Tag: origins
DeFi must return to its P2P origins.
Opinion by: Jean Rausis, co-founder of SmarDexDecentralized finance (DeFi) began with a clear vision: to enable a global, permissionless financial sys [...]
From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile
Layer-1 blockchain Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its mainnet launch in 2020 — becoming one of the biggest chains by transaction activity [...]
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off th [...]
Fauci to Face Grilling by Republican Committee on Covid Origins
Over 15 months, a House panel has not linked Dr. Fauci to the beginnings of the pandemic. But it found emails suggesting aides were skirting public re [...]
U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight
The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chines [...]
FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket failure
The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster's engine failed.Blue OriginThe Federal Aviation Administrat [...]
ERC-20 inventor discusses origins, new blockchains, BRC-20 and more
In 2018, Ethereum lead developer Fabian Vogelsteller contacted the community for a new standard for smart contracts he created alongside co-founder Vi [...]
Why Blue Origin’s engine explosion matters
The Vulcan rocket for the Cert-1 mission stands at SLC-41 during testing in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 12, 2023.United Launch AllianceCNBC's Investi [...]
Scientists, Under Fire From Republicans, Defend Fauci and Covid Origins Study
Two world-renowned virologists appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and delivered a pointed defense of their findings that the coronavirus pandemic was [...]
U.S. Intelligence Agencies May Never Find Covid’s Origins, Officials Say
For three years, the U.S. government has been tied in knots over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, frustrated that China’s hindrance of investi [...]
Origins Launches on Apple App Store
The card-based strategy game, which provides players with free non-NFT "starter" characters, will first launch in the Apple store across Latin America [...]
Covid Origins Hearing Opens With Arguments for Lab Leak Theory
At its first public hearing, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic plunged into the politically charged debate over the origins of [...]
Hearing on Covid’s Origins Promises Politics Mixed With Substance
In advance of a hearing on Wednesday expected to focus on the lab leak theory, House Republicans took aim at Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, whom they have long [...]
G.O.P. Senator’s Report on Covid Origins Suggests Lab Leak, but Offers Little New Evidence
The report, signed by Senator Richard Burr, foreshadows a new wave of political wrangling over Covid’s origins if Republicans gain control of the Hous [...]
Intelligence Evaluate Yields No Agency Conclusion on Origins of Virus
WASHINGTON — American intelligence companies haven't been in a position to decide if the coronavirus pandemic was the results of an unintended leak [...]