Author: Charlie Rollo

International, US

Colombia’s Cocaine War: the industry that pays

Colombians earn more from the drug trade than any other nationality in the western hemisphere. Since 2000, the United States has devoted part of its $11.6 billion in Colombian aid to eradication programs in an attempt to reduce the amount of processed cocaine reaching US shores. Despite this, cocaine has been getting cheaper in the United States, coca fields keep expanding, violence continues to worsen, … Continue reading Colombia’s Cocaine War: the industry that pays

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Business and Technology, International

Metaverse… The Future?

After plenty of speculation, on the 28th of October Mark Zuckerberg announced a rebrand of Facebook and a rename to “Meta”. The change was complemented with a new corporate logo consisting of an infinity shaped symbol. Mr Zuckerberg explained that a name change was needed to reflect how much Facebook had evolved. The word “meta” derives from the Greek word meaning “beyond”, while the Merriam-Webster Dictionary … Continue reading Metaverse… The Future?

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Finance and Markets, Latin America

El Salvador and Bitcoin

On the 7th of September 2021, El Salvador accepted Bitcoin as a legal tender, joining the USD as the second official currency of the country. This is the first time a nation has accepted Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency as a legal tender. Nayib Bukele, the 40-year-old Salvadoran president, was described as a “young president trying to capitalise on a popular image” with the Bitcoin … Continue reading El Salvador and Bitcoin

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