We’re approaching Christmas and many expect the art of window dressing to take hold. No, not on the streets of our towns, where shops prepare far too early for holiday sales. Rather, we’re talking the lengths portfolio managers are said to go to make it look like they made all the right bets in 2021. […]
Archives for November 2021
Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Has Activated
At 5:15 UTC (00:15 EST) on Sunday, Nov. 14, Taproot, the long-anticipated Bitcoin upgrade, activated at block 709,632, opening the door for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security on the network. The upgrade locked in back in June, when over 90% of miners chose to “signal” their support. A […]
M.I.A. on Crypto, Assange and Her New Album
As a musician and video artist, M.I.A. has always made expressly political work. Throughout a bracing, eclectic catalogue she’s tackled colonialism, immigration crises and other forms of systemic oppression head-on. Even when the sounds are chaotic, or the message isn’t quite clear, there’s always a current of radical energy in the music. That was the […]
Indian National Congress Accuses Modi-Led BJP of Covering Up Country’s Biggest Bitcoin Scam
Bitcoin is about to become an even more popular topic in India, with the country’s leading political parties at loggerheads over a multi-million dollar scam involving the top cryptocurrency in the southern state of Karnataka. On Saturday, Randeep Singh Surjewala, a spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC), the main opposition party, accused the Bhartiya […]
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Rise on Taproot Upgrade
Cryptocurrencies were mostly lower on Friday after buyers failed to sustain the all-time price highs reached in bitcoin and ether earlier this week. Analysts expect trading activity to advance next week following the Bitcoin Taproot upgrade, which aims to improve privacy and efficiency on the blockchain network. “Bulls may have some power left to push […]
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