XRP Q4 2019: Crypto traders had one shot to make 20% profit

Jan31
by on January 31, 2020 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Ripple (XRP) is still arguably the most polarizing digital asset in the cryptocurrency space. Powered by a network of less than 100 validators, Ripple Labs pitches XRP as a liquidity tool for the traditional finance sector. Its supporters fervently believe adoption is coming, while critics have long claimed that regulators may one day classify XRP as a security. [READ: XRP bag holders are begging Ripple to stop dumping its coins] Still, quarter after quarter, Ripple Labs sells millions of dollars worth of XRP to investors. This quarter saw the firm earn $13.08 million by selling XRP, down from $66.24 million in the previous three…

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The electric Hummer is real, and it’s as fast as the Cybertruck

Jan30
by on January 30, 2020 at 4:31 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


It’s real. One of the most surprising rumors of the past few months was that GMC was planning to bring back the Hummer as an electric vehicle. It seemed too ironic, given the Hummers were often ridiculed for being emblematic of America’s gas-guzzling culture. They were obnoxiously large and loud, ranked poorly in safety ratings, and had some of the worst fuel economy on the market. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, its drivers were apparently jerks, receiving five times as many tickets as the average driver.) Now the brand is back, repenting for its environmental sins with an all-electric truck that I would’ve…

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You’re probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think

Jan29
by on January 29, 2020 at 4:54 pm
Posted In: syndication, world


Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election was that 88% of advertisements posted on social media by the Conservative Party pushed figures that had already been deemed misleading by the UK’s leading fact-checking organisation, Full Fact. And, of course, the Conservatives won the election by a comfortable margin. Internet firms such as Facebook and Google are taking some steps to limit political misinformation. But with Donald Trump aiming for reelection in 2020, it seems likely we’ll see just as many false or misleading statements online this year…

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