevent Iran from selling record amount of crude to energy-hungry China
China has never halted imports of Iranian crude completely, despite the US sanctions, with most shipments reportedly being indirect, officially identified as oil from the other Gulf states. The Islamic republic has shipped some 17.8 million tons of crude to Chinese ports over the past 14 months, with volumes hitting …
Read More »China’s exports surge at record pace from coronavirus-battered levels
Last month alone, outbound shipments spiked 154.9 percent year-on-year, marking a record monthly surge for Chinese exports. The sharp increase in exports, which was much higher than economists’ predictions, is partly explained by the low base from 2020, when exports fell over 17 percent as the government imposed lockdowns to …
Read More »Bitcoin’s record rally minting thousands of crypto millionaires…at least in virtual reality
Statistics also showed there are 8,214 accounts that own bitcoins valued at more than $10 million. That is 102,076 bitcoin accounts that can call themselves diamond hands, in the parlance of Redditors who refer to investment outperformance in that way. Also, 422,104 accounts can boast bitcoin accounts valued at more …
Read More »As Texans struggle to get food & water, record-breaking freeze is so cold it’s confusing weather satellites
At least 25 deaths have been attributed to the recent cold snap which has caused record snowfall in the Lone Star state, leading to frozen or broken water pipes and consequent disruptions to water supplies, as shared by residents on social media. The demand for 75,000 megawatts on Tuesday was …
Read More »Andrew Yang says he’ll make NYC a ‘cryptocurrency hub’ if elected mayor, as bitcoin shoots to record high of $48,000+
As the popular crypto shot up in value on Thursday following an announcement from BNY Mellon that it would transfer and issue bitcoin (BTC) for its institutional clients, Yang pledged to make New York a global center for digital currencies should he emerge victorious. “As mayor of NYC – the …
Read More »Andrew Yang says he’ll make NYC a ‘cryptocurrency hub’ if elected mayor, as bitcoin shoots to record high of $48,000+
As the popular crypto shot up in value on Thursday following an announcement from BNY Mellon that it would transfer and issue bitcoin (BTC) for its institutional clients, Yang pledged to make New York a global center for digital currencies should he emerge victorious. “As mayor of NYC – the …
Read More »‘Who let the Doge out?’ Musk’s favorite canine-crypto smashes another record high as celebrities jump on board
The canine-themed cryptocurrency surged as high as $0.084 per coin early on Monday before giving up some of the gains and sliding to around $0.075 later in the day. However, it was still up over 22 percent in the last 24 hours, and left behind Stellar and Bitcoin Cash to …
Read More »Rejoice all you Brits and Americans, you’ve got a record Covid death toll… and now you’re working longer than anyone else too
Even Dolly Parton is fretting about how overworked her fellow Americans are. She has re-recorded ‘9 to 5’ – her signature hit from a 1980 comedy film – as ‘5 to 9’. In an eerie episode of schadenfreude, Dolly’s new song arrived as the working masses suffered yet another punch …
Read More »Shock rocker Marilyn Manson dropped by record label amid slew of horrific abuse claims, calls them ‘distortion of reality’
Wood met Manson when she was 18 and he was 36, and began a relationship with the rock star which lasted from 2007 to their short-lived engagement in 2010. Wood previously testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee in 2018 about both sexual and domestic abuse at the hands of a …
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