Rio Tinto’s chairman to step down in latest shakeup following Indigenous cave destruction
Rio Tinto Chairman Simon Thompson is stepping down over the company’s destruction of a 46,000-year-old, sacred Indigenous site in Australia, becoming the latest in a...
An Iranian Think Tank Recommends the Use of Cryptocurrencies to Circumvent Sanctions
A think tank affiliated with the Iranian Presidency has unveiled a study report that encourages the use of cryptocurrencies in circumventing sanctions against the country....
Days from getting vaccinated, 88-year-old dies of Covid-19
Just days before he was supposed to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, 88-year-old Leonard Davis contracted coronavirus and died 10 days after being admitted to the...
DeFi token CRV spikes after reports PayPal acquired unrelated custody firm Curv
Curve Finance is up nearly 30% in 24 hours after traders rallied into the wrong market in response to news that PayPal may have acquired...
Pelosi’s office says 2 controversial projects will be pulled from Covid bill
Two big projects originally slated to be part of the Covid-19 relief bill but criticized as being unrelated to coronavirus relief will be pulled from...
Rarest Pepe — ‘most important NFT in art history’ — sells for 205 ETH
With more than $300M spent on NFTs this year, it is no surprise that one of the rarest Pepe NFTs “Homer Pepe” just changed hands...
Top 3 NFT brands sales grew 381% in February
The NFT explosion is one of the most talked about events for crypto in 2021, with sales from several platforms breaking records on a weekly...
Budget 2021: Furlough scheme to be extended until September
The move will help millions of people, Rishi Sunak says, ahead of setting out his tax and spending plans....
Cuba aims to produce its own Covid-19 vaccine
Cuba is attempting to make its own Covid-19 vaccine. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann speaks to some of the scientists working on the potential breakthrough....
How a Chinese website for pirated TV shows became a cultural touchstone for millennials
When Bill Liang realized that popular video download and streaming service Renren Yingshi might be gone for good his heart sank....
