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Nov 26 2024CRYPTO

Bitcoin’s Trump Bump Turns Sour

Bitcoin, the top cryptocurrency, has dropped back below $93, 000. This downturn comes after a brief rally following Donald Trump's re-election. The price peaked at $98, 000 last week but suffered a setback, declining by over 6% in the last 24 hours. This reversal has put a temporary halt on hopes of

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Nov 26 2024BUSINESS

Crypto Prices: What Drives Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin?

You've probably heard about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. These cryptocurrencies have become really popular in recent years. But what makes their prices go up or down? A recent study looked into this. They checked out data from March 2016 to May 2022. They found that the number of transactions, o

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Nov 26 2024FINANCE

Making Crypto Trading Smarter with Stochastic Neural Networks

Have you ever wondered how to make sense of the crazy ups and downs of cryptocurrencies? Well, researchers have come up with a clever idea: using smart computers, known as stochastic neural networks, to predict prices. Traditional trading methods just look at averages, but they can't handle the wild

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Nov 26 2024CRYPTO

The Race for Crypto Supremacy: How Alternatives Challenge Bitcoin

Bitcoin isn't alone in the crypto world. Let's take a look at some of its main competitors and how they stack up. Litecoin, for instance, has quicker transaction times, which is great for shopping but can cause headaches for miners dealing with orphaned blocks. Zcash, on the other hand, is all about

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Nov 26 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Magic vs. Muscles: How Wicked Outshone Gladiator II

Over the last weekend, the musical Wicked shocked everyone by outperforming the action movie Gladiator II at the box office. Wicked raked in $114 million, while Gladiator II earned $55. 5 million. This was a big deal because Gladiator II is a sequel to a popular movie, and it cost a lot to make. Des

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Nov 25 2024SCIENCE

Meet lefser: A New Tool for Finding Metagenomic Biomarkers in R

You might know LEfSe, the popular Python tool used for discovering and visualizing metagenomic biomarkers. It uses tests like Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon, along with Linear Discriminant Analysis. But if you're an R user, you've probably felt left out, right? That's because R/Bioconductor hasn't had

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Nov 25 2024BUSINESS

Wall Street Breathes Sigh of Relief with Scott Bessent’s Treasury Nomination

Business leaders are letting out a collective sigh of relief after President-elect Donald Trump picked Scott Bessent to lead the Department of Treasury. Bessent, a 62-year-old hedge fund executive, faced some internal debates before securing the role. His global investment experience and bipartisan

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Nov 25 2024OPINION

New York’s Luxury Marijuana Shops: A High-End Twist?

Imagine walking into a sleek, wooden-paneled building in Manhattan. You’re not in a high-end fashion store or an art museum, but in Charlie Fox, a three-story cannabis emporium set to open in December. It’s one of several new, luxurious marijuana shops in New York City. These dispensaries aim to gla

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Nov 25 2024FINANCE

A Closer Look at How Global Markets and African Bonds Danced During COVID-19

Have you ever thought about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected African economies? Researchers used a real cool method called wavelet multiscale coherence to check how global markets and African bonds were connected during the time of the coronavirus outbreak. This study was done from January 2019 un

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Nov 25 2024SCIENCE

Measuring the Sun's Reflection: How China's SCAR Is Improving Earth Observation

Scientists are always looking for better ways to study changes in our climate and weather. One important tool is satellite data, but getting accurate information for a long time is tough. That's why China started working on a special tool in 2015. This tool, called the Space Cryogenic Absolute Radio

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