Enlarge this image U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept.14 in Washington, D.C.Gensler discussed his approach to the job in a recent interview with NPR.Bill Clark/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/Pool/Getty Images U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee…
A millennial NFT investor made nearly $100,000 in 6 months with a virtual car repair shop and a bank in a gaming metaverse that isn’t even live yet | Currency News | Financial and Business News | Markets Insider
A snapshot from The Sandbox virtual metaverseThe Sandbox 37-year-old Robert Doyle made just under $97,345 in six months from virtual assets based in Polka City.Polka City investors earn money with non-fungible tokens that represent land, businesses, and other assets.The metaverse world has boomed since Facebook’s name change to Meta.Sign up here for our daily newsletter,…
A millennial NFT investor made nearly $100,000 in 6 months with a virtual car repair shop and a bank in a gaming metaverse that isn’t even live yet
A snapshot from The Sandbox virtual metaverseThe Sandbox 37-year-old Robert Doyle made just under $97,345 in six months from virtual assets based in Polka City.Polka City investors earn money with non-fungible tokens that represent land, businesses, and other assets.The metaverse world has boomed since Facebook’s name change to Meta.Sign up here for our daily newsletter,…
What the U.S. government does with its secret bitcoin stockpile
For years, the U.S.government has maintained a side hustle auctioning off bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Historically, Uncle Sam has done a pretty lousy job of timing the market.The 500 bitcoin it sold to Riot Blockchain in 2018 for around $5 million? That’s now worth north of $23 million.Or the 30,000 bitcoin that went to billionaire venture…
Ubisoft Quartz’s Ghost Recon NFTs Appear To Have Made Just $400 Total
Well, everyone sure did not seem to be on board with Ubisoft Quartz and its blockchain-based NFTs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint, a series of limited edition cosmetics that could be claimed in the game.But at least for now, it appears that it isn’t just gamers who don’t really care about them, it’s NFT collectors as…
We All Need to Stop Only Seeing the Dark Side of Crypto
In 2021, Bitcoin went mainstream.Wall Street set its eyes on the world of crypto, with hotshot investors like hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones leading the pack; The Economist went from calling the cryptocurrency “useless” in 2018 to arguing that it belongs in most portfolios; tech CEOs Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk gamely crossed swords about…
10 Great Stock Picks For 2022 From Top-Performing Fund Managers
The stock market had another great year despite fears over surging inflation and concerns about the coronavirus pandemic hindering an economic recovery.The S&P 500 is up 25% so far and continues to hit record highs. Equity markets could see a more challenging year in 2022 with inflation at a nearly 40-year high and the Fed…
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet Photos, Friendship | PEOPLE.com
A Timeline of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Epic, Adorable, Award-Winning Friendship It’s been 24 years since Titanic , but these two still aren’t letting go – and neither are we By Diana Pearl Updated December 19, 2021 02:31 AM Skip gallery slides FB Tweet More View All Next Slide 1 of 18 Image Credit:…
What losing Build Back Better means for climate change
Enlarge this image The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with the bill now stalled in Congress, cutting U.S.emissions will be tougher.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with…
Stories and science from the devastating December 10-11, 2001, tornado outbreak – 60 Minutes – CBS News
The devastation is so severe across such an expanse that we still don’t know the toll of the Southern and Midwestern tornadoes.Starting the night of December 10, at least 59 twisters carved through ten states —a swarm you wouldn’t expect two weeks before winter.We spent the last several days in Kentucky, where it was still…