Bitcoin Halving – How It Works and Why It Matters

The available supply of fiat currencies rises and falls under the watchful eyes of national central banks, but the total supply of Bitcoin is fixed and immutable. There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. Presently, more than 19 million Bitcoins have already been mined, leaving under 2 million left to be created. The Bitcoin […]

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How to Mine Bitcoin

What is Bitcoin mining? Bitcoin mining explained Bitcoin mining is the process of creating valid blocks that add transaction records to Bitcoin’s public ledger, which is called a blockchain. It is a crucial component of the Bitcoin network as it solves the so-called “double-spend problem.” The double-spend problem refers to the issue of needing to […]

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What Is Bitcoin And How Does It Work?

Not only is Bitcoin (BTC) the first cryptocurrency, but it’s also the best known of the more than 19,000 cryptocurrencies in existence today. Financial media eagerly covers each new dramatic high and stomach-churning decline, making Bitcoin an inescapable part of the landscape. While the wild volatility might produce great headlines, it hardly makes Bitcoin the […]

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Farmers Insurance Pulls Out of Florida

Farmers Insurance pulls out of Florida, affecting 100,000 policyholders Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, including home, auto and umbrella policies, in a change that will force thousands of people to change their insurance provider. The company said in a statement that its decision to get out of Florida was a business […]

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Moving From California to Texas

A move from California to Texas could save a million dollars. Many Americans are opting in. The exodus of people from California to Texas is picking up steam. In 2021, it was the most popular interstate move in the country, with 111,000 people – or 300 people a day – headed to the Lone Star […]

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Bancorp Unit to Buy Signature Bank Assets

New York Community Bancorp unit to buy Signature Bank assets – FDIC A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp has entered into an agreement with U.S. regulators to buy deposits and loans from New York-based Signature Bank, which was closed a week ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the deal would see the […]

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Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture

Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit Almost two years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the jihadists who transitioned from the battlefields to paper-pushing government jobs in the city are ready to quiet quit. The Afghanistan Analysts Network, a non-profit policy research organization working to increase the understanding of life […]

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Ericsson to go on Cost-Cutting With Layoffs

As part of its cost-cutting strategy, telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson will layoff 8,500 workers globally, according to a memo written to staff members and seen by Reuters news agency. “The way headcount reductions will be managed will differ depending on the local country practice,” Chief Executive Borje Ekholm wrote in the memo. “In several countries, […]

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US Has a Teacher Shortage

Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures of words that started with that letter: Yo-yo. Yak. Yacht. “What sound does Y make?” Scott asked a boy. Head down, he mumbled: “Yuh.” Instead of moving on, she gave him a nudge. “Say it confident, because […]

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Free Subway Rides for the Elderly

In South Korea, free subway rides for the elderly become a political headache Every day, 71-year-old Park Gyung-sun delivers flowers, documents and other packages around Seoul – a job popular among senior citizens who are entitled to ride the city’s subways for free. The work, dubbed “silver delivery” in South Korea, earns Park, a former […]

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