BlogHide Resteemsjeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoSyria receives first shipment of Russian shots - report - Metro USMOSCOW (Reuters) – Syria has received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Syrian ambassador to Russia.Ambassador…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agocto Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency, Called "Diem"Facebook is to launch the cryptocurrency Diem as the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to stay home, and the number of eCommerce transactions increased exponentially for consumers and business…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoHow to Buy Bitcoin with Credit Card – Beginner's GuideBitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has returned 83.56% year-to-date (YTD). Cryptocurrency has benefitted extensively from the crypto boom of 2021. Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $64,863.10 on April 14…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoGuess how much money Dogecoin's co-creator made when he sold all his dogeGet used to seeing, over the coming days, lots of Dogecoin news, breathlessly enthusiastic tweets, and maybe even some kind of reference to the cryptocurrency this weekend on Saturday Night Live…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoBNY Mellon Regrets Not Owning Stocks of Companies Investing in BitcoinMichael Saylor's business intelligence giant announced its first BTC purchase in August last year, and its stocks traded around $125 at that time. As the firm kept accumulating massive portions…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoBinance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is launching an NFT marketplaceCryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday revealed plans to introduce its own marketplace where users can create, buy and sell digital collector's items known as NFTs.NFTs, or non-fungible tokens…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoSingapore vice make biggest weed and heroin haul in two decadesThere will be a little less weed in circulation to celebrate 4/20 tomorrow after a Malaysian man was allegedly busted with over 40 kilograms of narcotics in the largest haul of heroin and cannabis…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoMedical Examiner: Restraint Caused George Floyd's Death, Drugs Played a RoleThe medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide caused by law enforcement restraint last year told a courtroom on Friday that Floyd's health history and intoxication contributed to…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoTurkey, Qatar unite to increase reach of Turkish productsThe online shopping platform Turkish Souq was relaunched in the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday to enhance trade cooperation between Ankara and Doha and allow Turkish goods to reach global…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoChinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighur activists with malwareCHINESE HACKERS USED FAKE Facebook accounts to target individual activists in the expatriate Uighur community and infect their personal communications devices with malware, according to Facebook.…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoCHINA VOICES | What China thinks of NFTs · TechNodeWill blockchain-powered digital collectibles revolutionize the art world, or are they just another bubble waiting to burst? Collectors have dropped millions of dollars on crypto keepsakes, known as…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoHandycon: World's First Handshake Protocol Conference Launched - Crypto News FlashHandyCon, the world's first conference dedicated to the ground-breaking Handshake decentralized domain name protocol, will take place online March 10th through March 11th, 2021 Eastern Standard Time…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoNextGen Blockchain Platforms Self-Organize to Win Government ContractsThere is a huge opportunity presented by increased government spending on blockchain projects. According to Bloomberg Government BGOV200 Report, federal government spending reached $597 Billion in…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoThe Bitcoin Fund by 3iQ Completes Private PlacementsTORONTO, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: QBTC, QBTC.U) The Bitcoin Fund (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that it has completed private placements in January 2021, accepted by the Toronto…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years ago31 people die after BUBONIC PLAGUE outbreak in Democratic Republic of CongoA bubonic plague outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen several dozen people succumb to the long-feared disease, which caused Europe's Black Death pandemic in the 14th…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoAt Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF BlamedSuspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia killed at least 10 people in eastern DR Congo overnight, sources said Tuesday.A not-for-profit group called the Kivu Security Tracker…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoPollution in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina threatens water supplyIt's no secret that air pollution in the Western Balkans is a problem. Caused primarily by sulphur dioxide (SO2) and dust emissions from coal-fired power plants, the problem became particularly…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years ago"DeFi is Inevitable," 4Q20 Recorded 100k New Addresses Daily: ConsenSys Report"This year Ethereum proved that an entire decentralized financial (DeFi) ecosystem is inevitable," reads ConsenSys' DeFi 4Q20 report.While this gained momentum last year, with all the drama…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoEthereum cools off as miners book profits en masse, prices still look primed to reboundEthereum price reached $1,440 on Coinbase, a new all-time high before plummeting to a low of $1,234. It seems that ETH miners have been selling a lot in the past few weeks as their balances have…jeffwilson (6)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoUS sanctions Iraq's PMU militia leader Falih al-Fayyadh on human rights abusesThe US Treasury Department has sanctioned Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit militia Chairman and former National Security Advisor Falih al-Fayyadh on connections to human rights abuse, according to…