Yearly Archives: 2021

Three DeFi 2.0 projects that might take off in 2022 – Yahoo Finance

It’s hard to believe that decentralised finance – now central to the world of blockchain – only emerged two years ago. At the beginning of 2019, the TVL of lending platforms (mainly MakerDAO) was $270 million. This momentum continued in 2020 as well, to the point where Compound launched its governance token, COMP which kicked off the craze and initiated the first call for liquidity mining. By November 2021, the TVL of DeFi jumped 990x, reaching $269 billion. Some of the most significant… Source link

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Yandex to use in-house lidar for self-driving cars

The self-driving company founded by Russian technology giant Yandex said its new generation of vehicles will rely on an in-house lidar system to better see the road in the country’s often harsh driving conditions. The software-defined lidar solution is capable of seeing 500 meters (547 yards) away and operating in frigid weather will be the main sensor on new cars from the Yandex Self-Driving Group, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. Yandex said its cars were previously equipped… Source link

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Oil Bulls Rejoice As Biden’s Supply Strategy Backfires

President Biden’s threat to oil producers that he would force prices down has already backfired. Oil markets were unimpressed by the U.S. administration’s plan to coordinate a strategic petroleum reserve release from major importers in an effort to increase supply. While some observers believe an SPR release could push oil prices down, most analysts have warned that it will only have a temporary effect and could eventually trigger a price spike. OPEC+ members have not even engaged with… Source link

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You can be legally fired in most states for refusing to work Thanksgiving Day

Customers navigate through the aisles during the Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day at Target in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski Big-box retailers like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart closed their doors for Thanksgiving Day, giving their employees a day off before the Black Friday rush. However, in most parts of the U.S. it would be legal for these retailers to mandate employees clock in during this holiday, experts say. Thanksgiving, along with 11… Source link

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