[Coindesk] The cryptocurrency rose to $1.30, beating out its previous all-time high set in January 2018. The native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain, ADA, has broken to a fresh all-time high at $1.30 per coin. That’s good enough to become the third-largest cryptocurrency when measured by market capitalization at $169 billion. […]
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[The Independent] Elon Musk is reportedly under investigation by US regulators over his frequent Twitter posts relating to the fringe cryptocurrency dogecoin. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously monitored the online activity of the SpaceX and Tesla boss over concerns that his tweets could impact share prices and other markets. […]
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[Business Insider] A slew of experts gave Insider their opinion on where bitcoin stands compared to gold after the digital currency reached a $1 trillion market cap this week.Bitcoin vs. Gold As bitcoin continues its meteoric run, more investors are now reviewing the longstanding comparison between the famous cryptocurrency and […]
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[NBC NEWS, AP] “The last thing an awful lot of people need right now is a higher electric bill — and that’s unfortunately something a lot of people will get stuck with.” As the Texas power grid collapsed under a historic winter storm, Jose Del Rio of Haltom City, in the Dallas-Fort […]
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[CNBC] The CDC published new data listing the most common side effects Americans reported after receiving shots of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines. The analysis used data from the first month of vaccinations, between Dec. 14 and Jan. 13., when there were more than 13.7 million doses administered. The agency […]
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[CNN] What you need to know now Winter weather is continuing to wreak havoc across the US, with forecasts predicting more ice and low temperatures ahead in the most-affected states. Winter weather alerts extend from Texas to New England. About 2.8 million customers in Texas are without power, and local officials and residents are furious over the […]
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[Business Insider, AP] Public-health experts are underscoring the importance of layered masks that are tightly sealed. As new variants spread in the US, the CDC outlined five helpful tips to make masks more protective. The tips include double-masking and using nose wires and mask braces. Vaccines may be critical to ending the pandemic, but masks remain one […]
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[CNBC] “You wouldn’t know it from the sedate action in the averages” but Wall Street is on “a highway to the danger zone,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “In a frothy market, stocks will have enormous rallies that are totally disconnected from the underlying fundamentals,” the “Mad Money” host said. “I […]
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[Acorns, Illustration by Euralis Weekes] In the U.S., one expert says, “the more you work, the better person you are.” In the early 2000s, Jennifer Sherman, a professor of sociology at Washington State University, went to study a poverty-stricken mountain town in Northern California for her thesis. The town had been […]
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[TODAY] Dr. Laura Berman, a relationship therapist who has appeared on TODAY, is sharing a warning to parents after announcing the overdose death of her son. Here’s what Dr. Laura Berman wants you to know. “My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home,” Berman began an emotional Instagram on […]
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