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Meet Tomi: The Project Fighting to Democratize Blockchain & Web3
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Meet Tomi: The Project Fighting to Democratize Blockchain & Web3

Tomi is a Web3 company focused on developing solutions to help make the vision of Web3 a reality.The core team became interested in the idea of launching a project for Web3 after they saw how the government was affecting the neutrality of the internet by confiscating private property, allowing data silos to operate freely, and… […]

The Merge: Ethereum Is Now A Proof-of-Stake Network, What’s Next?
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The Merge: Ethereum Is Now A Proof-of-Stake Network, What’s Next?

Ethereum’s history-making moment: The Merge was successfully deployed.After years of delays, the Ethereum network finally closed the chapter of the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism and built its Proof-of-Stake empire.The Merge – the high-anticipated upgrade – was successfully deployed on the blockchain on Sept. 15 at 06:42:42 UTC at block 15,537,393.Party Time!Unlike most updates, the activation of… […]

Credit Suisse posted $4 billion loss in 2Q, Sonntagszeitung reports
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Credit Suisse posted $4 billion loss in 2Q, Sonntagszeitung reports

UBS Group and Credit Suisse logos are seen in this illustration taken March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse, which is now a subsidiary of UBS (UBSG.S), posted a loss of 3.5 billion Swiss francs ($4.0 billion) in the second quarter of 2023, according to a report… […]

China’s Sinopec’s interim profit down 20.1% on lower oil prices
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China’s Sinopec’s interim profit down 20.1% on lower oil prices

The logo of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Acquire Licensing RightsInterim earnings of $4.82 bln, down 20% yr/yrH1 fuel sales up 18.5% yr/yrPlans steady H2 refinery throughput at 127 mln TH2 capex seen up… […]

U.S. SEC sees decentralized crypto platforms as exchanges
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U.S. SEC sees decentralized crypto platforms as exchanges

[1/2] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s budget request for the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leah MillisNEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission met on… […]

Louisiana oil refinery fire continues to smolder, production curbed
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Louisiana oil refinery fire continues to smolder, production curbed

Aug 26 (Reuters) – A storage tank fire at a Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N) oil refinery that had triggered a temporary evacuation of area residents a day ago continued to smolder on Saturday, a spokesperson said.Two giant tanks of volatility naphtha caught fire early Friday at the Garyville, Louisiana, plant and sent plumes of black smoke… […]

Abortion pill maker asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop curbs on access to drug
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Abortion pill maker asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop curbs on access to drug

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily halted lower court rulings that set limits on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, giving the nation’s top judicial body time to weigh a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to defend the drug amid a challenge by anti-abortion groups.The action… […]