Hip Hop

NFL LEGEND AARON RODGERS TO TAKE PORTION OF SALARY IN BITCOIN

Green Bay Packers legend, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, announced today on Twitter that he has partnered with Cash App to take a portion of his NFL salary in bitcoin. Rodgers also…

adx adx November 2, 2021

cryptocurrency

Don’t be fooled – Venezuela’s Petro is not really a cryptocurrency

Venezuela is suffering one of the worst economic crises of modern times. President Nicolás Maduro’s beleaguered government is overseeing scarcities of food and medicine, soaring crime rates and the collapse…

adx adx November 1, 2021

cryptocurrency

Bitcoin: this year I stand to make $200 million more than Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, recently announced his company had bought US$1.5 billion (almost A$2 billion) of Bitcoin. The announcement led to a flurry of enthusiasm and a…

adx adx October 31, 2021

cryptocurrency

New Chia cryptocurrency promises to be greener than Bitcoin, but may drive up hard drive prices

It has been a big year for cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is worth six times what it was 12 months ago, and the joke currency Dogecoin has seen a hundredfold increase in…

adx adx October 30, 2021

Energy

Why banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa isn’t a climate solution

Today’s global energy inequities are staggering.Video gamers in California consume more electricity than entire nations. The average Tanzanian used only one-sixth the electricity consumed by a typical American refrigerator in…

adx adx October 26, 2021

Energy

Government targets emerging technologies with $1.9 billion, saying renewables can stand on own feet

The government has unveiled a $1.9 billion package of investments in new and emerging energy and emission-reducing technologies, and reinforced its message that it is time to move on from…

adx adx October 24, 2021

Energy

4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change

Two important global events are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the United Nations calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and ensuring that poorer…

adx adx October 22, 2021

Energy

South Africa’s power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

South Africa’s economy has taken a number of very heavy body blows recently. These include a slowdown due to measures taken to control the spread of COVID-19, on top of…

adx adx October 22, 2021

Energy

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants – what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced at the UN General Assembly that China “will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad”.Chinese banks have already swung into gear. Three days after…

adx adx October 21, 2021

Blog

Getting more energy from the sun: how to make better solar cells

Global demand for energy is increasing by the hour as developing countries move toward industrialization. Experts estimate that by the year 2050, worldwide demand for electricity may reach 30 terawatts…

adx adx October 20, 2021