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Blockchain Revolution Series

Berlin to host Blockchain Expo on 1st June

Mar 22, 2017 10:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

Berlin will see Blockchain Expo on 1-2 June, 2017 that will bring together over 1500 experts across key industries from leading brands embracing and developing cutting edge blockchain technologies. The Blockchain Expo...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD faces strong resistance at 161.8% fib, further bullishness only on break above

Mar 22, 2017 10:09 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD continues to trade in a narrow range on Wednesday between 41 and 43 levels. It is currently trading at 41 levels at press time (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 36.45 Kijun Sen:...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/GBP upside capped by 50-DMA, break above confirms bullishness

Mar 22, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/GBP on Tuesday hit 899 levels but failed to break above. Currently, the pair is trading in the red at 843 levels at press time (Coinfloor). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 899.50 Kijun Sen:...

Digital Currency Revolution

Ethereum outlines next stages of EWASM initiative

Mar 22, 2017 09:25 am UTC| Digital Currency

Ethereum has announced its plans to build a new version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Martin Becze, the Ethereum Foundations JavaScript client developer, has also outlined the next stages of the EWASM...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD faces strong resistance at 50-DMA, further bullishness only on break above

Mar 22, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD broke above Ichimoku Cloud on Tuesday and hit 1117.90 levels. However, the pair failed to hold its strength and turned red on Wednesday. It is currently trading at 1052levels at press time (Bitstamp). Ichimoku...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR upside capped by 38.2% fibo, good to buy on dips

Mar 22, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR has shown a minor decline till 1003 at the time of writing after a jump till 1038 (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 1009.01 at press time. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level:...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Nevada lawmaker seeks to authorize use of blockchain technology

Mar 22, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Digital Currency

Nevada Lawmaker has filed a new bill that seeks to not only recognize and authorize the use of blockchain technology, but also prohibit a local government from taxing or imposing restrictions upon the use of the...

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Economy

Lee Seung-heon Signals Caution on Rate Hikes, Supports Higher Property Taxes to Cool Korea’s Housing Market

Lee Seung-heon, a leading candidate to become the next governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), has voiced support for raising property ownership taxes as a way to curb surging home prices, while warning that a shift toward...

Asian Currencies Stay Rangebound as Yen Firms on Intervention Talk

Most Asian currencies traded within a narrow range on Monday, reflecting cautious sentiment as investors awaited key economic data from the United States and China. The Japanese yen edged slightly higher after Japans...

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...

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 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

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...