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âWhat exactly are people buying?â, is a question that keeps bugging anyone with the time or curiosity to check what is going on in cryptocurrency markets. The question pops up every hype cycle, and it never makes sense. In 2017 people were buying âtokensâ to spend on to yet-to-be-launched websites; in 2020 they were buying âyamsâ, memes play-acting as financial assets; last week, someone shelled out $69 million in cryptocurrency to buy a ânon-fungible tokenâ, or NFT, linked to a digital collage designed by graphic artist Beeple. Now there is an auction for a tweet; currently, the highest bid is $2.5m.
New variant of coronavirus emerges in UK as London move to Tier-3 restrictions
By News Desk| Updated: 15th December 2020 6:53 pm IST London: People walk in the main shopping area at Oxford Street, in London, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. According to various measures, the capital seems likely to enter the strict Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions during Christmas period, due to the high level of alert for coronavirus outbreak. AP/PTI
By Hanie Abdul Razak
A new variant of the coronavirus is believed to be the cause of a very sharp spike in infections, the UK government said in Parliament on Monday. As a result, London and three parts of surrounding counties are set to go into Tier-3 restrictions from Wednesday onwards.
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