Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report
Even in optimal scenarios, the activity would generate only $6.25 million in tax revenue for countries involved, says Planet Tracker.
Bitcoin, the encrypted virtual currency that began in 2009 and reached $1 billion in total value last week, continues to attract headlines as a social media user who goes by the handle of “The Bitcoin Billionaire” has been giving away over $13,000 worth of the cyber money to complete strangers.
Business Insider reports the person has been tipping Reddit users in the last few hours with extremely generous amounts of Bitcoins:
But —just like in real life— most good things come to an end. As of 5 hours ago the Reddit user ended his donation spree with a quote from US American physician, author, and former politician Ron Paul:
Read more about it here.
Hat Tip Joseph Weisenthal @TheStalwart
