The second half of 2022 has seen Ether take the lead in gains as the biggest altcoin transitions to a more scalable network — Ethereum‘s upcoming Merge has provided the much-needed bullish momentum in not only the pioneering smart contract platform but the Cryptoverse in general. Owing to this positive development, ETH has led its peer Bitcoin in gains accumulated since the most recent bottom reached on June 19. This, in turn, has led…

The state of Financial markets & Economies, Weekly Charts, Business Trends & Statistics — Equity markets celebrated the fact that U.S inflation is finally showing the first signs of cooling down. A stampede of buyers entered the U.S market on Wednesday post the CPI announcement. After a brief correction on Thursday, bulls came back strongly on Friday to end the day and week higher…

We look back at the string of rovers sent to the red planet to extensively explore our planetary neighbor — Exploring our planetary neighbor Mars aka the Red Planet has captured the imagination of humanity ever since we started gazing up at the night sky. Ever since man set foot on the moon in 1969, the next obvious destination was the red planet. …

Blockdata analyzes blockchain investment activity by the most notable public companies in the last three quarters — Despite a significant downturn that we have seen in cryptocurrencies during the first half of 2022, investment by top public companies has continued to flow to the blockchain space. In a recent analysis, Blockdata analyzes how some of the top corporations made investments in the space, from September 2021 to…

This stamp-sized device sticks to the skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging for the organs for 48 hours — Wearable tech is transforming the way we perceive personalized medicine. Smartwatches have become basic health monitors with their ability to measure different health metrics like heartbeat and pulse rate etc. Stick-on personalized patches are taking this transformation one step forward. …

A joint advisory issued by American & Australian cybersecurity agencies lists the top malware strains & mitigation strategies — It never hurts to have knowledge in advance of the threats lurking out there in the virtual world. And cybersecurity issues have become the center of attention for organizations as an increasing number gets affected by them. …

The state of Financial markets & Economies, Weekly Charts, Business Trends & Statistics — A surprisingly strong U.S jobs report led the U.S stocks to finish the week mixed and relatively flat. So why did such good data lead to this rather than gains — simple, this robust jobs report highlights the fact that the largest economy in the world remains resilient and Fed…

The blockchain protocol rewards users for performing verifiable physical work like deploying a 5G hotspot etc. — It has always been a challenge for even the most die-hard blockchain/ crypto evangelists to explain real-world use cases to a layman. And this debate rekindles every time we see a downturn in crypto markets, like the one we are currently going through. Critics are quick to point out the…

This precise genome-editing technique is now being put to the test in a groundbreaking heart-disease trial — CRISPR-based treatments have evolved significantly in the last few years. Not only have we seen higher efficacy in treating various genetic conditions, but molecular scissors have also continued to evolve towards improving the technique. …