“Experts” at the Federal Reserve and other central banks proudly broadcast the potential “financial inclusion” that could be achieved with a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In the Fed’s main CBDC paper, “Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the ...
Some residents of St. Louis, fed up with the nonprotection from the city’s police, have hired private security to deal with the problem. The egalitarian Left, of course, doesn’t like that. Original Article: “Egalitarianism as a Revolt against Safety” ...
In the dynamic and ever-evolving digital landscape, open protocols have emerged as a powerful force, challenging closed-source models and reshaping industries. Beyond their technical merits, open protocols embody fundamental economic principles that foster innovation, competition, decentralized decision-making, and even censorship ...
For college football fans, it’s already been a wild August week before the first kickoff. Reminiscent of the Europe of old, and, hopefully, the America of the future, the collegiate athletic landscape in the last several years has witnessed a ...
The World Wide Fund for Nature estimates there has been a 69% average loss in the abundance of mammal, bird, reptile, fish and amphibian species since 1970, and more than a quarter of all species are under current threat of ...
The Electoral Commission has revealed that they were struck by a “complex cyber-attack” which saw cyber criminals access electoral registers. The initial breach occurred in August 2021 as “hostile actors” gained access to copies of electoral registers, but the attack ...
Thousands of small businesses in the UK and Europe are concerned about their financial stability as Amazon announces a change in its policy regarding the release of sale proceeds. The decision to hold onto the funds for more than a ...
Booming demand for hybrid working saw workspace provider IWG, which owns Regus, net a record £1.7bn in system-wide revenue in the first half, up 16 per cent year-on-year. Adjusted EBIDTA also jumped nearly 48 per cent year-on-year to £198m, as ...
The Institute of Directors has published new research revealing that 35% of UK importers feel impacted by geopolitical pressures, particularly in relation to China, and are subsequently examining their supply chains. One in five importers have already made alterations to ...
An initiative that offered free press releases and PR to UK-based charities and start-ups has reopened for applications. One charity and one start-up will be selected each month to benefit from the free marketing, along with advice on how to ...