WHAT PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE MEANS FOR THE BITCOIN PRICE OUTLOOK

by Sarah Tran Bitcoin has remained in its consolidation phase after its continuous weeks of climbing to new highs. Bitcoin has been trading steadily above $15,000, and has been trading sideways in the past 24 hours, and is currently priced at $15,381 at press time.While the economy has been suffering since the COVID-19 pandemic broke […]

“LET’S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY”: INVESTORS CHEER VACCINE PROGRESS, BUT RALLY’S STAYING POWER QUESTIONED.

by Victor Ferreira U.S. indexes briefly reached all-time highs on Monday after Pfizer Inc. revealed its developmental COVID-19 vaccine had been more than 90 per cent effective in preventing infection, but market analysts are preaching caution for the road ahead. When investors received the news they’d been waiting for since COVID-19 first devastated their portfolios […]

What Biden’s Presidency Could Mean for Crypto

Biden has officially won the US presidential election, unseating Donald Trump. With change in the air, the crypto community has pondered the question of what a Biden presidency would mean for the industry. Unlike Trump, who has on more than one occasion publicly made it known that he was not keen on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, associating […]

HOW THE BLOCKCHAIN CAN TURNAROUND AFRICA’S MINING INDUSTRY

by Michael Kuchar Africa is home to 54 countries and has the largest and most diversified mineral deposits on earth. These minerals have in many cases, not benefit the people who inhabit these African nations. The mining industry in Africa is beset with problems, but the blockchain has the potential to make many of these […]

SCIENTISTS MAP STRUCTURE OF POTENT ANTIBODY AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have shown that a potent antibody from a COVID-19 survivor interferes with a key feature on the surface of the coronavirus’s distinctive spikes and induces critical pieces of those spikes to break off in the process. The antibody — a tiny, […]

WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING, DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV

by Tom Bradley Interest in investing is hitting new highs. Discount brokers are flooded with applications and trading volumes are surging. Despite this renewed focus, some misunderstandings persist about the realities of investing. To illustrate, let’s deconstruct an investment conversation that you might have with a friend, colleague, or advisor. It goes like this. “A […]

TESLA INVESTORS WONDER WHAT’S NEXT AFTER WILD RIDE AND THEN A TAILSPIN

Tesla stock has shed 25 per cent of its value in a mere 11 days Author of the article: Victor Ferreira Analysts are divided over what Tesla Inc.’s next moves will be after a series of negative catalysts, including being shunned by the S&P 500, sent the electric-car maker’s high flying stock into a tailspin […]

Cryptocurrencies Could Mean Early Harvest for Unbanked Farmers

If you get your news from the leading crypto blogs, you’d think that the crypto and blockchain technology only revolves around the banking and fintech sector. But one field that has silently been reaping massive benefits from the technology is the farming industry. Farmers are a community that is perennially caught in debt circles owing to various systemic issues prevalent in […]