China Warns State-Owned Companies To Stop Bitcoin Mining Or Risk Strict Penalties

China’s latest aggressive military activities near Taiwan have many observers speculating if, or when, Beijing will invade the island democracy. If China does end up moving against the island, the process started last weekend, when Beijing made yet another assertive messaging effort and Washington did the exact opposite. When...

Hong Kong lost 93,000 residents in 2020, followed by another 23,000 in 2021. But early estimates show this year will see far more people go. Many people and companies are moving to Singapore, though some expatriates are returning home and Hong Kongers are applying for residency under new visa programs launched in Canada and the United Kingdom.

In little over a decade, Bitcoin has risen from a fringe technology popular with cryptographers, to the world's ninth most valuable asset by market cap.The cryptocurrency's dramatic ascent has created millionaires, reimagined money and launched a multi-billion dollar industry inspired by its revolutionary decentralised technology. But it has also brought with it some unwanted side effects.The computing power required to support Bitcoin's underlying network now requires nearly as much energy as the entire country of Argentina, leading to criticism about its environmental footprint.Analysis by the University of Cambridge suggests the Bitcoin network uses more than 121 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually,...

We can’t deny that we are in the middle of a "crypto wave." Cryptocurrencies have paved the way for crypto games and crypto art, and now, we might even have a “crypto building.” At least that’s how a real estate project in Argentina, Next Pampa 2.0, has been referred to in some media. But what is a crypto building?

SHANGHAI, May 29 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities will cancel many conditions for businesses to resume work from Wednesday, a city official said on Sunday, easing a city-wide lockdown that began some two months ago, and will also introduce policies to support its battered economy. China's commercial hub of Shanghai reported...

microchips in Russian weapons captured in ukraine.Ukraine intelligence showed us lists of mostly U.S.-made microchips it says were found on captured or destroyed Russians military equipment.

Biden told the Naval Academy's Class of 2022 that they would graduate as "representatives and defenders of our democracy."

RUSSIA has fired today the new 7,000mph hypersonic Zircon nuclear missile in another chilling warning to the West. Dramatic footage shows the "unstoppable" weapon ahead of its deployment on warships in a few weeks. It comes after Russia staged nuclear missile drills earlier this week, rehearsing how it could destroy...

May 29 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic agreed in a phone call on Sunday that Russia will continue supplying natural gas to Serbia and the two countries will bolster their partnership, the Kremlin said. The two leaders also discussed the issue of Ukraine...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday he will elevate 21 churchmen to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican this summer. Among the churchmen tapped by the pontiff to receive the prestigious red hat will be two prelates from India and one each from Mongolia, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, East Timor, Paraguay, and Brazil, in keeping with Francis’ determination to have church leaders reflect the global face of the Catholic church.