Key Takeaways Gold climbed 5% this week to $4,620, its highest price since May. The dollar index dropped to 98.723 on Aug. 19 after Treasury doubled its bond buyback program. Bitcoin, up near $78,000, is riding the same debasement trade, but analysts say gold differs. Gold’s Breakout Above $4,600 Bloomberg analysts noted that gold climbed…
Bitcoin had a huge week, finally. The crypto asset jumped by 25% and neared $80,000 as the rally gathered serious momentum. One analyst now believes that the bear market has ended and BTC has entered a “Soft Bull Market,” following its recent breakout above several important resistance levels. Bears Get Squeezed Doctor Profit identified $71,000…
Water is supposed to be the simplest thing we consume. The premium bottled water industry has transformed it into something that requires a backstory. Supermarket shelves now distinguish between glacial, iceberg, volcanic, spring, mineral, and alkaline water. Restaurants are introducing water menus, while trained water sommeliers assess bottles by their mineral composition, mouthfeel and provenance….
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For many Filipinos, the arrival of the “-ber” months signals the start of the year’s busiest season. Family gatherings, holiday shopping, travel plans, school expenses, and year-end celebrations quickly fill both calendars and budgets. While…
The Bank of Russia has opened a new domestic testing route for individuals seeking qualified investor status, a change that could let more Russians access higher cryptocurrency purchase limits under the country’s new regulated market framework. Summary Russia will allow investors to gain qualified status by passing an approved financial knowledge test. The new qualification…
With back-to-school season approaching (or already here in some places), keeping track of everyone’s schedules can get pretty chaotic. Between work, school, appointments, sports, chores, and everything else going on, a regular paper calendar just doesn’t cut it. That’s where Linkdaze’s smart digital calendar comes in — a touchscreen tablet built specifically to organize a…
Key Takeaways Microsoft ends Publisher for Microsoft 365 users on Oct. 1, 2026. Microsoft’s .pub shutdown puts 30-plus years of business archives at risk. Publisher users face Oct. 2026 deadlines to migrate files to PDF or other tools. For three decades, Microsoft Publisher quietly handled the unglamorous work of desktop publishing, cranking out newsletters, church…
Will they finally be on the right side? Bitcoin experienced its most impressive weekly rally in three years last week when it surged from under $65,000 to almost $80,000 in the span of less than 48 hours. Such explosive moves are typically followed by a sharp retracement as investors tend to secure profits, especially…
Your next blood sugar insight might come from a phone camera. Google is testing whether AI can use smartphone images to reveal body-composition clues linked to insulin resistance, bringing a familiar device into a health area usually associated with glucose monitors and smartwatches. If you track glucose with a CGM or smartwatch, your phone could…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Filipinos managing money from overseas, freelancing for global clients, or seeking exposure to foreign currency can now hold and trade Western Union’s U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin directly through local digital asset exchange PDAX. The integration gives…
