Comment on this story Comment KYIV, Ukraine — At a closed-door meeting at the National Bank of Ukraine, which now has a military checkpoint just outside its headquarters, senior officials last week confronted new projections that their country’s war-ravaged economy could sink even further. Two months of relentless missile and drone attacks by Russia have … Read more
There are three ways to create a contract account on Ethereum. Externally owned accounts can create contract accounts by sending a transaction to address zero (null address). The other two ways are using the CREATE and CREATE2 opcodes. Such opcodes can be invoked by smart contracts. EOAs create contracts by sending transactions to address zero. … Read more
There’s a silence at the heart of our economic statistics. Every quarter, the Bureau of Statistics publishes a number that shows how much economic activity has taken place in Australia recently. We’ve all been conditioned to think it’s a good thing if that number goes up a little each time. But what was the environmental cost of that increase in economic … Read more
With a strong slate of games in Week 13, things were expected to get crazy and that’s exactly what happened. In Cincinnati, the AFC showdown between the Bengals and the Chiefs went down to the wire before ending in a 27-24 loss for Kansas City. The Bengals’ win means that Joe Burrow is now 3-0 … Read more
When the Awami League came to power in 2009, the amount of defaulted loans stood at Tk 22,481 crore. During its tenure in the government, that amount increased to a mammoth Tk 134,396 crore as of September 2022. This happened despite the government repeatedly providing scope for defaulters to reschedule their loans and allowing for … Read more
Barry Sternlicht, the billionaire CEO of Starwood Capital Group, a private investment firm, hasn’t pulled any punches when it comes to criticizing the Federal Reserve this year. In September, Sternlicht said that the Fed is using “old data” to attack the economy with unnecessary interest rate hikes. And this month, he argued the economy is … Read more
OPINION: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey are burdened by terribly stubborn inflation and national governments either too woke or unimaginatively conservative. Historically, central banks have viewed inflation and unemployment through a Keynesian lens. Aggregate demand fluctuates above and below the productive potential of the economy. The result is … Read more
Bitcoin which relies on Proof-of-Work technology has been criticized for the amount of electricity consumed by mining. However, many people believe that this is a necessary evil in order to secure the network and prevent fraud. No matter what your opinion is, there’s no denying that Bitcoin has a negative impact on our environment. Source … Read more
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, defending an Indiana law that prevents biological men from competing in women’s athletics. The case, A.M. v. Indianapolis Public Schools, moved up to the Seventh Circuit after a federal district court judge ruled in favor … Read more
The Congress on Friday hit out at the Union government alleging India’s growth story is being pushed back due to the inept handling of the economy and cluelessness on the part of the Modi government. It also asked the government whether it will now go back on its promises of making the country a $5 … Read more