In March 2023, Bitcoin’s average and median-sized fees jumped more than 40% higher after rising 122% in 10 days during the first week of February. The fees have followed the Ordinal inscription trend as more than 662,000 inscriptions reside on the Bitcoin blockchain, and 150 bitcoin worth $4.2 million have been added to fees. Bitcoin
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New Jersey’s wind energy industry is under fire following somemarine mammal deaths that the industry’s opponents blame on the development of offshore platforms along the state’s coastline. On Thursday, protests in Trenton calling for a moratorium on offshore platform development were followed by an announcement by Republican U.S. Representative Van Drew, whose district includes Atlantic
The Formula 1 car for the Williams Racing team will feature an excerpt from the Bitcoin white paper, as a result of a sponsorship deal with United States-based crypto exchange Kraken. In a March 31 tweet, Kraken showed its logo shaped like the legendary sea monster contained text from the opening of the 2008 document
Municipal bonds finished trading little changed Friday as the market rode out the end of the month and the first quarter on a calm note as Treasuries strengthened and stocks surged. While munis came into March like a lamb, they went out like a lioness, calm and proud. The two-year muni-Treasury ratio was at 58%,
Most Brits of a certain age are familiar with the tale of Michael Fish — a meteorologist who graced our TV screens for decades. He became a go-to cultural reference point in October 1987 when he said, on a live television weather report, that a woman had called the BBC asking if a hurricane was
Minutes after Donald Trump released a statement on Thursday night calling a Manhattan grand jury’s vote to indict him on criminal charges “political persecution” and a “witch-hunt”, Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis leapt to the former president’s defence. “The weaponisation of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on
An active-duty United States Space Force astronautical engineer is proposing to the Pentagon a cybersecurity tool capable of transforming the country’s national security and even the base-layer architecture of the internet: Bitcoin (BTC). In an academic thesis, Major Jason Lowery, who is also a National Defense Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presented a
For more than two years, the Chinese authorities have been cracking down on large parts of the private sector, from indebted property companies to data-sensitive tech groups. The campaign was so intense that prominent tycoons such as internet billionaire Jack Ma sought refuge overseas. But this week, just as China’s entrepreneurs were beginning to look
Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak, technocratic surveillance future leveraging central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should nothing be
Grand Cayman is a resort mecca with white sand beaches, scuba diving, snorkeling and deep-sea fishing. The largest of the Cayman Islands, it boasts fine dining, a stress-free environment and picture-perfect weather. A draw for real estate investors and expats: The entire British Overseas Territory is a tax haven with no property, income, capital gains
March municipal bond issuance dropped 30% year-over-year, as issuers this month dealt with Silicon Valley Bank collapse-induced volatility in the U.S. Treasury market, rising interest rates and an uncertain outcome for Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Total volume for the month was $31.795 billion in 515 issues, down from $45.555 billion in 985 issues a
The show Macro Markets, hosted by crypto analyst Marcel Pechman, which airs every Friday at 12 pm ET on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel, explains complex concepts in layman’s terms and focuses on the cause and effect of traditional financial events on the day-to-day crypto activity. In today’s episode, Pechman discusses the housing crisis,
United Utilities and Yorkshire Water were responsible for 124,000 sewage spills by water companies in England last year, more than 40 per cent of the number recorded, according to the country’s pollution watchdog. Data published by the Environment Agency on Friday showed 10 water and sewerage companies operating in England spilled sewage into rivers and
press release PRESS RELEASE. Tallinn, Estonia – Gofaizen & Sherle, a leading fintech and crypto consultancy firm based in Estonia, has recently launched its first crypto product for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The product is designed to assist businesses and startup owners in obtaining crypto licenses in two key zones in UAE – the
The Kremlin has adopted a new foreign policy doctrine which identifies the US as the “main source of threats” to Russian security while describing Russia as a “distinctive state-civilisation” with a “unique historical mission”. The document is the first update to the doctrine since 2016 and reflects the “radical changes in the international affairs”, President
On the tarmac of Waco Regional Airport last weekend, just a few miles from the site of the deadly stand-off between federal law enforcement and members of the Branch Davidian religious cult 30 years ago, Donald Trump delivered his latest, defiant manifesto for his place in American politics. “I am your warrior, I am your
Bitcoin’s dominance over the crypto market, which represents its share of market capitalization relative to the total cryptocurrency market capitalization, rose steeply from around 44% to highs of 48% in March. While Bitcoin’s price increased by 22.7% during the month, most altcoins yielded subpar or negative returns. However, there were some outliers which showed a
Setting and style define a suite of ultra-luxury homes—one with a $30.6 million price tag—to be built in an unspoiled canyon in Paradise Valley, Arizona’s wealthiest community. The dozen gated residences inside the vast Phoenix Mountains Preserve will be surrounded by desert and mountains yet close to restaurants, shops and airports in the greater Phoenix
Walt Disney Co. pushed through changes limiting the powers of the municipal authority that governs its Florida theme parks ahead of a controversial takeover by representatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The changes were quietly approved last month by the outgoing board of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the entity that provides fire protection, electricity and
The indictment of Donald Trump takes America into truly uncharted waters. Never before has a current or former US president faced criminal charges. The indictment brought against him in New York falls well short of the allegations being investigated elsewhere that he fomented an assault on the US Capitol to overturn the result of an
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