Graham Smith

1 week ago | cryptopolitan.com | Graham Smith

Japan’s rice supply debacle continues as the government is now seeking to lower the price of its stockpiled grain, and focus on discretionary contracts for smaller buyers. However, recent comments from agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi have drawn criticism regarding prices, preferential selling, and direct state intervention in the market.

2 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Graham Smith

Japan’s leading online shopping company, Rakuten, has announced support for Ukrainian weapons technology at a major military trade show. The ‘Amazon of Japan’ has noted it “will not enter the defense industry right away.”Given Japan’s self-described “defense geek” prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, a Christian, Westernized supporter of the U.S. military machine and Donald Trump, perhaps online shopping giant Rakuten’s recently announced support for actual weapons startups should not be too shocking.

3 weeks ago | cryptopolitan.com | Graham Smith

Like it or hate it, the little-engine-that-could network known as Bitcoin Cash is still chugging along and gaining focus, if embattled, momentum in the form of an upgraded network and even more smart contract efficiency. At the end of the three-day BCH Bliss 2025 conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, participants are fired up about the improved P2P engine, adoption, real-world utility, and privacy in an often vapid, strictly number-go-up crypto climate.

1 month ago | thenational.scot | Graham Smith

King Charles III photographed wearing 'medals he didn't earn' at VE Day celebrations (Image: PA) YOU would think that the 80th VE Day anniversary would be a time to reflect on the huge sacrifices of the men and women who fought Nazi Germany, and those who made sacrifices on the home front. It is also, perhaps, a time to reflect on the achievements of the following generations who were able to secure an unprecedented period of peace in Western Europe.

1 month ago | cryptopolitan.com | Graham Smith

The Journal of Global Surgery (ONE) recently made a study related to prostate cancer publicly available for free. This was done via crypto and traditional micropayments, as the organization leverages permissionless use of bitcoin cash (BCH) to tear down paywalls blocking public access to critical information.