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Blockchain Revolution Series

R3’s open-source distributed ledger platform ‘Corda’ goes into public beta

Jun 12, 2017 11:03 am UTC| Digital Currency

R3, the financial innovation company that runs blockchain consortium, announced that its open-source, financial-grade, distributed ledger platform Corda has entered into first public beta. The release of the public beta...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD hits fresh all-time high at 415, good to go long on dips

Jun 12, 2017 10:40 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD surged higher on Monday and has hit a fresh all-time high at 415 levels so far in the day. It is currently trading at 391 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen:...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/GBP breaks above 2300, bias higher, stay long

Jun 12, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/GBP broke above 2300 levels on Monday to hit a fresh all-time high at 2315 levels. It is currently trading at 2303 levels at press time (Coinfloor). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 2123 Kijun...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Calastone completes blockchain PoC of distributed market infrastructure for global funds sector

Jun 12, 2017 09:55 am UTC| Digital Currency

Calastone, a global funds transaction network, has successfully completed the first phase of proof-of-concept (PoC) of its distributed market infrastructure. The PoC tested the feasibility using blockchain technology in...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD extends bullish momentum, good to go long on dips

Jun 12, 2017 09:20 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD is consolidating in a narrow range as it hit a fresh all-time high at 2980 levels on Monday. It is currently trading at 2943 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bug in cryptocurrency wallet CoinPayments’ system affects Ripple account holders

Jun 12, 2017 08:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

CoinPayments, a leading cryptocurrency merchant payments solution and wallet service platform, recently announced that it detected an error in its Ripple service which allowed a few users to withdraw excessive XRP from hot...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR hits fresh all-time high, jump till 2778 likely

Jun 12, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR has shown a huge recovery and hits fresh all-time high of 2706 levels (CEXIO). It is currently trading around 2620 at press time. Ichimoku analysis of 4-Hour chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level: 2619 Kijun-Sen...

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Economy

Russia Condemns U.S. Sanctions as Cuba Faces Critical Fuel Crisis

Russia has warned that Cubas fuel situation has reached a critical point, blaming intensified U.S. sanctions for deepening the islands economic crisis and pledging continued solidarity with Havana and Caracas. Moscow also...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Investors Await Key Jobs and Inflation Data

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday evening as investors grew cautious ahead of key economic data releases later this week, following a mostly positive close on Wall Street. Futures tied to the SP 500 slipped...

Gold Prices Slip in Asian Trade as Markets Await Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices declined in early Asian trading on Tuesday, pulling back from strong gains seen in the previous session, as investors remained cautious ahead of a series of important U.S. economic indicators due later this...

Oil Prices Dip as Hormuz Tensions, Iran Talks, and Russia Sanctions Shape Market Outlook

Global oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical risks in the Middle East against ongoing diplomatic efforts and fresh developments in global energy trade. Brent crude futures slipped 25 cents, or...

Asian Stocks Rise as Japan Rally, AI Optimism and Fed Outlook Shape Markets

Asian stocks extended gains for a second straight session in early Tuesday trading, led by a powerful rally in Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis decisive election victory over the weekend. The result boosted...

Politics

Hong Kong Leader Defends 20-Year Sentence for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that media tycoon and prominent democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai deserved the 20-year prison sentence imposed by a court earlier this week, arguing that the punishment...

Trump Administration Plans Chip Tariff Exemptions for Big Tech Amid AI Data Center Push

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to exempt major technology companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from upcoming tariffs on semiconductor chips, a move aimed at supporting...

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Migrants

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judges order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal...

Trump Threatens to Block Gordie Howe Bridge, Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to prevent the opening of the $4.6 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, escalating an already tense trade dispute between the...

Australian Leaders Call for Calm After Sydney Protests Turn Violent

Australian political leaders have urged calm and called for peaceful demonstrations after protests opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzogs visit to Australia escalated into violent clashes with police in central Sydney....

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

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...

Technology

Salesforce Workforce Reduction Affects Fewer Than 1,000 Roles Amid Ongoing Restructuring

Salesforce has reportedly reduced its workforce by fewer than 1,000 employees earlier this month, according to a Business Insider report published on Monday. The report cited a person familiar with the matter, though...

Alphabet Plans Rare 100-Year Sterling Bond to Fund AI Expansion

Alphabet is preparing to issue a rare 100-year sterling bond as part of a broader multi-currency debt offering, marking a notable move to expand its long-term borrowing strategy to support growing investments in artificial...

Amazon Explores AI Content Marketplace With Media Publishers

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly in discussions with media publishers about launching a new artificial intelligence content marketplace designed to connect news organizations and digital content creators with companies...

Taiwan Says Moving 40% of Semiconductor Production to the U.S. Is Impossible

Taiwan has firmly rejected calls from the United States to relocate a large portion of its semiconductor manufacturing capacity, with senior officials stressing that the islands chip industry cannot be uprooted. Taiwan...

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....