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Using social media to measure air pollution’s psychological toll

People are less happy on days when the air is more polluted, according to an analysis of 210 million posts on the Chinese social media site Sina Weibo. Researchers have suspected air pollution takes a psychological toll generally, and dirty air due to industrialization, coal burning, and motor vehicles has become a drag on well-being for Chinese city dwellers. дальше »

2019-2-15 11:16


The new period emoji is a first step in ending period shame

Emoji has become a universal language of its own, but up until now there wasn’t one for people to say “I’m on my period” — and that’s more important than you might think. This bloody brilliant news came earlier this month when the Unicode Consortium (the official body that manages emoji worldwide) confirmed in a blogpost that they had approved 59 new emoji designs, including a “drop of blood” that will be added to our emoji catalog in spring this year after more than 55,000 people voted for it. дальше »

2019-2-14 15:04


How I became pen pals with the kid who stole my iPhone

I’d always wanted to go to India. So I was pretty outraged when, in 2011, my iPhone went without me. I think it’s only fair to place around 5 percent of the blame on my friend Blair. A group of us were in a London wine bar pretending to be grown-ups, searching for more sophisticated ways to say “second-least-expensive bottle” while tossing around wine terms we’d heard in a semi-ironic attempt to impress our waiter. дальше »

2019-2-14 12:26


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Crypto Analyst: Bitcoin Investors Are Underwater, But BTC Bounces Back Quickly

Bitcoin’s highly publicized meteoric rise to its all-time high of $20,000 in December 2017 was a classic bubble cycle at its peak. The media attention and hype from individuals talking about the crypto on social media and in social circles sparked FOMO (fear of missing out) in retail investors who eventually got burned when the. дальше »

2019-2-14 04:00


Crypto Traders’ Long-Term Bitcoin Short Contracts See Uptick in Closures Signaling the Bottom is In?

It seems that those who shorted Bitcoin when it was reaching its all-time high at $20,000 are cashing out now. Bitcoin has been traded between $3,250 and $4,100 during the last few months. This comes just a few weeks after Mark Dow, a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist, cash out his short contract on […] дальше »

2019-2-13 19:58


Cryptocurrency Trading for Beginners – 5 Awesome Tips

For beginner cryptocurrency traders, the cryptocurrency market can sometimes feel like a wild rollercoaster ride. Many made their millions when the market soared in late 2017. Unfortunately, the party did not continue forever as the market promptly declined throughout 2018 and many of these overnight millionaire cryptocurrency traders lost their fortunes just as fast. дальше »

2019-2-13 16:00


New BitMEX Research: Retail Banking, Payment Systems Might Be Safe from Next Financial Crisis Threat

BitMEX published a report this week titled, “Anatomy of the Next Global Financial Crisis,” which discusses multiple details to answer a single question – “When is the next global financial crisis going to happen?” Though this information is based off of the current trends and information in the market, consumers would likely benefit from knowing […] дальше »

2019-2-13 09:33


Blockchain Project Delayed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Until Brexit Concludes

Distributed ledger technology has been a point of interest for the United Kingdom Parliament lately, as the authority investigates its potential use of customs needs. Urged by the Q&A section of the website, MP (member of parliament) Eddie Hughes had pondered if the government plans to implement blockchain technology when the UK finally departs from […] дальше »

2019-2-13 03:56


Early Bitcoin Supporter ‘Cobra’ Says BTC Does Not Need More Forks Regarding Block Size Reduction

Bitcoin has a controversial history with hard forks. Anyone who follows crypto news for a while knows about all the problems created when Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash decided to split and last November we all saw the drama that happened when Bitcoin Cash split with Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (SV). Now, someone has decided that […] дальше »

2019-2-13 03:31


Ripple’s CTO Affirms XRP Interledger Protocol (ILP) Is Not Connected to the RippleNet at the Moment

Ripple’s Chief Technological Officer, David Schwartz, has recently used Twitter to affirm that the Interledger Protocol (ILP) is not linked with RippleNet at the moment. The discussion started when a Twitter user called @ipinky77 asked if he needed to be worried because RippleNet was not compatible with the ILP yet. He asked about it because […] дальше »

2019-2-13 02:26


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Wall Street Crypto Advocate Says Bitcoin ETF Is A Matter Of When: What’s Behind the Confidence?

All eyes may be on the QuadrigaCX imbroglio, but talk regarding the implications that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could propose have continued. This isn’t without reason. Since the Winklevoss Twins effectively started the race for a publicly-traded crypto fund, deemed a “paradigm-shifting” product by post, the subject matter has plagued the front pages of. дальше »

2019-2-12 15:30


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SEC Commissioner Suggests Excessive Crypto Regulation Hurts Growth

A commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the official regulation of cryptocurrencies could actually stunt the technology’s development. Hester Peirce’s comments come at a time when the SEC has been accused of acting contrarily and gives hope to those wanting governments to take a step back to prevent over-regulation […] The post SEC Commissioner Suggests Excessive Crypto Regulation Hurts Growth appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-2-12 12:35