Technology If Bitcoin was a boxer it would be a scrappy brawler that refuses to give up. But the last few weeks it has taken a pummelling, with the collapse of industry giant FTX and the arrest of its founder Sam Bankman-Fried in the Caribbean. Bitcoin is used to taking knocks, but this anti-establishment fighter …
Technology Former US President Donald Trump has launched a collection of digital trading cards depicting him in various guises including a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver. The cards are being offered as a “non-fungible token” (NFT), a way of owning the original digital image. Where Bitcoin was hailed as the digital answer to currency, NFTs are …
Business The website offering digital trading cards showing former US President Donald Trump in guises such as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver says the items have already sold out. Mr Trump promoted the “limited-edition cards” late on Thursday, saying one could “make a great Christmas gift”. There were 45,000 of the cards, available for …
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Business here was a time when it seemed as though Singapore would become a global centre for cryptocurrency. Authorities had signalled an early interest in harnessing blockchain technology. That, coupled with the city state’s favourable business environment, attracted digital asset companies and a burgeoning community of investors. In 2021, investment in the industry in Singapore …
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Africa RnB singer Akon says his much-delayed plans for Akon City – an African metropolis on the Senegalese coast – are “100,000% moving”. Although goats are currently grazing on the site, he says that critics will look “super stupid” in the future. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Smack That singer also assured …
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