Describing elections as the soul of a democratic system, Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has appealed to the voters to make Sunday’s parliamentary and provincial polls a success as it will “shape the country’s fate and determine the future.” Voting for the twin elections — parliamentary and provincial assemblies — in Nepal will take … Read more
When I worked for Riot Games as its head of player acquisition in the European Union, I learned about player onboarding and long-term retention. Both are crucial to the success of gamer acquisition. I’ve seen the mechanics of user retention in gaming, and what I’ve learned is that most cryptocurrency games today lack the mechanics … Read more
Pulling off a successful election amid partisan rancor, rampant misinformation and widespread doubts about the electoral system itself has been hard. What comes next could be harder. This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists. Whether and how such defeated candidates and … Read more
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released the full details of its mBridge pilot project to use central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for foreign exchange. Commercial banks in four jurisdictions made cross-border transfers using CBDCs and distributed ledger (blockchain) technology in the project, which was heralded as a success. Twenty commercial banks in Hong … Read more
McIlroy moves above Scottie Scheffler into the world No 1 spot and tops the rankings for the first time since July 2020 thanks to a one-shot victory in South Carolina; CJ Cup victory is his third PGA Tour win of the year Last Updated: 24/10/22 6:41am Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video … Read more
A select list of stories to read before you start your day. A select list of stories to read before you start your day. ISRO’s heaviest rocket with 36 satellites on board lifts off Indian Space Research Organisation’s heaviest rocket, LVM3-M2, on its maiden commercial mission on October 23 successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites … Read more
MATIC’s price shows strength as price breaks bounced off from $0.76 with good volume with eyes set to reclaim $1. MATIC breaks out of a downtrend as the price resumes a bullish structure. The price of Polygon (MATIC) has remained strong despite the market uncertainties that have affected the price of many altcoins in recent … Read more
The Philippine Racing Commission’s (Philracom) first-ever horseracing and breeding expo came to a close on Sunday, with Philracom chair Reli de Leon confident that the three-day activity at San Lazaro Business and Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite, got its message across. “We want to bring horseracing closer to the public once again and make it … Read more
A multi-jurisdictional Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot has been marked “successful” by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) after a month-long test phase that facilitated $22 million worth of real-value cross-border transactions. The central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took part in the pilot program along with … Read more
Before the Ethereum merge event, some experts and investors predicted a fall in the price of Ethereum and hence traded cautiously. Popular analysts referred to the merge hype as a buy the rumor, sell the news scenario. The Feds reserves tightening and other market factors added to the volatility recorded in the valuations of ETH, … Read more