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Winklevoss brothers acquire crypto collectible startup

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by twin brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, just made its first acquisition The acquired firm, Nifty Gateway, is founded by brothers Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster.The post Winklevoss brothers acquire crypto collectible startup appeared first on The Block. …read more […]

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Don’t Buy Into the Decline of America

Conventional wisdom is that the U.S. empire is on the skids, but is that really the case? Americans are always focused on some foreign adversary – real or imagined.
Today, Nicholas Vardy examines America’s unique history of self-deprecation and what’s really happening in the U.S.

Conventional wisdom is that the U.S. empire is on the skids.
America’s best days are behind it.
Even President Donald Trump’s election slogan – “Make America Great Again” – embodies this nostalgia for better days gone by.
German journalist Josef Joffe calls this sentiment “declinism.” And it’s nothing new.
Whether it was the Soviet’s launch of the Sputnik satellite in the …read more […]

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Exclusive: UK's Labour sticks to 'basic' $20 cyber defense after attacks, emails show

Britain’s opposition Labour Party was using a $20-a-month “basic security” service to protect its website when hackers attempted to force it offline last week and temporarily slowed down online campaigning, according to internal emails seen by Reuters. Such entry-level protection is not recommended for large organizations at high risk of cyberattacks, but the messages show Labour has since decided against upgrading to an increased security package on grounds of cost. Labour and Britain’s governing Conservative Party were hit by back-to-back cyberattacks last week, just days into an election campaign security officials have warned could be disrupted by foreign …read more […]