Scientists Stumbled Back Onto a Forest Experiment Abandoned for 30 Years, and the Results Stunned Them
Researchers who revisited the long-forgotten Silvicultural Systems Project plots at Tanjil Bren in Victoria, Australia, found that heavily thinned mountain ash stands grew trees about 20% larger in diameter than unharvested controls and, within 30 years, recovered all carbon removed in the 1987 harvest. The findings, published July 1, 2026 in Forest Science, also reported […] Powered by...
CZ Takes Aim at Bank of America Over $1.21 Billion AML Penalty
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) took a swipe at Bank of America on Wednesday after the banking giant was slapped with more than $1.21 billion in federal penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions violations. Regulators found the bank failed to timely report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions, yet no executives faced criminal […] Powered by...
He Bought a Nearly Bankrupt Company From Warren Buffett for $1,000 and Turned It Into a $98 Billion Giant
In 1997, Intercontinental Exchange founder and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher bought the near-bankrupt Continental Power Exchange from Warren Buffett’s utility, MidAmerican Energy, for $1,000 and assumed its debt. ICE was founded in 2000 and later bought NYSE Euronext in 2013, making it the owner of the New York Stock Exchange; as of January 2026, ICE’s market […] Powered by...
An $86,000 Exploit Rocks a Crypto Pool Built to Lock Tokens
An attacker turned a tiny leftover token position into an $86,000 payday by exploiting UNCX Network’s shared vesting contract. The Oct. 14 breach exposed a bookkeeping flaw in a system designed to lock assets, with $3.25 million still inside. How an $86,000 Exploit Turned a Token Lock Into a Liability On Wednesday, blockchain security firm […] Powered by...
Ripple’s Korean Expansion Reaches From Remittances to Government Bonds
Ripple’s Korean partnerships now connect cross-border business payments, bank-managed digital asset wallets, and blockchain-based settlement of government bonds. Its cooperation with Meritz Securities extends that strategy into capital markets, where regulated firms are preparing to use digital assets. Four Korean Deals Take Ripple Beyond Cross-Border Payments Cross-border payments and government bond settlement anchor Ripple’s...
