Bitcoin network completes fourth-ever ‘halving’ of rewards to miners

Bitcoin network completes fourth-ever ‘halving’ of rewards to miners

The Bitcoin network on Friday evening completed its fourth “halving,” reducing the rewards earned by miners to 3.125 bitcoins from 6.25. The price of bitcoin has been volatile ahead of the event, and fell about 4% this week to trade around $64,100, according to Coin Metrics. The event is a big test for mining companies, … Read more

Citadele Bank Introduces New Sustainable Payment Cards Made of Recycled Plastic

Citadele Bank Introduces New Sustainable Payment Cards Made of Recycled Plastic

By developing sustainable financial services, Citadele Bank will start issuing new design payment cards made of 95% recycled plastic in the Baltic States. In addition, additional features have been added to the new maps to make them easy to use even for the visually impaired. Instead of the existing X smart, X supreme and X … Read more

Valinéo: Leading the Circular Economy with Valisol Floor Tiles Made from Recycled Plastic

Valinéo: Leading the Circular Economy with Valisol Floor Tiles Made from Recycled Plastic

Since 2016, Valinéo has quickly established itself as a major player in the recycling of cable waste in France. Through its commitment to the circular economy, Valinéo offers innovative solutions such as Valisol floor tiles, made from recycled plastic: an ecological and sustainable alternative for urban development. An innovative response to the challenge of recycling … Read more

France Denies Readiness to Talk with Russia over Ukraine, Refuting Moscow’s Account: Reuters

France Denies Readiness to Talk with Russia over Ukraine, Refuting Moscow’s Account: Reuters

France denies readiness to talk with Russia over Ukraine France has denied showing readiness for potential talks with Russia over Ukraine, refuting Moscow’s account of a call on Wednesday between French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement that “readiness for a dialog on Ukraine … Read more

How Elon Musk became the engine of the Texas economy

How Elon Musk became the engine of the Texas economy

Bloomberg — Elon Musk is now officially Austin’s largest private employer. Tesla Inc. (TSLA) increased its employee count 86% last year to 22,777 in the fast-growing Texas region, where the automaker produces Model Y SUVs and angular Cybertrucks. As a result, it surpassed grocery chain HEB, according to a new annual compliance report Tesla filed … Read more

Minimize Taxes on Your Investments: Strategies to Save Money

Minimize Taxes on Your Investments: Strategies to Save Money

Take Steps to Minimize Taxes on Your Investments An Hour Ago – Author Name Introduction Big returns in 2024 may result in significant taxes that investors will need to pay next year. However, there are a few proactive measures that investors can take to reduce the associated tax burden. Switch Mutual Funds to ETFs Consider … Read more

2024 Easter Holidays and School Calendar in Mexico: Important Dates and Schedule Changes

2024 Easter Holidays and School Calendar in Mexico: Important Dates and Schedule Changes

Mexico City — This weekend, from March 15 to 18, the first mega bridge will take place in Mexico’s basic education schools in 2024, a few days before the start of the Easter holidays. Classes will be suspended on Friday, March 15, 2024 due to administrative download, when teachers upload their students’ grades to the … Read more

Paytm Shares Surge as CEO Exits Payments Bank Board

Paytm Shares Surge as CEO Exits Payments Bank Board

Paytm shares rise after CEO exits payments bank board Shares of Paytm owner One 97 Communications jumped 5% in early India trading on Tuesday, after the company’s chief executive officer stepped down from the board of its payments bank unit. The company said in a release late Monday that Vijay Shekhar Sharma would exit his … Read more

Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) to Provide US$2 Billion in Financing to Colombia – Bloomberg Interview with President Sergio Díaz-Granados

Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) to Provide US Billion in Financing to Colombia – Bloomberg Interview with President Sergio Díaz-Granados

Bogotá — The financing that CAF will provide to Colombia will be US$2,000 million this year. This was confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg Línea by the president of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Sergio Díaz-Granados. These resources will be allocated to sovereign financing for nearly US$520 million; non-sovereign, with another US$500 million; … Read more

The Rise of Monster Beverage: The Surprising Best-Performing Stock of the Past Three Decades

The Rise of Monster Beverage: The Surprising Best-Performing Stock of the Past Three Decades

The Surprising Success Story of Monster Beverage: The Best-Performing Stock of the Past 30 Years By [Your Name], Staff Writer Unveiling the Energy Drink Titan The best-performing stock of the past three decades is not one of the tech titans you’d assume. It’s actually an energy drink company: Monster Beverage. Rapid and Consistent Growth Monster’s … Read more