Crypto climate

“It is true that proof of work mining which secures the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains uses electricity to do that work. And certainly there are carbon emissions associated with that electricity consumption. However, it is not as simple as that for the following reasons:” Crypto and Climate – AVC Another hurdle that will get addressed…

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Excel 4eva

I love Excel. Unless I’m on holiday. Every day. I am living in Excel. As I’m sure a lot of people do. Record keeping. Data scraping. Modelling. Reporting. Driving bots. Its versatility. Makes it the one application (nearly) everyone needs. “By being reactive, Excel allows for a kind of playful interactivity. You can play with…

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Kings of fungible

In an industry first Kings of Leon are releasing their new album as an NFT. “Over the last 20 years – two lost decades – we’ve seen the devaluation of music,” YellowHeart’s chief executive, Josh Katz, told Rolling Stone, which first reported the band’s plans. “It’s early stages, but in the future, I think this…

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Beer index

The world beer index 2021. South Africa’s the place to go for cheap booze. Europeans love to booze, with the Czech Republic, Germany and Spain coming in as top consumers. People in Haiti don’t waste their time on ale. “On the flip side, people in Haiti only drink about four beers yearly. This may be because they…

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Ticket touting

Could be coming to an end if Mark Cuban & co make this work. Which there’s no reason why they won’t. The blockchain exists for this. “We’re talking about it for ticketing,” Cuban told Decrypt. “It completely changes the resale market, and if you tie it to an individual that has, let’s just say their social security…

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