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Digital Currency/Blockchain/Tokenization Series: Has Goldman Sachs Succumbed to Crypto, Tokenization and Blockchain Trend?

Jul 15, 2019 10:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Amid the global slowdown, the investment banking giant, Goldman Sachs has consistently been constructive on crypto-industry, they saw Bitcoin as Broadly Heavy. Christopher Matta, a former vice president of investment...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Physically-Settled Bitcoin Futures Trending Topic, VanEck, Bakkt, LedgerX and ErisX Line-up For Offering

Jul 15, 2019 06:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

This week derivatives exchanges LedgerX and ErisX were given the green light to offer physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts, beating VanEck and Bakkt to market. Both of them have been the renowned firms in the...

FxWirePro: ECB sets to act – 3-way straddles to hedge EUR/GBP topsy-turvy trend

Jul 11, 2019 14:41 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The account of the last ECB Council meeting in early June, published today, confirms that the central is ready to ease the monetary policy stance further, without giving any hint how exactly a package of new measures might...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Is PBoC Eyeing on Chinese National Cryptocurrency?

Jul 11, 2019 11:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) made an announcement ofapprovalfrom the state administrative authority to start working on a national digital currency in order to combat the uncertainty of Libra, as per the...

FxWirePro: ECB Policy Meeting Preview, EUR/JPY OTC Outlook and Options Strategy

Jul 11, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

In theeuroarea, the ECB minutes from the June meeting are set to be released today. Policy meeting would be scoured for confirmation that officials are moving towards the further stimulus. TheECBpushed out its rates...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Blockstack obtains approval from US SEC for token offering under RegA+

Jul 11, 2019 06:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The blockchain-based start-up, Blockstack has bagged theapprovalfrom theUnited States financial watchdog,Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to run a $28 million publictokenoffering under Regulation A+...

FxWirePro: Russia prints surprising inflation data - USD/RUB call spreads more effective

Jul 10, 2019 15:23 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The Russian inflation data surprised to the downside in June, moderating from 5.1%y/y to 4.7%y/y; core inflation moderated to 4.6% from 4.7%. Some volatile food prices, for example, fruit and vegetable prices, played a...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

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...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

South Korea Excludes Crypto in Donation Law Update, Charities at Risk

South Koreas recent amendments to donation laws have raised concerns as cryptocurrency remains excluded from permissible donation methods. The Ministry of Public Administrations decision, reported by local media outlet...

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets: 81M SHIB Destroyed, Prices Surge

Shiba Inu, the beloved dog-themed meme coin, experiences an astounding 4000% surge in its burn rate, resulting in the destruction of over 81 million SHIB coins. This significant development has sparked optimism among...

Samsung Trails Apple, Remains 2nd in Global Tablet Rankings, Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, Samsung emerged as the second-largest tablet manufacturer globally, despite a slight sales decline compared to last year, as the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported. Samsungs...

Russia's Crypto Clampdown: Tight Regulations Aim to Curb Cryptocurrency Activities

Russia is poised to enact stringent regulations on cryptocurrency trading, aiming to curb the mass trade of digital assets like Bitcoin within its borders. This move, driven by geopolitical tensions and sanctions, signals...

Bitcoin's Ongoing Battle at $64K; Cardano's Hoskinson Ends Ripple Debate

Bitcoin traders are on edge as the cryptocurrency battles to sustain its position above $64,000, with analyst Josh Olszewicz warning of lingering concerns. Meanwhile, Cardanos Charles Hoskinson settles the Ripple and XRP...