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The most expensive merchandise overall was passports, with an average price of $600 per document. Czech, Slovakian, or Lithuanian passports were the costliest, with an average price of $3,800. An American passport only costs $20.

Custodians of crypto assets play an essential role in storing and securing digital assets while also interacting directly with brokers and exchanges to facilitate transactions for institutional and individual stakeholders. 

Cryptocurrency mining is compute-intensive and uses a significant amount of energy — the mining of Bitcoin alone consumes 1% of the world’s energy. The only way for miners to maximize profit is by utilizing specialized, high-performance servers that run at maximum capacity 24/7/365.

The quantum threat has been rising higher on the global security agenda in recent months as the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) finalizes its process to standardize post-quantum cryptography. The new standards are expected imminently.

Only 800 meters form the site, Hima Seafood has started the construction of the world largest onshore trout farm. When set in operation in 2023, it will use the excess heat from Green Mountain’s facility. 

The enhanced testing, which can take from four to eight weeks to complete for each component, will take ABB’s switchgear beyond current standards to comply with the new (IEC/TS 62271-304 from Class 1 to Class 4) regulation.

Supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the project will be led by Caterpillar in collaboration with District Energy St. Paul and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

For fintechs, the metaverse looks like a natural pivot in line with their digital-first nature. They are better positioned to push the market forward, as, unlike banks, they do not have to cut through miles of red tape and have more flexibility to deploy new solutions.

DNV recommends that the first step to strengthen defenses is to identify where critical infrastructure is vulnerable to attack. The Cyber Priority reveals that, while many organizations are investing in vulnerability discovery, these efforts are not being sufficiently extended to include companies they partner with and procure from. 

An organization can become more operationally efficient and demonstrate a return on investment (ROI) when meeting sustainability goals. The ROI can potentially include reduced power consumption, waste reduction for packaging, cost-effective heating and cooling solutions, supply chain efficiency, and more.