Daily Archives: 01/10/2018


Venezuela’s Congress Declares ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Illegal

Venezuela’s opposition-run parliament on Tuesday outlawed a “petro” cryptocurrency promoted by socialist President Nicolas Maduro, calling it an effort to illegally mortgage the cash-strapped country’s oil reserves. Maduro on Friday said his government would issue nearly $6 billion of petros …


Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Now World’s Richest Man

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos is now the richest person of all time, with a fortune of $105.1 billion, according to financial news outlet Bloomberg. With the stock market soaring to new heights in the first few days of 2018, Bezos’ …


After Olympic Deal, North Korea Figure Skaters May Lead Team

They’re the friendly face of North Korea, and it looks like they’re coming south to the Olympics. With sparkling costumes and winning smiles, figure skaters Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik could lead the North Korean team in Pyeongchang, …