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Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/GBP trades in narrow range, bias remains neutral

Jan 30, 2017 10:36 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/GBP trades flat on Monday as China celebrated Lunar New Year holidays over the weekend. It is currently trading at 734 levels at press times (Coinbase). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 736 Kijun...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades rangebound, bias neutral

Jan 30, 2017 10:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD is trading in a narrow range between 905 and 925 levels from the past couple of days, as China celebrated Lunar New Year holidays. It is currently trading at 913 levels at the time of writing...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/EUR upside is capped by 76.4% fibo, good to buy on dips

Jan 30, 2017 10:12 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/EUR is seen trading slightly above on Monday. The pair has formed atemporary top around 10.95 on 5th Jan 2017 and is struggling to break above that level for the past twenty trading session (KRAKEN). It is currently...

Digital Currency Revolution

Austrian Luxury hotel gets hacked, pays bitcoin ransom

Jan 30, 2017 07:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

Following recent reports of cybercriminals demanding bitcoin ransom from Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), yet another case has been reported this time its a luxury hotel in Austria. The Local reported...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR trades in narrow range, slight bullishness only above 900 level

Jan 30, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR is seen trading in anarrow range between 825.90 and 869 for the past five trading days (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 861.13 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...

Digital Currency Revolution

Digital currencies could change payments landscape if adopted by central banks: U.S. Fed report

Jan 30, 2017 06:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

The Faster Payments Task Force, assembled by the Federal Reserve, has released a new report which describes the background and process of the task forces work and its motivation for pursuing faster payments solutions in...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain Intelligence Group joins Offset Symposium’s list of sponsors

Jan 30, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it will be a sponsor at the inaugural Offset Symposium in San Francisco February 14thand 15th. The...

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Economy

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

U.S. Dollar Slips as Yen Finds Support on Intervention Signals and Geopolitical Risks Rise

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Monday after posting modest gains last week, as cautious market sentiment and rising geopolitical tensions weighed on risk appetite. Currency markets remained largely subdued in Asia, showing...

Why U.S. Coffee Prices Are Staying High Despite Trump’s Tariff Rollbacks

U.S. coffee drinkers hoping for cheaper coffee after President Donald Trump rolled back key import tariffs are likely to be disappointed. While the tariff reductions removed duties on hundreds of food items, including...

UK Economy Grows 0.1% in Q3 2025 as Outlook Remains Fragile

The British economy recorded modest growth in the third quarter of 2025, expanding by 0.1% between July and September, according to the latest confirmation from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The final GDP...

German Exports to the U.S. Decline Sharply as Tariffs Reshape Trade in 2025

German exports to the United States recorded a significant downturn in 2025, underscoring the lasting impact of U.S. trade policies on Europes largest economy. According to a study cited by Reuters, German car exports to...

Politics

Kremlin Rejects U.S. Intelligence Claims on Putin’s Alleged Plans to Expand War Beyond Ukraine's

The Kremlin has firmly rejected claims attributed to U.S. intelligence suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to seize all of Ukraine and potentially reclaim parts of Europe that were once under Soviet...

Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Special Envoy to Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has been appointed as a special envoy to Greenland, a move that has reignited global attention on the strategic Arctic territory and its...

ASEAN Pushes to Revive Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire as Border Conflict Intensifies

Southeast Asian foreign ministers convened in Malaysia on Monday in a renewed diplomatic effort to restore a fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia after nearly two weeks of intense border fighting. The conflict,...

NSW Parliament Recalled After Bondi Beach Shooting to Debate Stricter Gun Laws and Protest Limits

Australias New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday for an urgent two-day session to debate proposed new laws that would significantly tighten firearm ownership, ban the public display of terror symbols, and...

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Sanctioned Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, according to U.S. officials cited by Reuters, marking what could become the third such operation in less than two...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...