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Digital currency or digital money is an Internet-based medium of exchange distinct from physical (such as banknotes and coins) that exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but allows for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Like traditional money these currencies may be used to buy physical goods and services but could also be restricted to certain communities such as for example for use inside an on-line game or social network. In this series, we cover stories and provide insightful analysis of the digital currencies such as bitcoin with no central point of control over the money supply.

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Mastercard teams up with MoonPay, The Sandbox to allow customers to buy NFTs on different marketplaces

Jun 13, 2022 08:43 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Mastercard, one of the well-known card-issuer in the world, is now allowing cardholders to purchase non-fungible tokens or NFTs on multiple NFT marketplaces. The financial services company made this possible by teaming up...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Nexon jumps into metaverse gaming with its MapleStory mobile game

Jun 09, 2022 08:28 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Nexon Co. Ltd, the video game publisher that specializes in online games for PC and mobile, has jumped into the blockchain and the metaverse through its MapleStory, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Hyundai Card partners with Like Lion to launch NFT marketplace and wallet

Jun 08, 2022 08:58 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Hyundai Card entered into a joint venture agreement to launch a non-fungible token or NFT trading platform. The company chose a local programming education startup called the Like Lion to heighten its presence in the...

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Number of embezzlement cases related to crypto investment growing in S. Korea

Jun 07, 2022 23:20 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy Business

Cases of employees in South Korea exploiting company funds to invest in cryptocurrencies have continued to pop up over the past couple of years. An unidentified accountant at a fashion manufacturing firm was sentenced...

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Cryptocurrency deals help NBA obtain $1.6 billion in sponsorships

Jun 03, 2022 06:53 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

NBA sponsorship revenue reportedly soared in the 2021-22 game season, and this was due to the different cryptocurrency deals that the league has secured. Based on IEGs estimates, crypto firms were said to have pushed...

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Cryptocurrency: SpaceX plans to accept Dogecoin crypto payments for merchandise

May 30, 2022 10:08 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

SpaceXs chief executive officer, Elon Musk, said that the company would eventually start accepting Dogecoin as payment for merchandise such as Starlink subscriptions. The 51-year-old billionaire said that they are still...

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Cryptocurrency: Terra relaunches after rebrand but plunges straight away

May 30, 2022 08:11 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Terra has been relaunched and returned with a newly-improved Luna cryptocurrency. A better Terra ecosystem was promised when Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terra Labs, announced that they will revive the Terra (LUNA) and...

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Economy

Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off

The U.S. dollar held firm at the start of Asian trading on Thursday as investors positioned themselves ahead of key interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE). Both central...

Australia’s December Trade Surplus Expands but Falls Short of Expectations

Australia recorded a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in December, highlighting continued pressure on the countrys export sector amid weak overseas demand and a strong Australian dollar. According to data released by...

U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Tech Rout Deepens on AI Concerns and Earnings

U.S. stock index futures moved modestly higher on Wednesday evening after Wall Street ended the regular session mostly lower, as investors continued to grapple with a deepening technology selloff driven by AI disruption...

Oil Prices Slip as U.S.–Iran Talks Ease Supply Disruption Fears

Oil prices moved lower on Thursday as news of planned diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran reduced immediate fears of a military conflict that could disrupt crude supply from the Middle East, one of the...

Asian Markets Slip as AI Spending Fears Shake Tech, Wall Street Futures Rebound

Asian stock markets declined as growing concerns over the soaring costs of artificial intelligence investment weighed heavily on the technology sector, while U.S. stock futures attempted a modest recovery led by gains in...

Politics

Trump Stays Neutral on 2028 GOP Successor as Vance and Rubio Emerge as Top Contenders

President Donald Trump has declined to take sides in early speculation over who could succeed him as the Republican presidential nominee in the 2028 election, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

U.S. Justice Department Removes DHS Lawyer After Blunt Remarks in Minnesota Immigration Court

The U.S. Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from a high-pressure assignment in Minnesota following blunt comments made in federal court about her workload and the governments failure to comply with judicial...

Melania Trump Pushes Diplomacy to Return Ukrainian Children from Russia

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump said Wednesday that she remains in ongoing contact with Russian President Vladimir Putins team as part of efforts to secure the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia since the start of...

Human Rights Watch Warns of Democratic Decline in U.S. Under Trump Administration

Human Rights Watch has raised serious concerns about the state of democracy in the United States, warning that key democratic institutions and human rights protections are under threat during President Donald Trumps second...

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi Show Cautious Progress Amid Ongoing Fighting

Ukrainian and Russian officials concluded what Kyiv described as a productive first day of new U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi, even as intense fighting continued across Ukraine in Europes largest conflict since...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

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...

Technology

Alphabet’s Massive AI Spending Surge Signals Confidence in Google’s Growth Engine

Alphabet is dramatically ramping up its capital expenditure in 2026 as it doubles down on artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and compute capacity, underscoring its ambition to stay ahead in the intensifying AI...

Baidu Approves $5 Billion Share Buyback and Plans First-Ever Dividend in 2026

Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), Chinas largest internet search engine company, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program of up to $5 billion, running through the end of 2028....

Instagram Outage Disrupts Thousands of U.S. Users

Meta Platforms Instagram experienced a significant service disruption on Wednesday evening, leaving more than 10,000 users across the United States unable to properly access the popular social media platform. According to...

TSMC Eyes 3nm Chip Production in Japan with $17 Billion Kumamoto Investment

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds largest contract chipmaker, is reportedly planning to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre (3nm) semiconductors in Kumamoto, southern Japan, marking a major shift...

Tencent Shares Slide After WeChat Restricts YuanBao AI Promotional Links

Shares of Tencent Holdings (HK:0700) fell sharply on Wednesday after its popular messaging platform WeChat blocked certain promotional links related to YuanBao, the companys artificial intelligence chatbot. The move...