Total revenue for Bitcoin miners in October reached $353 mln, up 8% from September, with network fees accounting for $42.9 mln or 12% of the miners’ total revenue in that month, and the highest percentage since January 2018, according to a market study. Research data analysed by Comprar Acciones, showed that the increase in miners’
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After breaking the 10,000 barrier on Saturday, Cyprus reported a lower-than-usual daily report of 152 new cases of COVID-19, as experts believe a two-week partial lockdown as of Monday will help keep infection rates low. One of the positive cases is Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou who announced in a tweet that he had been
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There can be no part of planet earth untouched by the passing of footballing superhero and all-round national icon Diego Armando Maradona. The great Argentinian transcends every sport and social strata, a man for the ages, an unlikely hero from a Buenos Aires shanty town with a God-given talent that will never be replicated. Unless
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International scientists and Cypriot experts have discussed a research project to test space equipment on the island before sending it to Mars to measure the age of its rocks. Scientists are in Cyprus to test space equipment in the rugged Troodos mountains as it has geological similarities with the red planet. Planetologists and geologists arrived
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Having done almost nothing to clean house during the current parliamentary term, and with their seats shaking with the fear of not getting re-elected, MPs are now jumping on the ethics bandwagon. MPs promise to approve legislation that has been pending for a while to regulate their code of conduct. Haven’t we heard that before?
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Cyprus’ coronavirus spike shows no signs of abating after health authorities reported another 248 cases on Saturday taking total infections since March to 10,231. November is already the worst month on record, posting three-digit cases daily while the month accounts for around 60% of total infections. Inevitably, the surge has had a knock-on effect on
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The Cyprus Mail, the island’s oldest newspaper still in publication, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month and will be marking the event by putting out a special book on Sunday. Iacovos ‘Jaco’ Iacovides, founder of ‘the Mail’ published uninterruptedly every Tuesday to Saturday with a bigger Sunday edition (the Sunday Mail), printed the first
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Enjoying a 12% rally since hitting a record low two weeks ago, the Turkish lira is now caught in a tug of war between foreign investors on the one hand, who cheered a big rate rise and government reform promises, and the locals who remain cautious and are stocking up on gold and dollar purchases.
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The extensive and impressive infrastructural works that are now taking place in central Nicosia is a job worthy of every cent spent. The near completion of Eleftheria Square, completion of the Moat parking area, and the triangle of Stassikratous, Makariou and the old GSP ground are noticeable. The Municipality is going all out to implement
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Cyprus reported 310 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Friday, ending a week of fluctuating daily cases, yet firmly with 3-digit figures, prompting the government to impose ‘light lockdown’ measures throughout the country and lifting the harsh restrictions imposed on Limassol and Paphos. From November 30, Cyprus will lift lockdowns in Limassol and Paphos but impose
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