Happy birthday, Linux! Here are 6 Linux origin stories
Happy birthday, Linux! Here are 6 Linux origin stories AmyJune Hineline Thu, 08/25/2022 – 08:01 4 readers like this 4 readers like this On August 25, 1991, Linux 0.01 was announced. All of us have a story to tell about Linux. I told my story a couple of months ago, but for those who weren’t here: My first exposure to Linux was when my grassroots hospice organization moved from paper to digital charting. We didn’t...
The Privacy Flaw Threatening US Democracy
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Report: East African Single Currency Unlikely to Be Introduced by 2024
There are growing doubts about the regional economic bloc known as the East African Community’s ability to successfully launch a single currency by 2024, a report has said. One of the reasons for this is member states’ delays in meeting targets as set out in the roadmap. Attainment of Single Regional Currency a Top Priority for the EAC Central banks from an African economic union, the East African Community (EAC) are reportedly unsure...
Nigerian BTC Peer-to-Peer Volumes Nearly $400M in H1 of 2022 — Significant Growth in Kenya and Ghana Volumes
Nigeria’s peer-to-peer bitcoin traded volumes of over $1.1 billion between January 2021 and June 2022 mean the West African nation is now Paxful’s largest market. Kenya, which saw traded volumes of over $325 million during the same period, now ranks as the crypto exchange’s second-largest African market, and fifth overall. Financial Exclusion Driving P2P Bitcoin Traded Volumes According to the latest data from the peer-to-peer crypto...
Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region Fined Almost $1.7 Million This Year
Authorities in the energy-rich Russian region of Irkutsk have imposed hefty fines on crypto miners this year for illegal use of electricity to produce digital currencies. Power utilities have also filed hundreds of lawsuits, a report reveals, quoting prosecutors. Irkutsk Crypto Miners Pay 100 Million Rubles in Fines in 2022 Cryptocurrency mining has become a profitable business for many companies in Russia’s energy-rich regions, and...
