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Blockchain-based lending is regaining momentum this year, with the value of active tokenized private credit now sitting at $582 million — a staggering 128% increase from a year ago. While still far off from its peak of $1.5 billion in June 2022, according to data from real-world asset loan tracker RWA.xyz, the resurgence could signal that loan-seekers are looking for blockchain-based alternatives to traditional financiers amid a recent rise in interest rates.The current average percentage rate is 9.64% for blockchain-based credit protocols, while financiers have been offering small business bank loan interest rates between 5.75% and 11.91%, according to a…

Certain facial features — like downturned lips and a heavy brow — are known to make someone appear untrustworthy to others, even though these do not indicate a person’s actual character. Such facial biases influence our everyday social interactions as well as high-stakes decisions, including who we hire, or elect to political office. But a new study by Columbia researchers shows that the effects of these judgments can be mitigated. The study outlines the results of four experiments that the authors conducted with 1,400 volunteers. Through those experiments, the researchers found that when real-world defendants have facial features that appear…

With last year’s winner Ladbaby out of the running, a group of unexpected music artists from Heather View in Crowborough want to claim the top spot in the charts with their offering “Christmas Celebration”. Following the success of Heather View’s Song For A King earlier this year, which saw residents at the home make headlines for their tribute to King Charles III, the budding songwriters were inspired to take things to the next level and show just how much their song-writing skills “sleigh”. While the rest of the country was getting a head start on their Christmas shopping, residents and…

Leicester Tigers survived a late onslaught to beat Stade Francais 27-24 in Paris and remain unbeaten in the Investec Champions Cup this season. (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images) Leicester Tigers survived a late onslaught to beat Stade Francais 27-24 in Paris and remain unbeaten in the Investec Champions Cup this season. A weakened Leicester side held on as their hosts pounded away at their try line but a crucial turnover in the 86th minute handed the visitors a stunning victory against the odds across the Channel. A hat-trick of tries for 22-year-old hooker Archie Vanes and 12 points…

The end of the week marks the launch of the much-loved Irn Bru Carnival. The annual event takes over the city’s SEC, transforming the versatile venue into a flurry of lights, colours, and sounds. Hundreds if not thousands of Glaswegians will descend on the fair from December 22 until January 14 in an event that has become synonymous with Christmas time, being off school and for people of all ages to enjoy being a kid. While not always held in the SEC and known as the Irn Bru Carnival, this yearly tradition has been a cemented part of Glasgow’s social…

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Image Credit: HBO The Gilded Age has captured the hearts of viewers with its grandeur and delicious drama. Over the course of season 2, the HBO series has blessed us with plenty of gasps, betrayals, and backstabbing — over opera, nonetheless! Now that season 2 has concluded, inquiring minds want to know about season 3. Is there going to be a season 3 of The Gilded Age? Will Marian and Larry finally get together? Will Bertha reign supreme against her old money enemies? Hollywood Life has gathered up all the latest updates about the fate of the HBO show. Will…

Tornado Cash — a cryptocurrency mixer service that can hide the origin of crypto transactions — hit the headlines after being sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in August 2022. The mixer opened Pandora’s box, igniting an open debate about the role of mixers in ensuring personal financial privacy when using cryptocurrencies. U.S. authorities have continued sanctions against these services, with Sinbad.io being the most recent big player under OFAC sanction. Tornado Cash and Sinbad have been taken down by the FBI, with the U.S. Treasury accusing them of facilitating billions of…

Arabidopsis thaliana. Credit: Wikipedia. Arabidopsis thaliana is a species grown worldwide for genetic research and was the first plant to have its complete set of chromosomes (its genome) sequenced. The initial genome sequence, released in the year 2000, had numerous gaps, but technological improvements in the years since closed the gaps, one by one, until only two remained: large undefined regions on chromosomes 2 and 4 where genes encoding ribosomal RNAs are repeated in hundreds of copies. These ribosomal RNA gene clusters, known as nucleolus organizer regions (NORs), are not just difficult to define in Arabidopsis; gaps remain at the…

Tom Ball, from Burgess Hill, appeared on the hit TV show in 2022 and is now taking his career to the next level with a new album and tour. The music teacher wowed the BGT judges and crowds with his rendition of Sam Smith’s Bond theme Writing’s On The Wall and made it all the way through the competition to place third. Tom is now looking for choirs of all ages, genres, backgrounds and sizes to showcase their talent on a new track from his debut album Curtain Call due for release on Westway Music on March 29. As well as the…