Crypto mining has become a craze particularly in several northern, majority-Serb municipalities of Kosovo where consumers have not paid for electricity since the 1998-99 Kosovo war, when NATO air strikes halted a brutal Serbian counter-insurgency war and the then province became a ward of the United Nations. Majority-Albanian Kosovo declared independence in 2008 but still … Read more
According to a senior government official, the upcoming crypto regulations under review in the Turkish Parliament do not include a 40% tax on crypto. Cryptocurrency investors in Turkey can breathe a collective cautious sigh of relief. A legal framework designed to prioritize transparency, safety, and auditability of crypto exchange platforms, will be delivered to Parliament … Read more
If you own some Bitcoin, you may be tempted to hold on and hope for the best. That may take a while, since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have slipped into a bear market—Bitcoin is off more than 28% from its record high, recently trading around $47,500. But some owners of cryptos aren’t just banking on … Read more
Brooke Knippenberg, 6, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah BeierRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comRegisterJERUSALEM, Dec 9 (Reuters) – One month after her son Eran had recovered from a mild case of COVID-19, Sara Bittan rushed the three-year-old to the emergency room. He had … Read more
Workers unload sacks of rice at a grocery store, known as a kirana, in Bengaluru, India, on Monday, Jun. 21, 2021. DDhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia’s economy expanded in line with market expectations for the quarter ending in September, but economists say risks like the new Covid variant omicron could weigh on future … Read more
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday, a number of cryptocurrency advocates discussed the subject this weekend. For instance, the veteran FX trader Peter Brandt told his 581,700 Twitter followers that bitcoin maximalists “should oppose” a spot market bitcoin ETF. Bitcoiner Preston Pysh said bitcoin … Read more
Many Alberta parents have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12, as regulators in Canada and the United States get closer to making a decision about whether to approve it. Health Canada is currently reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech’s request to approve its vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds and, on Tuesday, a U.S. Food … Read more
Sarai Tepou has worked as an independent midwife in south Auckland for a number of years and says the Government’s mandatory vaccination order for those in the profession is a step too far. Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins announced last week that high-risk workers in the healthcare sector would need to be fully vaccinated by … Read more
Bitcoin has pushed to an all-time high above $66,000. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Bitcoin futures ETFs burst onto the scene this week, marking a new milestone for the crypto market. Insider talked to market experts about how the new ETFs compare to owning actual bitcoin. ProShares and Valkyrie launched their ETFs this week, … Read more
A child wears a face mask on the first day of New York City schools, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidSept 22 (Reuters) – In an ideal world, Leah Smithers said she could afford to wait for longer-term testing of the COVID-19 vaccines before getting … Read more