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Initial Coin Offering Series

Digital Currency Revolution

Hong Kong launches public education campaign on cryptocurrency and ICO risks

Feb 02, 2018 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

The government of Hong Kong has launched an education campaign to make people aware of the risks associated with Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB),...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD breaches trend line support at 910, stay short

Feb 02, 2018 09:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD has broken the trend line support joining 512 and 755 and trading at 881 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, the pair will run into resistance at 943 (1h 10-SMA) and a break above would see it...

FxWirePro: DASH/USD trades with bearish bias, eyes 200-DMA at 510

Feb 02, 2018 08:52 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

DASH/USD capped at 5-DMA, trades with a bearish bias, we prefer to stay short in the pair. Downside has resumed after brief consolidation after 100-DMA break, momentum studies bearish. The pair has hit fresh 2-month...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD heads south after breach of trend-line support at 9535, stay short

Feb 02, 2018 08:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD has breached the trend line support at 9535 and continues to head south on Friday. It is currently trading at 8310 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair is likely to face resistance...

Digital Currency Revolution

Indian startup Unocoin announces multi-cryptocurrency, open order book exchange

Feb 02, 2018 06:30 am UTC| Digital Currency

Indian bitcoin startup Unocoin has announced its plan to launch a multi-crypto exchange. According to the official release, the new platform will support five cryptocurrencies at launch, including Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin...

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR breaks major trendline support, eyes 200-DMA at 6555, stay short

Feb 02, 2018 06:29 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTC/EUR has shown a decisive break below major trendline support at 7790, bias lower. The pair is extending downside, eyes next immediate support at 200-DMA at 6555. Break below 200-DMA will see major weakness in...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

Indian Finance Minister: Government to embrace blockchain; Bitcoin is not legal tender

Feb 02, 2018 05:45 am UTC| Digital Currency

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced the governments intention of tapping into blockchain technology in its digitization efforts. Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018-19 on February 01 in the Lok Sabha,...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

Technology

Skechers Sales Surge as Growth Lags for Nike and Adidas; Nike Eyes 2024 Olympics

Skechers reported a significant sales boost last quarter, while Nike and Adidas struggled with growth. Nike aims to leverage the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to regain momentum and improve market performance. Skechers...

Binance Enhances SHIB, USTC, AGIX Trading and Liquidity for Better Market Dynamics

Binance has announced efforts to enhance liquidity and trading for Shiba Inu (SHIB), USTC, and SingularityNET (AGIX), including tick size adjustments aimed at improving market dynamics and trading experience. Binances...

OpenAI Disbands Team Tackling AI Risks Amid Leadership Changes and GPT-4o Launch

OpenAI has dismantled its Superalignment team, initially formed to address AI risks, following the resignations of key leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Days After Leaders Resign,...

$73M Crypto Scam: Two Foreign Nationals Arrested for 'Pig Butchering'

The Justice Department prosecuted two Chinese nationals on Friday in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from deceived victims. Defendants Allegedly Used Shell Corporations to Launder Funds Through...

Tether's $1B USDT Mint Boosts Bitcoin, Eyes on $70K Milestone

Bitcoin has switched its former resistance into support, as Tethers market capitalization continues to rise swiftly in 2024. Tether, the worlds largest stablecoin, has issued another $1 billion, raising its market...