On Wednesday, November 13, Apple lifted the cover off its new precious MacBook offering – the 16-inch MacBook Pro. The new MacBook Pro model comes with some heavily loaded hardware features seen for the first time on a laptop.Besides introducing high-end machine hardware, one of the major changes to the latest MacBook Pro is its keyboard. Apple has finally decided to get rid of the controversial butterfly mechanism keyboard is used in the previous Macs.Instead, the 16-inch MacBook Pro...
Read More »Brave Pays Users in BAT to Watch Video Advertisements
Crypto is great all by itself, but if you can get paid in it, that’s even better, and secure browser system Brave is now paving the way for a new rewards system that allows users to earn cryptocurrency for viewing advertisements as a means of marking the official launch of Brave’s new 1.0 version.Brave Allows You to Earn $$ By Watching VideosAside from earning money for watching ads, users can also tip publishers they like with BAT (Basic Attention Token). The publishers much be certified...
Read More »Nike Leaves Amazon and Others May Follow It in This Decision
In a surprise turn of events, footwear maker Nike has decided to terminate its relationship with technology giant Amazon and it will no longer sell its goods on the retail website of Amazon.In a statement Nike said:“As part of Nike’s focus on elevating consumer experiences through more direct, personal relationships, we have made the decision to complete our current pilot with Amazon Retail.”“We will continue to invest in strong, distinctive partnerships for Nike with other retailers and...
Read More »OneCoin $4 Billion Ponzi Scheme: Founder’s Brother Eyes 90 Years in Jail
The cryptocurrency ecosystem is no stranger to scams and pyramid schemes. Exciting new technology, coupled with dramatically rising prices a few years ago, helped lure people into get-rich-quick schemes that only served to part them from their hard-earned money. One of the biggest cryptocurrency scams is OneCoin, which managed to take in almost US$4 billion. Now the OneCoin saga takes another turn as the brother of the cryptocurrency’s founder has pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud...
Read More »Overall Crypto Trend Sways Ether to Sideways Trading
Overall, the cryptocurrency market is pressured and this includes Ethereum as majority lost steam for the upside zone. The bullish momentum eased out as buyers look to supply zones to make another entry. The total market capitalization of crypto as of Monday had lost a total value of $ 6.8 billion. Most of the important coins currently remain at supply levels over the last 24 hours, while ETHUSD ended Wednesday at 187.49, gaining $ 0.40 (0.21%).As at the time of composing, Ethereum (ETH) is...
Read More »PayPal Axes Pornhub Performers Payments Model as Verge Stands to Gain
In one sudden and swift move payments giant PayPal has cut off the thousands of performers on adult behemoth Pornhub that depended on the payment service to receive their payments. The pornographic platform indicated this in a blog post in the help section on the website. They wrote:“We are all devastated by PayPal’s decision to stop payouts to over a hundred thousand performers who rely on them for their livelihoods.”This, of course, has fundamentally changed the way and manner in which the...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Bears Take Over As XRP Pulls Back To $0.26
XRP saw a small decrease of around 1% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $0.2677. This follows a more significant drop of 7.23% over the past week.Nevertheless, XRP remains the third-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $11.71 billion.Looking at the XRP/USD 1-Day Chart:Since our previous XRP/USD analysis, the cryptocurrency continued to pull back, breaking below $0.28 and $0.27 to reach the current level of $0.2677.From above: The nearest level of resistance is located...
Read More »DeFi Adoption: Andreessen Horowitz Invests $25 Million In Compound Lending
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is among the fastest-growing trends that are based on blockchain. The well-known venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has recently invested $25 million in the popular DeFi project Compound, thus continuing its involvement in the field.$25 Million Raised For a DeFi ProjectAndreessen Horowitz invested $25 million in the fast-growing project in the field of decentralized finance, Compound Finance. The latter is based in San Francisco and uses blockchain and smart...
Read More »Canaan’s American IPO Is a $100 Million Bet on a Bitcoin Bull Market
Mining giant Canaan Creative is set to launch its IPO later this month. The Avalon miner maker proceeds with its IPO despite massive devaluations. The company appears to be betting on a strong bull market, which would dramatically increase demand for mining equipment. Bitcoin mining is a delicate balance of these three factors: equipment efficiency, electricity costs, and bitcoin price. Miners often have control over the first two factors but they are at the mercy of the dominant...
Read More »Brave Launches Brave 1.0 Browser that Provides Enhanced Security and Anonimity
Brave Software, a company co-founded by Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, has announced the launch of its free open-source browser Brave 1.0. Brave is based on the Chromium web browser and blocks malware ads and website trackers, keeping users’ data safe and secure.It offers the so-called Brave Rewards program that monitors users’ attention on sites they visit and rewards them with the corresponding amount of Basic Attention Token (BAT), based on the total support for each site. Initially, Brave was...
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