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The "magic number" of COVID-19 vaccinations needed for the country to safely reopen will be considered by National Cabinet today, but we won't know its decision just yet.

It only took four months for the crypto population to almost double from 106 million in February to 203 million in May, according to a new Crypto.com report.

The Federal Reserve Chairman had to explain what he meant by the term "transitory" inflation as he admitted that consumer prices have gone higher than he and other central bank officials had […]

Friday marks day one of the athletics program, with a host of Australians in action, while the medal races keep coming in the pool. Here are the Olympic events to watch out for on day 7.

An allusion to the start of this year’s bullish progress comes as $40,000 refuses to go quietly as resistance.

Restrictions in China have forced homegrown Bitcoin miners to move out to crypto-friendly nations such as Canada, Kazakhstan and the United States.

A new project in Russia aims to enable secure storage of inherited digital possessions like Bitcoin using a cloud-based service of state-owned Sberbank.

Ariarne Titmus will face firm favourite Katie Ledecky in the women's 800 metres freestyle final, while Australian teammate Kaylee McKeown continues her campaign to win a second gold in Tokyo.

The European Investment Fund invested $30 million in a new $120-million blockchain and digital assets fund, highlighting the sector’s “strategic importance� for the European Union.

Even being physically sick before her final run could not prevent the popular Australian from finally winning the Olympic gold she so richly deserved in Tokyo.

The daily transaction volume on NFT auction site Rarible has dropped significantly since peaking in April 2021 and has not recovered since.

Analysts at the Rand Corporation say crypto as part of the bilateral digital trade could lay the groundwork for cryptocurrency adoption in international trade.

The camp, which hosts more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees, receives nearly half the average July rainfall in one day, killing six people and displacing more than 12,000. 

Framed as a “war against black capital,� Israel’s Ministry of Finance estimates the new legislation could bring in $9.2 million in additional state revenues through tax.

The Eels fail to score a point, as the fifth-placed Roosters keep the pressure on the top four with a convincing triumph in Mackay.

A judge sentences a New Zealand man to more than three years in jail for violently assaulting his former partner and stepdaughter in Darwin in the late 1990s. 

The livestock industry says Mark McGowan could be making a "grave" diplomatic mistake as well as putting the food security of WA's most important trading partner at risk.

The Shia celebrates Eid al-Ghadeer on Saturday which marks the day when Prophet of Islam appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUM) as the first Shia Imam. The Shia Muslims believe...

EY expects that its new blockchain-based withholding tax solution can lay a foundation for the European Commission’s withholding tax relief system.

57,000 BTC leaves exchanges in a single day as demand returns with Bitcoin at the upper end of its multi-month trading corridor.

It's been another massive day for Australia in the pool, while China has set a new world record in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay. Here are the key moments so far from day 6.

China's actions exposed a weakness in Microsoft's email servers, according to Australian Signals Directorate chief Rachel Noble, while Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says intelligence […]

Police upgrade the charge against a husband accused of inflicting his wife's head injuries after the 37-year-old woman died in hospital yesterday.

Justen Orford was stood down from his position at St Joseph's Catholic School in Mundingburra when questions were raised about his conduct.

Mutual funds provider ProFunds aims to enable crypto exposure for investors without actually buying Bitcoin.

There may be no live crowds, but a friendly time zone, working from home and endless options for watching the events of your choosing is making us feel like we're there, writes Paul Kennedy.

Sun Dawu, known throughout China after being charged with illegal fundraising in 2003, is among 20 defendants to stand trial after stopping a state-owned enterprise from demolishing a company […]

Rural and regional Australians are set to tell a federal review committee that they feel like second-class citizens because their mobile phone coverage is virtually "non-existent".

NSW asks the Australia Defence Force for an extra 300 personnel as police ramp up their COVID compliance operations with extra powers and increased fines.

Jess Fox finally has the Olympic gold medal that had thus far eluded her as she wins the canoe slalom competition at Tokyo 2020.

Health Minister Greg Hunt says he'll "throw the book" at a GP clinic in Campsie, in Sydney's south west, that's been asking patients to pay hundreds of dollars for vaccine consultations before […]

For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of light being reflected from behind a supermassive black hole, 800 million light years away from Earth.

Grattan Institute has released modelling that shows incentives like a national lottery could help Australia improve its vaccination rate.

The largest disaster recovery package in Western Australia's history has been announced for communities impacted by Cyclone Seroja.

The price gap between buying an apartment and a house is 74.8 per cent in Canberra, the largest of all capital cities — according to the latest research from CoreLogic. 

Simone Biles faced criticism from some quarters over her Tokyo Olympics withdrawal, but few can understand the weight she carries for black athletes. 

A man murdered a woman whose family he paid $15,000 to marry, during an argument at their Perth home about their "loveless" six-week relationship, the WA Supreme Court hears.

While regional communities agree for the need to get HSC students in Sydney back to school and to attempt to contain the spread of the virus, there are fears about the consequences.

Saber has raised $7.7 million in a seeding fund round, and is rated as the second platform on Solana in terms of total locked value (TVL) with $185.77 million.

The ongoing Nano saga has taken another twist with a token holder dropping his case.

U.S. lawmakers believe they can find $28 billion worth of infrastructure funding by expanding taxation on crypto transactions.

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the […]

Erik Voorhees is embarrassed by toxic Bitcoin maxis and told a podcast: “I don’t know when they got into Bitcoin, but absolutely that is not the community that I come from in […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

One of the reasons why the federal mandate for vaccinations will fail will be the backlash and refusal compliance by the blue-collar workforce. While the U.S. ideological media will downplay the […]

ConsenSys described the case’s conclusion as highlighting “the value of aggressively combatting meritless claims.�

Glen Oaks Escrow has made its first BTC-backed refinancing of a property in San Diego.

Arizona Republican Chairwoman Kelli Ward provides an update on the Maricopa County ballot audit and the new subpoenas sent by the state senate to county election officials who are refusing to comply […]

Bitcoin's rally to $40,000 alleviated some of the bearish sentiment in the market, but data shows derivatives traders still walking on eggshells.

Genesis plans to more than triple its hashing capacity from 2.6 EH/s to 8.1 EH/s.

Senator Cynthia Lummis said that inflation and massive government spending is accelerating the adoption of digital assets.

Bitcoin's defense of the $38,000 level and renewed interest from institutional investors could be a sign that the bull trend is resuming.

The Biden Administration, Nancy Pelosi, the CDC and scientific establishment along with the Democrat machine writ large, have re-instituted a new indoor national mask mandate that everyone is […]

Digital currencies are primed to reinvent trade between African countries.

Dan Schulman said the project was already “code complete� and planned to be fully ramped in the United States in the next several months.

Co-founders Diogo Mónica and Nathan McCauley cited Anchorage's "stringent processes and procedures" as likely factors in the decision from the federal agency.

The people of Pennsylvania showed up to greet the installed occupant of the White House, Joe Biden, upon his arrival in Pennsylvania – which he calls his home state.  The illegitimate office […]

Texas GOP Representative Chip Roy delivered some righteous words on the floor of the House of Representatives today calling the Democrat’s narrative manipulation of COVID “a sham”. […]

“Ideas have value,â€� said Cliff Szu, co-founder of Multiverse Labs. “[O]ur overriding goal is to help people with great ideas to discover the true value of their innovations and […]

As Bitcoin price reversed course, a key trading indicator flashed bullish hours before TEL embarked on a sharp 82% rally.

The mining firm's expansion into Kazakhstan follows plans to introduce new energy fees for crypto miners starting in 2022.

Katie Benner sounds like an American girl next door right?  Alas, a little digging below the surface reveals something rather specific about the New York Times journalist. Ms. Katie Benner made […]

FTX indicated that although the Blockfolio brand is being retired, this would not affect the services offered to users.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that one key lesson for future administrations to learn from the experience gained during the tenure of outgoing President...

Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi is scheduled to take an oath of office as Iran’s new president during a ceremony to be attended by a large number of foreign officials at the […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that Iran hopes that Tunisia will get through this critical phase through talk as quickly as possible. In reaction to the...

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that agreement between the two countries of Iran and Syria will help strengthening and enhancing bilateral trade interests. He made the […]

A senior Iranian Energy Ministry official has warned against the flood of illegal cryptocurrency mining machines into the country amid an intensifying crackdown on crypto miners in China. Monday […]

Iranian security forces captured key members of a foreign-based terrorist group in the Eastern, Western and Southern provinces of Iran. “After identifying the main members of the […]

Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said that Iran is eager to further strengthen cooperation between Kabul and Tehran in various fields, including border cooperation. Mohammad Ebrahim […]

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States has brought nothing to various nations across the globe, but poverty and backwardness and pillage […]

Head of Cuba’s Finlay Institute of Vaccines Vicente Verez Bencomo met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Monday. In the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister […]