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A significant number of carbon credits are from projects 8-10 years old; Ether and other major altcoins plummet. Good morning. Here’s what’s happening

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: Bitcoin tumbles amid continued crypto industry stress.Insights: Speculating on tokenized carbon offs...

When you hear Beethoven, It’s time to take out the trash (and mingle)

Across Taiwan, the classical melody “Für Elise” is a Pavlovian call to action: Bring down your garbage and catch up on neighborhood gossip.

One of the most delightful developments of the last decade has been the emergence of a whole continent of English-language commentary on Taiwan, rising from the sea like the island itself, along with major changes in the commentary ecosystem. In the early 2000s, there wasn’t a whole lot out there, outside the mainstream media pieces and occasional long-form thinkpieces in magazines, and what was there was largely male. There were few female writers aside from a number of very good reporters. ...

May 25, 2021 Taiwan is being squeezed by a resurgent coronavirus on one side and a yearlong drought that is disrupting agriculture, industry and power supplies on the other. Only one of those forces is likely to go away. The dual stresses can be seen at home in sliding stocks, power and water shortages, and abroad as Taiwan’s chipmakers struggle to fill a global deficit of semiconductors. While the government works to rein in the COVID-19 outbreak, the water and energy strains highli...