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Bitcoin payphone service Bitphone to shut down

Dec 09, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitphone, the encrypted bitcoin-accepting online video calling service, has announced that it shutting down due to regulatory requirements. The bitcoin payphone service said that it was abused by too many users....

Digital Currency Revolution

NAV Coin to organize conference in Auckland

Dec 09, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Digital Currency

The team NAV Coin, a digital currency, has announced that it will host a conference in Auckland, New Zealand, where NAV developers will live-stream the platforms 2017 roadmap. The announcement stated that the conference...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitstamp bitcoin exchange to cease services in Washington State

Dec 09, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg-based bitcoin exchange, has announced that it will discontinue its services in State of Washington, following the imposition of recent regulatory constraints. The company made the announcement via...

Digital Currency Revolution

DASH/USDT faces strong resistance at 21-day MA, close above confirms further bullishness

Dec 09, 2016 08:29 am UTC| Digital Currency

DASH/USDT is seen trading above on Friday. The pair has broken major resistance around USDT8.74 and jumped till USDT8.84 (Poloniex). It is currently trading around USDT8.784 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Cubichain Technologies deploys blockchain for 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing industry

Dec 09, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

California-based startup Cubichain Technologies along with CalRAM LLC.announced the successful demonstration of deployment of a blockchain network in order to protect the digital data stream for additionally manufactured...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/SGD faces strong support at 21-day MA, good to buy on dips

Dec 09, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/SGD is seen trading slightly above on Friday. The pair has recovered sharply after showing a dip till 1052 and is trading well above 21- day MA (ITBIT). It is currently trading around 1094.72 at the time of...

Blockchain Revolution Series

PayCommerce expands global footprint, to drive blockchain and AI innovations

Dec 09, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Digital Currency

PayCommerce, open cross-border payments network and banking consortium, has announced the expansion of its global footprint with the opening of two new offices in November: one in Ontario and one in Dubai. According to...

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Economy

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Trump Slams Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Oil Restrictions Amid Fragile Ceasefire

President Donald Trump publicly criticized Iran on Thursday over its handling of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions just days after a tentative ceasefire agreement between Washington and...

Oil Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions and U.S.-Iran Talks

Oil prices climbed during Asian trading on Friday, building on Thursdays modest recovery, as markets remained on edge over ongoing supply disruptions in the Middle East and closely watched diplomatic developments ahead of...

Gold Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar and Ceasefire Hopes

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and improving geopolitical sentiment after Israel announced plans to open direct negotiations with Lebanon. The development offered a measure of...

China's Inflation Data Misses Forecasts as Consumer Prices Slow in March

Chinas latest inflation figures came in below market expectations in March, highlighting the ongoing disinflationary challenges facing the worlds second-largest economy. According to official data released Friday, the...

Politics

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Trump Warns Iran: No Deal Means Military Action as U.S. Forces Hold Position

President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Iran on Wednesday, declaring that all U.S. military assets including ships, aircraft, and personnel would remain stationed in the region until a formal agreement with Tehran...

U.S. Pushes for Crypto Regulation to Keep Digital Asset Growth at Home

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on Congress to pass landmark federal cryptocurrency legislation, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing blockchain innovation and investment out of the United States. In...

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Posts Strong Q3 Earnings, Announces AI-Driven Job Cuts

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivered an impressive financial performance in its third quarter, reporting a 12.8% surge in cash earnings to A$137.9 million for the three months ending March 31. The result came in roughly 12%...

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...