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User risk, regulatory framework, etc. are some of the typical risks that cryptocurrency investors encounter Cryptocurrencies suffer from several drawbacks that have led many (such as famed investor Warren Buffet) to refer to them as the next “bubble”. As such, it is important to identify and to understand the drawbacks and obstacles that may refrain mainstream adoption of these technologies. This article features the 10 typical risks that cryptocurrency investors encounter. User risk: Unlike traditional finance, there is…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA past Seth Rogen interview has resurfaced after Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael shocked the audience with a Scientology comment about Tom Cruise.During the ceremony, Carmichael joked: “Backstage, I found these three Golden Globe awards that Tom Cruise returned. I think maybe we take these three things and exchange them for the safe return of Shelly Miscavige.”Miscavige is a…

A massive asteroid is all set to make a close approach to Earth today, NASA has revealed. Know about the asteroid’s speed, trajectory and more. Did you know that most of the asteroids can be found in a specific region in space? Yes, you read that right! The region is called the asteroid belt – a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These space rocks are usually made up of rocks, but they can also be made of metals such as nickel and iron, or even clay and were responsible for triggering the extinction of…

NASA says a 150-foot asteroid is on its way towards Earth tomorrow. The asteroid is enormous and is speeding at a fiery rate. Another asteroid is on its way towards Earth tomorrow and it is a big one. In fact, no less than 3 asteroids are set to pass Earth tomorrow. This asteroid has huge potential due to its sheer size and speed and could potentially cause localized destruction if it deviates slightly from its path. To track such asteroids, NASA uses its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) to work as a…

The uncrewed Orion capsule of NASA's Artemis I mission sailed within 80 miles (130 km) of the Moon surface. The uncrewed Orion capsule of NASA's Artemis I mission sailed within 80 miles (130 km) of the Moon surface on Monday, achieving the closest approach to the moon for a spacecraft built to carry humans since Apollo 17 flew half a century ago. The capsule's lunar flyby, on the return leg of its debut voyage, came a week after Orion reached its farthest point in space, nearly 270,000 miles from Earth while midway…

NASA has shared remarkable footage showing its Orion spacecraft passing over the lunar surface at an altitude of just 687 miles. The flyby, which at one point took the uncrewed spacecraft to within 79 miles of the moon’s surface, took place on Monday, December 6, just over three weeks after the Orion left Earth on the Artemis I mission. The spacecraft made a similarly close approach to the lunar surface last month, too. As the video commentary reveals, the footage of the lunar flyby was captured just ahead of an…

NASA's Artemis 1 mission is on track for its December 11 splashdown after the uncrewed Orion spacecraft completed a second powered flyby of the Moon today that brought it within 79 miles (127 km) of the lunar surface at 11:42 am EST.Shortly after Orion's close encounter with the Moon, the spacecraft's thrusters fired at 11:43 am EST for three minutes and 27 seconds, altering its velocity by about 655 mph (1,054 km/h) and setting it on a trajectory for Earth. The burn was conducted autonomously because Orion was behind the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJames Cameron has recalled an awkward encounter with Leonardo DiCaprio that almost lost him his Titanic role.The director, who is promoting new sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, reflected on the casting process of Titanic, which starred DiCaprio alongside Kate Winslet.Cameron said that he initially met with DiCaprio for a chat about the role, following which “there was a screen test” to…

Mars is kept company by two cratered moons—an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of ArizonaAsaph Hall, an American astronomer, discovered two small moons circling the planet <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Mars</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. It is a dusty, cold, desert…

Geena Davis says that she used a piece of advice from Dustin Hoffman for an encounter with Jack Nicholson.The actor claimed that she once shut down sexual advances from Nicholson by recalling some advice given to her by her Tootsie co-star.In a new interview with The New Yorker, Davis, 66, spoke about her relationship with Hoffman who apparently encouraged her to “read a lot of books”.Hoffman also suggested a way that Davis could put off advances from men in the industry. He advised her to say: “Well, you’re very…