Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, remains confined in a consolidation pattern within a long-term secular bull market, as the cryptocurrency’s troubling correlation with US equities continues to act as a near-term price dampener. In this post, we will analyze the price action in Bitcoin from varied perspectives by employing a number of…
Wikipedia Editors Are Ready to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations
+++lead-in-textnnMore than 200 longtime Wikipedia editors have [requested](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Stop_accepting_cryptocurrency_donations) that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting [cryptocurrency](https://www.wired.com/tag/cryptocurrency/) donations.The foundation received crypto donations worth about $130,000 in the most recent fiscal year—less than 0.1 percent of the foundation’s revenue, which topped $150 million last year.nn+++nn+++inset-leftnn+++sidebarnn#### Ars TechnicanThis story originally appeared on [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/wikipedia-community-votes-to-stop-accepting-cryptocurrency-donations/), a trusted source for technology…
Wholesale prices surge 1.4% and point to high U.S. inflation through the spring
The numbers: The cost of wholesale goods and services jumped 1.4% in March largely because of more expensive gasoline and food, signaling that U.S.inflation is likely to stay near a 40-year high through the spring. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 1.1% gain. The increase in wholesale prices last month was…
Face mask mandate extended until May 3 on planes, trains, buses
The federal transportation mask mandate, due to expire April 18, will be extended through May 3.”In order to assess the potential impact the rise of cases …the CDC Order will remain in place at this time,” reads a statement from CDC.The seven-day moving average for COVID-19 cases in the U.S.has been rising since late March.Travelers…
Up to 70% of Ukrainians could be forced into poverty this year after Russia’s invasion obliterated livelihoods and industry, the World Bank says
Up to 70% of Ukrainians could live in poverty in 2022, up from 18% in 2021, the World Bank said.Without a large support package, over 60% would be below the national poverty line in 2025, it added.Russia’s invasion has obliterated livelihoods and crushed large parts of Ukraine’s industry.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with…
Bank of Canada interest rate hike: How it connects to inflation, job market – National
The Bank of Canada is moving ahead with another hike to its key policy rate in the face of decades-high inflation rates and record-low unemployment rates. Here’s what to know about the connection between the interest rates , inflation and the job market. What is the key policy rate and what does it do? The…
The US Air Force is offering bonuses up to $50,000 for recruits willing to do its most dangerous jobs
The Air Force is offering hefty bonuses for recruits to join and ship off to training quickly amid lingering recruiting shortfalls.In total, 16 career fields are offering bonuses for enlistees, but the bigggest require a six-year contract and are for jobs with a lot of training or risk.Get a daily selection of our top stories…
Mortgage rates hit 5%, an 11-year high
Mortgage rates hit 5% this week, the highest level since February 2011, continuing a stunning ascent since the start of 2022. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped more than a quarter-point in a week from 4.72% last week, according to Freddie Mac .In the last five weeks alone, the rate has climbed 1.24…
Massive Tijuana-Inspired Mission Brewpub Lupulandia Goes Dark Permanently, and More Closings
Lupulandia A running list of notable Bay Area restaurants and bars that have permanently closed This is a curated list of the Bay Area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week.See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line . April 13 FISHERMAN’S WHARF — San…
NextCloud gets bigger and better with Nextcloud Hub 19 | ZDNet
Microsoft reports a 775% increase in demand for cloud services Watch Now I’ve used Nextcloud , a great open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, for years on both my own on-premise and shared servers.It works well, it’s simple to set up, and it does the main job of replacing public cloud storage services such as Google Drive…