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Digital Currency Revolution

SEC and NASDAQ to join bandwagon of silver lining hopes on crypto derivatives universe

May 14, 2018 13:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

The fact that Bitcoin has succeeded is beyond dispute. Bitcoin has lasted 9 years. Bitcoin has a $100B+ market cap. Bitcoin has had better uptime than almost anything else and has spawned a pretty large ecosystem of...

Blockchain Revolution Series

SAP collaborates with modum.io to bring blockchain to supply chain processes

May 14, 2018 11:48 am UTC| Digital Currency

SAP is seeking to add blockchain functionality to its supply chain traceability platform to help various stakeholders in the agriculture industry boost confidence in food safety. In an online post on LinkedIn, SAPs...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD finds strong support at 200-DMA, break above 10-DMA targets 800

May 14, 2018 10:09 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD is trading in the red on Monday with its upside capped by 10-DMA. It is currently trading at 10-DMA at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, the pair faces resistance at 736 (10-DMA) and a break above...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR flurry of bearish candles signal extreme weakness on two key drivers

May 14, 2018 08:42 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCEUR forms back-to-back shooting stars, hanging man and bearish engulfing patterns at 7224.5, 7249.5, 7252.3 and 7016.5 respectively that signal weakness, both leading and lagging oscillators substantiate these bearish...

Digital Currency Revolution

British Crypto facilities firm unveils ETH futures

May 14, 2018 07:30 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

When Entrepreneurs building on Ethereum started using it to mint fresh coins to crowdfund virtual money for their ventures, a novel funding mechanism called initial coin offerings, these class of investors should also know...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD tests 50-DMA support, good to go short on break below

May 14, 2018 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD is trading in the red on Monday around 8400 levels after it found support near 50-DMA (Bitstamp). On the upside, the pair faces resistance at 8691 (1h 100-SMA) and a break above would see it testing 8831...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain startup Loyyal expands to Australia and New Zealand

May 14, 2018 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain powered loyalty and rewards platform Loyyal has announced its expansion to Australia and New Zealand. According to the press release, the company has added REFFIND as the exclusive Network Operator for...

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Economy

Gold Prices Dip as Markets Absorb Dovish Fed Outlook; Silver Eases After Record High

Gold prices slipped in Asian trading on Thursday as investors evaluated the Federal Reserves latest policy signals, which combined a widely expected interest rate cut with a surprisingly dovish move to boost liquidity. The...

Asian Currencies Steady as Fed Delivers Hawkish Rate Cut; Aussie and Rupee Under Pressure

Asian currencies traded cautiously on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate cut but paired it with a hawkish outlook. The Fed lowered its benchmark rate to 3.50%-3.75%,...

BOJ Expected to Deliver December Rate Hike as Economists See Borrowing Costs Rising Through 2025

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% at its December 1819 meeting, according to a new Reuters poll that shows growing confidence in the central banks shift away from...

Australia’s Labour Market Weakens as November Employment Drops Sharply

Australias labour market showed clear signs of cooling in November, with national employment falling by the most in nine months. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, total employment declined by 23,100 jobs,...

Mexico Moves to Increase Tariffs on Asian Imports to Protect Domestic Industries

Mexico has taken a decisive step to strengthen its domestic manufacturing sector by approving significant tariff hikes on a wide range of imports from China and several other Asian countries. The Senate passed the measure...

Politics

Environmental Group Sues to Block Trump Image on U.S. National Park Passes

An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Interior Department from placing an image of former President Donald Trump on next years America the Beautiful annual national park pass. The Center for...

Trump Administration Unveils High-Priced “Trump Gold Card” Visa Program

The Trump administration has officially introduced the Trump Gold Card, a premium visa program that offers non-U.S. citizens an expedited pathway to live and work in the United Statesat a steep cost. Launched through...

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Sparks Global Debate and Early Challenges

Australias groundbreaking ban on social media use for children under 16 has entered its first days with both praise and pushback, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged the rollout would not be flawless. The law,...

Japan Weighs New Tax Breaks to Boost Corporate Investment Amid Spending Debate

Japans government is preparing a new round of tax incentives aimed at accelerating corporate investment, according to a report from the Nikkei business daily. The initiative comes even as policymakers intensify discussions...

Trump Plans Call With Thailand and Cambodia to Ease Rising Border Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will hold a phone call Thursday with leaders from Thailand and Cambodia as Washington attempts to ease escalating tensions between the two Southeast Asian nations....

Science

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...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

SK Hynix Considers U.S. ADR Listing to Boost Shareholder Value Amid Rising AI Chip Demand

South Koreas leading memory-chip producer SK Hynix is exploring a potential listing on the U.S. stock market through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), according to a regulatory filing released Wednesday. The company...

SoftBank Shares Slide as Oracle’s AI Spending Plans Fuel Market Jitters

SoftBank Group shares dropped sharply on Thursday, leading declines across Japanese markets, after Oracles mixed quarterly earnings reignited concerns about soaring artificial intelligence investments. SoftBank (TYO:9984)...

SpaceX Edges Toward Landmark IPO as Elon Musk Confirms Plans

Elon Musk signaled that SpaceX is moving closer to a long-anticipated initial public offering, confirming on Wednesday that reports of an upcoming IPO were accurate. His response came after Ars Technica editor Eric Berger...

Nvidia Develops New Location-Verification Technology for AI Chips

Nvidia has confirmed the development of a new location-verification technology designed to help identify the country where its AI chips are being used, a move aimed at curbing the smuggling of advanced processors into...

EU Court Cuts Intel Antitrust Fine to €237 Million Amid Long-Running AMD Dispute

The General Court of the European Union has significantly reduced Intels antitrust fine, lowering it from the previously imposed 376 million to 237.1 million ($438 million to $276 million). The ruling, issued Wednesday,...