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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrives at the International Space Station on Dec. 8, 2021 after launching on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. NASA TV Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, where he’ll spend nearly two weeks visiting as a private space tourist. Maezawa launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along
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Despite some senators in the United States opposing Meta launching its digital currency products, the development of the social media giant’s digital wallet, Novi, continues apace.  Stephane Kasriel, head of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit Novi, officially announced on Wednesday that Meta’s messenger subsidiary, WhatsApp, has started testing transactions through Meta’s Novi wallet. According to
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$100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) and $2,000 gold could greet 2022 as global markets face “deflationary forces,” says Bloomberg Intelligence. In a tweet on Dec. 9, Mick McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg’s research arm, forecast that next year would be good for both gold and BTC. “Positive ramifications” for Bitcoin thanks to deflation As inflation
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Mark Zehner spent 25 years dropping the hammer on municipal securities wrongdoers, helping to firmly establish the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement of the laws in the muni market. His career saw the SEC bring cases against negligent issuers and audacious fraudsters, broker-dealers and bond lawyers. He still views the municipal market as a place
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The company’s YAM-2 spacecraft during integration for launch. Loft Orbital Loft Orbital, a space infrastructure start-up, raised $140 million in a new round of funding was led by investment behemoth BlackRock. The San Francisco-based company launched its first missions to space earlier this year, with Loft planning to use the new capital to scale its
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While border closures resulting from COVID have slowed Australian property sales to international buyers, experts predict that the luxury market may perk up in 2022 as travel restrictions relax and ex-pats return to the country.  As travel restrictions ease, the appetite for prime properties such as the units at the waterfront … [+] Bennelong Apartments
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Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to extend its recovery by rising above the psychological mark at $50,000, but several popular analysts believe that BTC could remain range-bound for a few weeks or even months. On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant said that Bitcoin “whales are still depositing BTC to exchanges.” This simply indicates that whales are setting themselves
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Ultimate synergy is on display in the Arizona desert as Dale Chihuly marries his glass sculptures to nature and architecture at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden and in Scottsdale at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. Open to the public now through June 19, 2022, Chihuly in The Desert showcases a remarkable confluence of American art and architecture set
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courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images Covid relief programs allowed millions of struggling Americans to pause mortgage payments, and many of those bailouts are now expiring, putting cash-strapped borrowers at risk. “The maximum forbearance term was 18 months for most programs,” said Michael Fratantoni, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association. “And many borrowers are
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Praise poured in from throughout Connecticut when Kevin Lembo announced his resignation as state comptroller. Lembo, 58, has been comptroller for 11 years. On Friday he cited a “serious and debilitating cardiac condition that has recently been worsening in intensity and severity.” According to Lembo, cardiologists recommended that he not continue working. “Unfortunately, my health
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Crypto exchange Bitmart lost nearly $200 million in a hot wallet compromise hosted over the Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchains. The $200 million Bitmart hack was first revealed by Peckshield, a blockchain security and data analytics company, who initially identified a transfer of roughly $100 million over the Ethereum blockchain. Further investigation
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The much-anticipated Aston Martin Residences in Miami achieved another milestone this week with the topping out of the 391-unit building, bringing it one step closer to expected completion in 2022. Located in downtown Miami, it is the first residential project for Aston Martin, who was tapped by developer G&G Business Developments to create the design
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Hundreds of thousands of homeowners could soon lose or sell their homes as Covid-related mortgage bailout programs expire. The federal government, big banks and mortgage servicers started emergency programs when the pandemic hit early last year, shutting down vast swaths of the economy. The bailouts allowed millions of homeowners to miss payments, some for up