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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

Ripple hires duos for new leadership team, XRP/USD prolongs losing streaks beow 21-DMA

Jul 12, 2018 11:23 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views Technicals

Ripple announces its in-house cryptographer, David Schwartz as its chief technology officer (CTO), and Kahina Van Dyke, a former Facebook executive joined the company as senior vice president (SVP), Business, and Corporate...

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South Korean lawmakers to propose bills on cryptocurrency, ICO and blockchain regulation: Report

Jul 12, 2018 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

South Korean lawmakers are reportedly going to submit drafts of bills on cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings (ICO) and blockchain regulation during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly, The Korea Times...

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Purse.io reckons Bitcoin cash better than other altcoins for instant transactions – Lingering BCH/USD dips on flurry of bearish signals

Jul 12, 2018 09:11 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency Fintech

The price of BCHUSD pair is experiencing a major bearish trend. The minor trend of BCHUSD slides through falling wedge formation (refer daily chart). Shooting Star patterns pop up at stiff resistance (at 755.4 and...

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FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaches 4h cloud support, stay short

Jul 12, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals

BTC/USD is trading lower on Thursday as it broke below 4h cloud support. It is currently trading at 6192 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the upside, the pair would face resistance at 6407 (4h 100-SMA) and a...

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Kik’s Kin Foundation announces $3M developer program

Jul 12, 2018 06:55 am UTC| Digital Currency

Kin Foundation, which oversees the cryptocurrency developed by Kik, has announced a $3 million developer program aimed at taking the Kin economy forward. The company raised nearly US$100 million in the Kin token...

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FxWirePro: ETH/USD breaches 78.6% fib support, dip till 410 likely

Jul 11, 2018 11:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals

ETH/USD fell by nearly 10 percent on Tuesday to 427 levels, breaking below 78.6% fib of 360 and 828.97 at 460 levels. It is currently trading at 440 levels at press time (Coinbase). On the topside, the pair faces...

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Bitfinex seeks to improve institutional access to cryptocurrencies via Market Synergy partnership

Jul 11, 2018 11:18 am UTC| Digital Currency

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitfinex has selected Market Synergy GmbH, a Swiss-based provider of institutional standard cryptocurrency connectivity and security, to provide robust, high performance connectivity for...

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Economy

Gold and Silver Prices Climb in Asian Trade as Markets Eye Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices edged higher during Asian trading on Monday, with silver also posting strong gains, as precious metal markets attempted to stabilize after a week marked by sharp volatility. The rebound comes amid lingering...

UK Starting Salaries See Strongest Growth in 18 Months as Hiring Sentiment Improves

Starting salaries for permanent employees in the UK recorded their strongest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, signaling early signs of stabilization in the British labor market. According to the latest...

Australian Household Spending Dips in December as RBA Tightens Policy

Australian household spending declined in December as consumers eased back after heavy year-end sales activity, but solid sales volumes continued to highlight why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently raised...

Oil Prices Slip as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Middle East Tensions

Global oil prices opened the week lower, sliding more than 1% on Monday as investor concerns over a potential conflict in the Middle East eased following diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran. The decline...

Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances

Indian refiners are increasingly avoiding purchases of Russian crude oil for delivery in April and potentially beyond, a strategic shift that could support New Delhis efforts to finalize a trade agreement with the United...

Politics

Trump Slams Super Bowl Halftime Show Featuring Bad Bunny

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked fresh controversy after criticizing the Super Bowl halftime show fronted by global music star Bad Bunny, calling the performance absolutely terrible in a social media post shared on...

Bangladesh Election 2026: A Turning Point After Years of Political Suppression

Bangladesh is heading into what many describe as its most competitive national election in more than a decade, marking a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after years of one-party dominance. For 15 years under former...

Ghislaine Maxwell to Invoke Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee Deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, plans to refuse to answer questions during a scheduled deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday,...

Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Release Hudson Tunnel Project Funding

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has filed an appeal challenging a federal court decision that ordered the Transportation Department to unfreeze funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, a major...

Trump Congratulates Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi After Historic Election Victory

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday following her coalitions decisive landslide victory in Japans lower house elections held over the weekend. The message,...

Science

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

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...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...