Cryptonising your Martian portfolio

Cryptonising your Martian portfolio
If you were living on Mars, where on planet Earth would you invest your money? (Image: Getty)
Simon Robertson
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It's nicknamed the "red planet" because it is covered in iron (III) oxide (Fe₂O₃). It's amongst the brightest objects in Earth's sky. In the winter, it’s similar in temperature to Queenstown (−78.5°C to 5.7°C). At 4.5 billion years old, it’s the age of US President Joe Biden and most of the US Senate. There are 11 active Secret Service teams – I mean probes – orbiting Mars or on the surface as I write. The Martian surface. (Image:...

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