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Digital Currency Revolution

Digital Currency Series: How About Hedging Pandemic Covid-19’s Cyclical Effects On Global Economy Through Bitcoin

Apr 21, 2020 12:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency

In the wake of Covid-19 and the surrounding macroeconomic uncertainty, conversations are increasing around cryptocurrencies as an alternative asset class and Bitcoin as a hedging asset. By the end of the quarter, investors...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bitnomial Fetches US-CFTC’s Approval For BTC Options & Futures Trading

Apr 21, 2020 07:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency

Of late, we have witnessed constructive developments in the cryptocurrency derivatives market, CME has come up with the Bitcoin futures which are cash settled and options marketplace. Various OTC players like Binance,...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Intricacies of Bitcoin block-Halving, Underlying Price Dynamics And Hedging Analytics

Apr 20, 2020 13:06 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The block-halving in cryptocurrency is a pre-programmed fundamental event, scheduled reduction in the inflation rate of an assets supply by 50%. Bitcoins next halving has been its leading narrative from the end of 2019...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Bitcoin’s Functionality Amid Pandemic Crisis And Hedging Strategy

Apr 20, 2020 10:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

While quite a few market participants among the crypto industry have been obsessed for another financial crisis just like 2008 to check the functionalities of the major cryptos of being uncorrelated and acting as a...

Blockchain Revolution Series: Dentsu Partners With Kadokawa To Promote Content Creation By Deploying Blockchain Tech

Apr 20, 2020 07:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Content creation and curation is the most essential requisite for the digital media/marketing businesses. Japans renowned advertising company is now making it easier to recognize content creators on popular apps as a...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Is Concept of Crypto Playing Its Role of Safe-Haven Amid Economic Crisis Owing To Pandemic Covid-19?

Apr 17, 2020 14:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoin was incepted during the last financial crisis at a time of massive bank bailouts during 2008-09, inflation, and the central bank intervention. Q12020 was dominated by coronavirus, massive government stimulus...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bitcoin Technicals, Options Analytics And Hedging Strategy

Apr 17, 2020 11:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoin price has bounced back again from the lows of $6,456 levels to the recent highs of $7,217 levels. Technically,BTCUSD(at Coinbase) has formed hammer pattern candle at $6,658 levels (refer 1stchart). This...

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Economy

Oil Prices Surge as U.S. Imposes Blockade on Iranian Shipping Amid Ongoing Middle East Tensions

Global financial markets were rattled Monday after the United States announced a blockade on Iranian shipping following the breakdown of weekend peace negotiations. The decision has renewed fears over Middle East energy...

Bank of Korea Governor Nominee Warns of Action if Korean Won Weakens Further

South Koreas Bank of Korea governor nominee, Shin Hyun-song, signaled on Monday that policymakers stand ready to intervene should the Korean won experience excessive depreciation. In written statements submitted to...

U.S. Blockades Strait of Hormuz as Oil Prices Surge Past $100

Oil prices climbed sharply in early Asian trading on Monday, with Brent crude jumping 8% to $102.93 per barrel after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz. The move...

U.S. Futures Plunge as Iran Ceasefire Talks Collapse and Hormuz Blockade Looms

U.S. stock index futures dropped sharply Sunday evening after ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran broke down, raising fears of prolonged conflict and further disruptions to global energy markets. The...

Spain's Sanchez Visits China to Deepen Trade Ties Amid U.S. Tensions

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in China on Monday for his fourth visit in four years, reinforcing Spains commitment to an independent foreign policy that has increasingly put him at odds with U.S. President...

Politics

Taiwan Insists Government Must Lead Cross-Strait Engagement Amid China's New Incentives

Taiwans top security official has made clear that any response to Chinas latest proposed trade and tourism measures must be government-led, not driven by opposition party diplomacy. National Security Bureau chief Tsai...

Spain's Sanchez Urges China to Take Greater Global Leadership Role During Beijing Visit

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on China to assume a more meaningful role in addressing pressing global challenges, including climate change, international security, defense, and the fight against inequality....

Hungary's Orban Loses Power as Magyar Wins in Landslide; U.S. Reactions Divided

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was voted out of power after 16 years in office as Hungarians turned out in record numbers to elect center-right challenger Peter Magyar....

Peru Presidential Election 2025: Lopez Aliaga Leads Early Results

Early official vote counts from Perus presidential election reveal that right-leaning candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga is currently ahead of the competition, securing 23.4% of the vote. With only 5% of ballots tallied so far,...

Trump Dismisses Iran Talks, Orders Strait of Hormuz Blockade

President Donald Trump signaled indifference toward renewed diplomacy with Iran on Sunday, telling reporters at Joint Base Andrews, I dont care if they come back or not, if they dont come back, were fine. His remarks...

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

TSMC Posts Record Q1 2026 Profits Driven by Surging AI Chip Demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is on track to deliver its fourth straight quarter of record-breaking earnings, with analysts forecasting a 50% jump in net profit for the first quarter of 2026. The surge is...

OpenAI Addresses Security Vulnerability in macOS App Certification Process

OpenAI disclosed a security concern on Friday involving a third-party developer tool known as Axios, which is connected to the process used to verify the authenticity of its macOS applications. The company confirmed it has...

San Francisco Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Home

San Francisco police arrested a 20-year-old suspect Friday following a pre-dawn attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans residence in the citys North Beach neighborhood. According to the San Francisco Police Department, an...

SanDisk Joins Nasdaq-100, Replacing Atlassian on April 20

Nasdaq Inc. confirmed late Friday that SanDisk Corporation will enter the Nasdaq-100 Index, taking the spot previously held by Atlassian Corp Plc when markets open on Monday, April 20, 2026. The change signals a broader...

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...