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What are stablecoins? A blockchain expert explains

What are stablecoins? A blockchain expert explains

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency linked to an asset like the U.S. dollar that doesn’t change much in value. The majority of the dozens of stablecoins that currently exist use the dollar as their…

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Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass

Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass

Globally, nights are becoming ever brighter. Increasing urbanisation and the installation of new streetlights, security floodlights and outdoor ornamental lighting all contribute to growing light pollution. This light floods directly into the eyes of animals…

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The technical foundations of SupTech – Central Banking

The technical foundations of SupTech – Central Banking

Robert Binder, Daniel Kämmerer and Daniel Münch of BearingPoint RegTech explore the architectural principles crucial for successful supervisory technology – or SupTech – applications, and examine the future of regulatory reporting in this context, with the flexibility…

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Best Day in 3 Months as Dovish Powell Rides to the Rescue By Investing.com

Best Day in 3 Months as Dovish Powell Rides to the Rescue By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold clinched its best day in nearly three months on Thursday as a Federal Reserve standing resolute against any immediate talk of stimulus tapering or rate hike sent a horde…

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Why Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank rattled Israel

Why Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank rattled Israel

In 2018, I was living in Israel while researching a book about the country’s fight against groups that challenge its legitimacy. Every Wednesday, a new batch of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream arrived at my…

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Virtual workshop on policy proposals to enhance money market fund resilience

Virtual workshop on policy proposals to enhance money market fund resilience

On 12 July 2021 the FSB hosted a virtual workshop to discuss its consultation report with policy proposals to enhance money market fund (MMF) resilience. The objective of the workshop was for officials…

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Is the truth out there? How the Harvard-based Galileo Project will search the skies for alien technology

Is the truth out there? How the Harvard-based Galileo Project will search the skies for alien technology

Can we find alien technology? That is the ambitious goal of the Galileo Project, launched this week by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb with substantial private financial backing. The project is far from the first attempt…

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Gold Up as Fed Policy Decision Fails to Provide Asset Tapering Timeline By Investing.com

Gold Up as Fed Policy Decision Fails to Provide Asset Tapering Timeline By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up on Thursday morning in Asia to its highest level in over a week. The did not provide a timeline for its tapering plans in its…

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Bipartisan infrastructure deal begins to address consequences of a warming planet: 3 essential reads

Bipartisan infrastructure deal begins to address consequences of a warming planet: 3 essential reads

Congress appears close to a trillion-dollar infrastructure deal that recognizes the risks of climate change and the need to make America’s coasts more resilient. On July 28, 2021, a bipartisan group of senators who have…

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US spillovers might increase need for UK easing, says Hélène Rey

US spillovers might increase need for UK easing, says Hélène Rey

The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus is likely to trigger spillovers worldwide and could strengthen the case for the Bank of England to ease policy further, Hélène Rey said on March 8. Rey, a professor of…

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