Direct Line has seen its shares fall by a quarter after it scrapped its final dividend, blaming a flood of claims related to bad weather in the UK last month. The home and motor insurance firm said severe weather in December, which included a cold snap, had pushed it to an underwriting loss for 2022. … Read more
CNN — The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1.35 billion – the second-largest in the lottery’s history – after no winner snagged the big prize in Tuesday night’s drawingofficials said. That’s a boost from Tuesday’s jackpot of $1.1 billion, which saw no tickets match all six winning numbers of 7, 13, 14, 15, … Read more
The 2023 Golden Globes were held earlier on Tuesday night in California, celebrating the best talent in the film and entertainment industry from the year that went by. Both The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin led the pack of winners with two top honours apiece, with the former winning the coveted Best Picture award … Read more
Investors and traders of ApeCoin (APE) have been seeing some big gains since the start of 2023. With the crypto market experiencing a surge in prices, ApeCoin has been riding the bullish wave upwards showing gains on almost all timeframes. ApeCoin is riding the bullish momentum, while Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and … Read more
Amidst continuous sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the country is accelerating its CBDC program. According to the Jan. 9 reportRussia’s central bank will research two potential cross-border settlement solutions as part of its intentions to move forward with the country’s digital ruble in the first quarter of 2023. The first proposed … Read more
AXS began the year in better shape than it ended the last one More users interacted with the Axie network even though NFT sales were down The year 2022 was a hard pill to swallow for Axie Infinity [AXS] holders due to the 89.74% drawdown of its value in the last 365 days. Well, the … Read more
Nigeria highlights its plans for regulating stablecoins, initial coin offerings (ICOs), and the possibility of creating foreign direct investment through cryptocurrencies. The document titled “Nigeria’s payments system vision 2025” complements the country’s previous efforts to regulate the largest crypto market in Africa. In 2021, the country’s central bank prohibited local financial institutions from facilitating all … Read more
Sainsbury’s has become the latest retailer to post strong Christmas sales figures, saying it achieved a “record” festive season. The UK’s second largest supermarket group, which also includes Argos, said it now expected annual profits for the year to March towards the upper end of its previously guided range between £630m and £690m. Underlying pre-tax … Read more
Apple Fitness+ has been updated with several new features including new workout types, a new sleep theme for meditation, and a Beyoncé Artist Spotlight. The fitness platform is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. While the service is not yet available in India, pricing for Apple Fitness+ is set at $9.99 (roughly … Read more
A man has been “neutralised” after attacking several people at a train station in Paris, a French minister has said. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed a man had injured several people at the Gare du Nord this morning. French media reported a man had injured several people with a knife. Source link
DeFi aggregator protocol Yearn Finance has launched a new product that allows users to create sophisticated permissionless vault factories on its platform. Yearn’s auto-compounding yVault Yearn.financea DeFi aggregator protocol with $382,650,687 in total value locked (TVL), has launched the Permissionless Vault Factory. This product gives users of the platform access to deploy an auto-compounding yVault … Read more
Ripple is gaining pace above the $0.350 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XRP price could rise further if it clears the $0.3720 resistance zone. Ripple is currently rising above the $0.35 resistance zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading above $0.350 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a … Read more
Coinshares report showed that investors were accumulating XRP as they dumped BTC and ETH Despite the increased accumulation, holders of XRP were still holding at a loss A recent Coinshares report showed that investors’ confidence in Ripple [XRP] was on the rise even despite holders standing at a loss. Recently, the price of XRP witnessed … Read more
In 2022, Sweden’s central bank undertook an aggressive interest rate hiking cycle that ricocheted through the property market. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / Contributor / Getty Images Sweden’s property prices are facing a serious drop as the country’s central bank governor warns of lofty household debt levels. House prices in Sweden have risen fairly reliably over the … Read more
Ethereum climbed higher above the $1,320 resistance zone against the US Dollar. ETH tested the $1,350 zone and is currently consolidating gains. Ethereum started a decent increase above the $1,300 and $1,320 resistance levels. The price is now trading above $1,320 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line … Read more
Place/Date: – January 11th, 2023 at 6:23 am UTC · 3 min read Source: Orbeon Protocol As 2023 has just begun, there are three cryptocurrencies that investors should definitely have on their radar: Flow (FLOW), EOS, and Orbeon Protocol (ORBN). The latter is particularly noteworthy, as it uses equity-backed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to revolutionize venture … Read more
Place/Date: – January 11th, 2023 at 6:22 am UTC · 3 min read Source: Snowfall Protocol When searching for the best-performing crypto assets, Aptos (APT) and Kava (KAVA) are both up over 11% in the past 24 hours. Aptos (APT) is currently trading at approx. $4.92 while Kava (KAVA) is trading at around $0.743. However, … Read more
Place/Date: – January 11th, 2023 at 6:20 am UTC · 3 min read Source: Big Eyes Coin A mad scramble. Greedy hands fighting each other, clawing to scoop up as much as feasibly possible to stuff into their cold wallets. Over the weekend, Big Eyes Coin (BIG) has been selling like hotcakes, having sold over … Read more
CNN — When Lovie Smith was hired by the Houston Texans in February 2022 as the team’s new head coach, he said the NFL had “a problem” with hiring Black coaches and diversity. “I realize the amount of Black head coaches there are in the National Football League,” Smith told reporters just under a year … Read more
Stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) has grown in popularity since the collapse of FTX and now frequently reaches daily transfer volumes four to five times that recorded by major competitor Tether (USDT) according to data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. That’s despite the market cap of USDT being $23 billion greater than USDC. As of Jan. … Read more
Argentina is set to introduce a new draft bill requiring citizens to declare their cryptocurrency holdings. Otherwise, they could face hefty tax penalties. Argentina’s new draft bill targets crypto assets The bill is meant to tighten the country’s anti-money laundering rules and will be presented to the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) in the … Read more
Amazon will widely roll out a feature by end-January that allows online merchants outside its platform to use the e-commerce giant’s payment and delivery services, as it takes on rising competition from Canada’s Shopify. ‘Buy With Prime’, which was launched as an invite-only offering in April, will be widely available to US-based merchants by January 31, the … Read more
Upon first viewing, Scott Cooper’s film The Pale Blue Eyewhich received its worldwide premiere through Netflix on Jan. 6th, appears to summon cinematic elements from the frost-bitten terrains of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant and the vast woodlands of Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone. Like Iñárritu’s 2016 Academy Award-winner, The Pale Blue Eyebased on author Louis … Read more
Home TV News Golden Globes: Eddie Murphy References Will Smith Slap During Speech The legendary comedian and actor accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award Tuesday night — and ended his speech with a laugh. Cinelou Films Just when we thought Will Smith’s Oscar slap was in the rear-view, Eddie Murphy swoops in to reignite the … Read more
Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) on-chain activity has been increasing to the extent that the leading two networks now process more transaction volume than the Ethereum network. Layer-2 networks Decision and Optimism have seen an increase in transactions over the past three months. Comparatively, aside from a few spikes, transactions on the Ethereum network have declined by … Read more
