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Sparklo Filling The Void For Essential Features Missing In Established Tokens Like XRP And Polygon

At present, numerous digital exchanges lack essential features demanded by their user community. Cryptocurrencies such as XRP (XRP) and Polygon (MATIC) might have once been favoured investment choices. However, recent trends among international traders and market analysts indicate a pivot towards an emergent platform, Sparklo, which is presently in its presale phase.Sparklo (SPRK): Blockchain innovation…

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Operation Vulindlela hopes to see SA private sector add four gigawatts to grid by end 2024

South Africa is poised to alleviate its electricity crisis and address deteriorating infrastructure by welcoming private companies into its power, rail, and water sectors. Operation Vulindlela, a government unit dedicated to removing investment barriers, released presentations outlining measures aimed at compensating for the faltering performance of state-run enterprises. With power cuts exceeding 10 hours daily…

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This Aussie startup sets the stage for next-gen online CX

A platform is transforming the retail landscape by aggregating the online shopping experiences of anonymous shoppers across a wide range of retailers.  Humii, founded in 2022 by Andy Evans and Lee Ritson, challenges the limitations of traditional benchmarking tools with its innovative platform. By capturing various data points throughout the entire online shopping journey, Humii…

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Former Ajax midfielder accused of smuggling £65million-worth of cocaine amid attempted murder trial

Dutch midfielder Quincy Promes has reportedly been accused of smuggling £65million-worth of cocaine. Promes is already on trial for attempted murder.Promes, who currently plays for FC Spartak Moscow, is being prosecuted for importing more than 1,300kg of cocaine to Netherlands or Belgium in two shipments, confirms The Public Prosecution Service. Two batches of around 650kg…

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Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to shift blame for FTX’s huge fraud to a law firm

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is laying the groundwork for a defense that argues he relied upon the advice of a prominent Silicon Valley law firm in taking many of the actions for which he is now facing fraud charges. Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyers on Tuesday asked the judge overseeing his criminal case to force prosecutors to…

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Sales Representative Job Description: Templates for Hiring at Your Business

A skilled sales representative is crucial in driving revenue and building strong customer relationships in a small business. This article explores a sales representative’s sales rep job description in the context of small businesses, outlining the duties, skills, and strategies required to excel in this position.Sales Representative Duties and Responsibilities As a sales representative in…

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CFTC Warns Derivatives Clearinghouses against Expansion into Crypto

US derivatives regulator, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has warned Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs) against the risk involved in the expansion of their clearing services into digital assets. DCOs are firms that match and settle derivatives contracts based on underlying assets such as stocks, bonds or currency. “In the past several years, [CFTC] Division…

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Toronto-Based TransPod Is in a Race to Build the First Hyperloop Train Network

In 1904, a student at worcester polytechnic institute named Robert Goddard wrote a paper on the subject of “travelling in 1950.” Under the spell of sci-fi writers like H. G. Wells, Goddard had long been fascinated by the idea of space travel, but in this paper, he proposed something both earthbound and otherworldly: a steel…

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DigiToads (TOADS) Gains Momentum Amidst Memecoin Boom, Leaving Floki Inu (FLOKI) in its Wake

As new tokens and cryptocurrencies are surfacing every day and gaining popularity, the crypto market is renowned for its unpredictability and turbulence. A new meme currency designed after the dog of Elon Musk, Floki Inu, has stormed the market, witnessed a significant price pump, and grabbed investors’ and traders’ attention. Irrespective of its popularity in the…

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Mailbox: Minister’s electricity projections unrealistic

From BizNews community member Dr Duncan du Bois It is clear from the instructions and projections issued to the minister of Electricity by the Office of the Presidency that the leadership of this country has not read Andre De Ruyter’s book Truth to Power. The prescriptive powers of minister Ramokgopa to determine the types of energy…