The controversial debate with blockchain and cryptocurrency has been affecting this new market for the good, the bad and the ugly. More than ever, crypto giants including Bitcoin, have been fighting their way through stormy weather cringing from the blows. Yet a newcomer on the block, Lendo, a London based fintech start-up, has been sailing through with […]

Banks also weighed on the market as bond yields declined. A steep, late-afternoon sell-off in technology companies pulled U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday, knocking 344 points off the Dow Jones industrial average. The market slide erased modest gains from earlier in the day and much of a powerful rally from the day before. Banks also […]

China’s central bank realized the first of what will likely be many Blockchain implementations in the form of the Blockchain Registry Open Platform (BROP), released Monday, March 26. Unveiled at the Global Financial Science and Technology Summit in the city of Hangzhou, BROP is an open Blockchain protocol developed by the Zhongchao Blockchain Research Institute. […]

As for adventuring, I’d rate myself medium-high on the risk scale. I once travelled to Africa not knowing a soul, and I’ve trudged shin-deep in mud through cow-filled fields in Scotland to get to a music festival. Those were good times – the kind where youth, possibility and the absence of fear of running mascara […]

The latest Star Wars movie ended with yet another epic battle, but this one took place both on the ground and in the sky. Some fans might be surprised to learn that the skybound-portion of the Crait confrontation in Star Wars: The Last Jedi was heavily inspired by a famous Disneyland attraction. While speaking on the director’s commentary for […]

Microsoft looks poised to add a new Multi Session option to Windows 10, likely this fall, which will allow IT to provide multiple users with remote access to desktops/apps without relying on Windows Server. Microsoft officials hinted earlier this year that they were working on new ways to deliver virtual desktop/app capabilities in Windows 10 […]

In a major study, biologists at Lund University in Sweden have studied the role of chance in whether a species survives or dies out locally. One possible consequence according to the researchers, is that although conservation initiatives can save endangered species, sometimes chance can override such efforts. Species that differ considerably in their ecology rarely […]

A second consecutive year of soaring profits on Wall Street pushed the average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City to more than $184,000 in 2017, New York state’s top elected fiscal officer reported Monday. The average bonus paid to brokers rose 17 percent to $184,220, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. Pretax […]

According to a recent report published by New Frontier Data, under full federal legalization the cannabis market has the potential to create cumulatively $105.6 billion in federal tax revenue and 1 million new jobs by 2025. Under the assumption of full legalization in all 50 states, data projects there would be an excess of 654,000 jobs and […]

Kylie Jenner has flaunted her post-pregnancy body several times on Snapchat, and many fans have wondered in awe how she managed to slim down so quickly. However, for Kylie, that is not enough. Just hours after she showed off her seven-week post-baby body (hello, flat tummy!), she posted a throwback photo on Instagram. In it, Kylie […]