Electric Bicycle, Wall Street Banks 2100 & China’s Great Firewall

Electric Bicycle Allows Users to Earn Cryptocurrency by Riding

50 Cycles have decided to launch an electric bike that actually mines cryptocurrency for its rider.

Disturbing before-and-after images show how major Wall Street banks could be flooded by 2100

Research group Climate Central has created a plug-in for Google Earth that illustrates how catastrophic an “extreme” sea-level rise scenario projected for the year 2100 would be, based on data in a 2017 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).

Bird is the fastest startup ever to reach a $1 billion valuation

But Bird is still remarkable for how quickly it achieved unicorn status. Founded in September 2017, Bird hit the $1 billion marker in well under a year, the fastest ever.

The previous record from founding to unicorn was 1.79 years, set by 3D-printing company Desktop Metal, according to a ranking compiled by VC research firm Pitchbook.

The Tech Giants Growing Behind China’s Great Firewall

What is less commonly talked about is the alternate universe that exists on the other side of China’s Great Firewall. It’s there that four Chinese tech giants are taking advantage of a lack of foreign competition to post explosive growth numbers – some which compare favorably even to their American peers.

8 Lessons from the Rise of Douyin (Tik Tok)

Douyin is one of the few apps that has enjoyed wild popularity both inside and outside of China.
Douyin’s daily active users reached 150 million on June 12, 2018, quadrupling since January. This is remarkable growth for an app that is less than two years old.