Letter from Holy Roman Emperor written in secret code finally cracked after 5 centuries to reveal he was worried about being assassinated

The decoded letter written by Holy Roman Emperor King Charles V Stanislas Library French scientists have decoded a letter written in 1547 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The three-page letter uncovers secrets of the 16th century, including assassination fears. It took the French team of scientists months to decode the letter’s secret language….

Lawyers see crypto regulation coming in 2023 because industry needs to rebuild trust

Despite an uneven year in the crypto markets, many market participants are unperturbed about the long-term health of the sector and say that legal frameworks in 2023 could restore trust in the industry.  “Crypto will recover,” Katherine Dowling, general counsel member at Bitwise Asset Management, said to TechCrunch. “This is not the death of crypto.”…

Some European officials are accusing the US of profiting from the Ukraine war, report says

US President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Julio Cortez, Gavriil Grigorov/AP Some European officials have accused the US of profiting from the war in Ukraine, Politico reported. One official said the US was making big profits from selling natural gas and weapons. A White House official said high prices were caused only by “Putin’s…

Miami nightclub owners are struggling with slumping sales after losing top-spending crypto clientele in wake of FTX implosion and crypto downfall, report says

Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images Miami club owners told the Financial Times business is slumping as the crypto industry takes a blow.  Crypto, tech, and hedge fund leaders came to the city en masse during the pandemic. But in the wake of the FTX implosion, some of the city’s top spenders have vanished.  Crypto leaders aren’t the…

Sausage dogs could have been made to fight bears in the Colosseum of ancient Rome, archaeologists said

Dachshund (L), the Colosseum in Rome, Italy (R). Getty Images The remains of sausage dogs were found in the 2,000-year-old drains of the Colosseum. Archaeologists said they might have been made to fight bears or perform acrobatics in ancient Rome. The bones of lions, bears, and ostriches were also found, along with remnants of spectators’…