The investment firm said nation-states and central banks are increasingly turning to assets like Bitcoin and gold as alternative settlement systems outside of US control. Recent moves by the Iranian government to Bitcoin for oil tolls as gold overtakes US dollar assets in global central bank reserves signals a “shift […]
A recently published book outlines a protocol for an autonomous, decentralized supply chain that industry analysts say directly challenges the centralized cloud and logistics monopolies held by major technology firms. The book titled “The Void Age Bootstrap Protocol” provides open-source designs for survival hardware produced by what it terms “dark […]
Conservation and public health groups filed a formal notice on Thursday, May 28, with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to force the agency to develop water-quality standards for atrazine, a pesticide linked to cancer, according to the groups. According to the notice, atrazine has been found at dangerous levels in […]
Introduction China has unveiled its first fully autonomous electric tractor, the Honghu T70, according to reports. The tractor was developed by an agricultural technology company based in the country and has drawn significant online attention in recent weeks. Videos and images of the tractor operating without a driver have circulated […]
So… the last tanker to exit the Strait of Hormuz before the US and Israeli strikes has now arrived at its destination. The final barrels of crude loaded before the conflict have been delivered, refined, and consumed. Since the end of February, tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has […]
If you believe Israel is worthy of disproportionately high levels of support, then you must necessarily also concede that it is worthy of disproportionately high levels of criticism. Reading by Tim Foley: One of the more asinine liberal Zionist talking points is conceding that you are technically allowed to criticize […]
The payments giant said the approval supports its push into stablecoins and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure. What to know: Mastercard has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), giving the payments giant approval to operate digital asset activities under one of the strictest crypto regulatory […]
I propose that the world is upside down, that the way we live is the opposite of what we’re told it is: we don’t experience Progress, we experience Anti-Progress. My five most recent essays (listed below) lay out an account of the present era that is radically different from the […]
Story at-a-glance A rounded upper back in old age seems like a harmless sign of getting older, but it’s actually a red flag that your spine is starting to fail. This condition, known as kyphosis, signals that the structural support in your upper body is collapsing under the pressure of […]
The line between civilian society and war is disappearing completely. That is the real story behind Russia now authorizing its central bank and Sberbank to operate anti-drone systems and arm personnel to defend financial infrastructure. A country’s banking system is no longer simply processing transactions or moving money. It is […]