Category: Shorts

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange’s Scandalous DAO Dividend Hong Kong’s troubled crypto exchange JPEX has announced a DAO dividend plan amid ongoing investigations into a major financial scandal and related arrests. The unfolding case first came to light when regulators identified JPEX as an unlicensed platform with suspicious activity worth over $191 million. Now, despite criticisms…

Crypto Kingpin’s Palace Turned Into Wife’s Urban Farm The lavish Singapore villa of a collapsed crypto hedge fund founder has been converted into an urban farm by his wife’s company after failing to sell following his arrest. The palatial property was originally bought for $35 million but now grows produce after the crypto market crash…

Korea’s Netmarble Makes Crypto Gaming Breakthrough in Japan South Korean gaming titan Netmarble scored a major win as its blockchain arm MarbleX got approval to list its MBX token on leading Japanese crypto exchange Zaif. MarbleX will become the first South Korean blockchain gaming coin to trade in Japan amid easing of strict listing rules.…

Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Here And Oh Lawd, They Coming Fat Bear Week has returned for 2023 and the annual competition at Katmai National Park And Preserve in Alaska is delivering some absolute units. With famous faces like Chunk, Holly, and 747 back and in the running, who knows who will be the victor…

Ukraine Looks To Turn Chernobyl Into One Of Europe’s Biggest Wind Farms Ukraine plans to build one of Europe’s largest wind farms in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. The 1,000 megawatt farm could power 800,000 households and boost Ukraine’s energy independence after Russia’s invasion. German company NOTUS Energy signed a deal to explore wind power in the…

Meet Lattice, The “Choose Your Own Adventure” Human Disease Simulator New microfluidic device named Lattice allows researchers to connect multiple human tissue samples, mimicking interactions between organs to study diseases and test drugs. Created at Northwestern University, Lattice aims to be intermediate testing step between animal studies and human trials. Has eight wells to hold…

Space Junkies vs. Satellites The FCC has just slapped DISH with a record-setting fine for failing to properly dispose of space junk . Remember, back in 2002, Dish launched its EchoStar-7 satellite. Ten years later, it filed a plan with the FCC to decommission it at the end of its mission. The plan called for…

Crocodile Sex Bonanza Triggered By Low-Flying Chinook In Australia A Chinook helicopter got more than it bargained for when it swooped down low to take pictures of some captive crocodiles, as it accidentally triggered a giant orgy. Exactly what it is about low-flying helicopters that gets crocodiles in the mood isn’t known for certain, but…

Bedbug Panic Hits Paris – But What’s Really Going On? People in Paris are panicking over a surge in parasitic bedbugs this year, but experts say the panic is overblown. While cases are rising with summer travel, the social media and news buzz is exaggerating things. Bedbugs spread via travelers unknowingly carrying them in luggage…

Impossibly Big Galaxies From Dawn Of The Universe May Just Be Extra-Glowy Astronomers recently observed massive, bright galaxies in the early universe that seemed too big for their age. New simulations show smaller galaxies can have bursts of star formation that make them appear brighter and more massive. The luminous galaxies seen by the James…