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View More NewsDemocratizing weather derivatives with tokenizationThis is where tokenization enters, and where I think the crypto industry has a genuinely important role to play in democratizing weather risk hedging. It’s an initiative that I think is significantly more important than simply offering traditional yield-generating assets like bonds onchain.The core advantages of putting weather derivatives on a blockchain are not theoretical. Smart contracts can automatically trigger payouts when verified weather data crosses a predetermined threshold, while bypassing manual processing, disputes, delays, and counterparty risk. With tokenized weather derivatives, a farmer in a rain-dependent economy no longer needs a Goldman Sachs relationship to…
Data centers, already unloved by the general public, have a new enemy: cuddly leopard cubs. In Nashville, plans by Atlanta-based company DC BLOX to build a data center have provoked heated opposition from the Nashville Zoo, next to which the planned facility would go. The zoo argues that the constant hums and vibrations from the data center would have a negative impact on animals with sensitive hearing; chief among them the clouded leopards bred in the zoo. “Clouded Leopards are notoriously sensitive to any mechanical noise, which causes excessive stress and elimination of successful breeding, harming the overall endangered population,”…
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Three thousand years ago, Homer gave us the face that launched a thousand ships. This weekend, Christopher Nolan gave us the film that launched a million grifts, and he buried them.His Odyssey opened to $124 million domestically and a whopping $264 million worldwide. The haul does not prove the film is good. It does prove that the seven-month social-media campaign against it face-planted the moment real people bought tickets.Their indictment ran on three charges. Nolan cast Lupita Nyong’o, a black actress, as Helen of Troy, the legendary beauty of the ancient world. Elliot Page, the transgender star, was said to…
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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ostensibly prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from purchasing publicly…
In brief Samsung said Samsung Wallet will add native stablecoin support at Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, showing a mockup with Circle’s…
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The crypto market continues to mature with growing institutional participation, and memecoins are paying the price.The combined market capitalization of DOGE$0.06905 and shiba inu…
In brief Researchers found that every AI model tested showed positive bias toward Catholicism and negative bias toward Jehovah’s Witnesses. Grok showed the strongest…
From Eby v. Bd. of Curators, decided today by the Missouri Court of Appeals (Chief Judge John P. Torbitzky, joined by Judges Angela Turner…
Strive (ASST) purchased 1,109 bitcoin at an average price of roughly $76,989 per coin in the four days ended May 22, according to a…
Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation continued into a fourth week, with the price finding support at $74,000 and resistance in the $78,000 to $80,000 range. According to…
In brief Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink and Solana treasury Forward Industries will be included in the Russell 3000 and 2000 indexes. The firms join…
If you’re planning on packing Zyn for your European summer vacation, you might want to reconsider. On Sunday, the New York Post reported that…
A big block sale of BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded IBIT might help explain the sharp intraday reversal in bitcoin that took the price from $78,000…
Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE continues to rally, possibly targeting $100 as its next all-time high, as inflows to its exchange-traded funds highlight investor demand. Inflows…