Surge in Gas Prices

The benefits of visiting a gas station (wonderful scent) are beginning to outweigh the disadvantages (increasing pricing), and the White House is trying to respond. The Biden administration requested OPEC+ to produce more oil yesterday, claiming that high gas prices are hurting the economy’s recovery. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a collection … Read more

United Nations is talking about the climate again

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), a UN task group, published a 3,949-page report Monday that dubbed current climate change trends “code red for mankind.” Here’s what you should know. It’s entirely our fault. If there was any question that volcanoes may have a role in climate change, the IPCC dispelled it. The experts stated, … Read more

Robinhood taking the markets for a ride

Robinhood is most known for fueling the growth of so-called meme stocks like GameStop and AMC, which soared earlier this year not because of economic fundamentals, but because people on social media thought them humorous. Investors wondered, well before it went public last week, if Robinhood would become a meme stock. So far, it looks that the … Read more

Colombian capital supports blockchain and emerging tech with $2.3M fund

Bogotá, the capital of Colombia is funding blockchain development as part of the city’s broader investment in innovative technologies. According to an announcement made on Monday on the city of Bogotá’s official website, the municipal government will provide 8.8 billion Colombian pesos ($2.3 million) to local companies as part of four new programs in the city’s Innovation, … Read more

Colombia’s oldest commercial bank pilots crypto services

Banco de Bogotá, one of Colombia’s biggest banks, will test crypto services as part of a regulatory sandbox experiment. Banco de Bogotá, Colombia’s oldest commercial bank, is allegedly looking into cryptocurrency-related services. As reported by the local news agency Portfolio, Banco de Bogotá said Monday that it would join in a pilot project led by … Read more

Absolutely right’ to think of Bitcoin as the new gold — Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Ricardo Benjamín Salinas Pliego is a Mexican billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a group of companies with interests in telecommunications, media, financial services, and retail stores. He is the third richest person in Mexico and the 172nd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$13.6 billion in February 2021 Pliego, already well … Read more

Bitcoin sheds $2.5K amid warnings of a repeat BTC price dip

Bitcoin (BTC) fell precipitously on Friday after a rejection above $35,000 sparked a rout toward familiar support. Bitcoin heads back toward $30,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it shed over $2,500 during trading on Friday. The pair had hit local highs of $35,400 overnight before abruptly reversing trajectory to fall below $33,000. For popular … Read more

2021 Outlook on cryptocurrency

Following a strong 2020, crypto is predicted to continue to surge in 2021. Notwithstanding the current dip, Bitcoin and Ethereum had both been hitting all-time highs in what seemed like every other week. As the market undergoes a correction, what will the rest of 2021 hold for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies? Finder surveyed 35 financial experts … Read more

Investing in Cryptocurrency: The Good & the bad side

Crypto currencies or digital coins have taken the investors and trading markets by storm. Be it novice investors or and an enthusiast, all have developed a keen interest in them, if not liking, as they have given colossal returns. Recent bloodbath gave investors enough reason to doubt the stability and profit-generation potential of cryptos. Still, … Read more

Where is yasmeen Bleeth?

If you grew up watching Baywatch you probably know Yasmine Bleeth. She played Caroline Holden on the show and was quite a celebrity back then. But since then it seems like she disappeared off the face of the Earth, or at least off the screen and off the grid. We haven’t seen her on TV … Read more