The recent tabling of S.RES 02 showcases the blatant hypocrisy of the Rice administration and sets a dangerous precedent of silencing students’ intellectual discussion. The resolution called for the SA’s creation of an Ethical Advisory Board, which would monitor Blanket Tax spending on companies deemed complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A student resolution calling on the Rice Student Association to participate in the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement was presented at the Senate meeting March 25. The resolution is titled “Student Association Boycott and Divestment from Corporations Complicit in the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza.”
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which is currently involved in a legal tussle with Binance over ownership, is building new features like staking. Meanwhile, Nischal Shetty, who co-founded blockchain project Shardeum in February 2022, is raising Series A funding. In an interaction with ET Prime, he talks about the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the funding environment, and the way forward. Edited excerpts.
Blockchain advocate and WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty is busy building his latest venture, Shardeum, as a global brand. In an interaction with ET Prime, he talks about the WazirX-Binance issue and shares insights on the evolving regulatory landscape and the way ahead for Shardeum.