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Leading banks to attend London blockchain conference

Jul 20, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Blockchain for Finance Conference by FinTech Network which will take place in London on 3rd October this yearhas announced that it will discuss the possible use cases for the distributed ledger. According to the...

Digital Currency Revolution

LTC/USD trades flat, bullishness only above 90 EMA

Jul 20, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Digital Currency

LTC/USD continued subdued trading on Wednesday. It is trading in a narrow range from the past several days, struggling to break above 90 EMA. It currently trades at 4.06 levels at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis...

Digital Currency Revolution

ETH/EUR trades well above 21 day MA, jump till 11.40 likely

Jul 20, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/EUR is seen trading well above on Wednesday. The pair has recovered sharply after making a low of 9.95 levels (KRAKEN) yesterday. It is currently trading at 11 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Core to deliberate over scaling up and beyond in July meet

Jul 20, 2016 11:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

The team of Bitcoin Core, an open source client of bitcoin, will hold an industry gathering this month, which would feature members of bitcoins development and mining communities. According to a previous report...

Digital Currency Revolution

ETH/USD breaks above 90 EMA, jump till 12.69 likely

Jul 20, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Ethereum community has decided to do a hard fork to undo the DAO theft. The countdown has begun and the hard fork will occur at block 1,920,000 on or around Wednesday, July 20th. Leading cryptocurrency exchanges...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex adds Steem

Jul 20, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Digital Currency

One of the leading digital currency exchanges Poloniex has added support for Steem and introduced trading pairs Steem/BTC, Steem/ETH and SBD / BTC on its platform. STEEM/BTC, STEEM/ETH, and SBD/BTC markets...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR trades flat, good to buy the dips

Jul 20, 2016 07:40 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR is seen trading flat on Wednesday. The pair is trading in narrow range between 618 and 599 levels (CEXIO) for the past three trading session. It is currently trading at 609 at the time of writing. Ichimoku...

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Economy

EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks

The European Union has decided to delay the formal signing of its long-anticipated free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, as EU leaders convened in Brussels to prioritize discussions on funding Ukraines war effort....

Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday but were still on track to post modest weekly gains, as strong safe-haven demand continued to support the precious metals market. At the same time, silver and...

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves

New Zealands business confidence surged sharply in December, reaching its highest level in three decades, according to the latest ANZ Bank Business Outlook survey released on Friday. The data highlights growing optimism...

BOJ Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Japan Signals Shift Toward Monetary Normalization

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates to a three-decade high, marking another milestone in its gradual exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. At the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Friday,...

Politics

U.S. and China Push for Ceasefire as Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate

China and the United States are intensifying separate diplomatic efforts to revive a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, as Southeast Asian leaders prepare for a crucial ASEAN meeting aimed at addressing the worst...

Syria, Kurds and U.S. Race to Show Progress on SDF Integration Deal

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of a year-end deadline to demonstrate progress on a long-stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state, according to...

Putin Signals Possible Peace or Continued War in Ukraine at Major Year-End Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to send a significant signal to the United States and European powers regarding the future of the Ukraine war when he speaks at his annual end-of-year news conference on Friday....

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Trump Signs Order to Ease Federal Marijuana Rules, Signaling Major Policy Shift

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to loosen regulations on marijuana, a move that could mark one of the most significant changes in U.S. cannabis policy in decades. The...

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

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...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...

Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand

Micron Technology delivered record first-quarter results and issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, driven by rising memory prices and strong demand linked to artificial intelligence workloads. The upbeat...

Oracle Stock Slides After Blue Owl Exit Report, Company Says Michigan Data Center Talks Remain on Track

Oracle shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a Financial Times report claimed that Blue Owl Capital, Oracles largest U.S. data center partner, decided not to support a planned $10 billion data center project in...