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FxWirePro: BTC/EUR struggles to break above 100-DMA, break above targets 608

Sep 09, 2016 08:14 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR is seen trading below in red on Friday. The pair has slightly retreated after making a high of 562.30 levels (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 552 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily...

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Chamber of Digital Commerce adds Cognizant to Executive Committee

Sep 09, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

Chamber of Digital Commerce, the first Washington DC-based trade association representing the blockchain and digital asset industry, has announced that it has added IT and consulting giant Cognizant to its Executive...

Digital Currency Revolution

BTC/USD faces strong resistance at 100-day MA, close above confirms bullishness

Sep 09, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD is trading in the red after hitting 100-day MA. The pair hit a fresh high of 628.98 levels on Thursday and failed to hold its strength above 100 DMA. It is currently trading at 615.22 levels...

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Ethereum, Thomson Reuters, Barclays and others come together for blockchain hackathon

Sep 09, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency

Thomson Reuters and Ethereum are going to host a blockchain hackathon in Canary Wharf, London, that will focus on exploring the potential of Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts. Ethereums blockchain and smart...

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Indian bitcoin wallet Unocoin launches OTC platform for bulk quantity traders

Sep 09, 2016 06:13 am UTC| Digital Currency

Indian-based Unocoin, a popular bitcoin wallet, has announced that it is launching a bitcoin-OTC platform for high volume traders. According to the official announcement, the bitcoin-OTC is an over-the-counter...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Chinese multinational conglomerate Wanda Group joins Hyperledger blockchain project

Sep 09, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Digital Currency

Linux Foundations Hyperledger Project is continuing to add members to the collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology. FFan Technology under Wanda Group, a Chinese multinational...

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WebMoney adds payments in bitcoin

Sep 09, 2016 05:09 am UTC| Digital Currency

Russian-based WebMoney, a global settlement system for online business activities, has announced that it has enabled bitcoin payments for members and non-members of WebMoney for purchases of products and services sold by...

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Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

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Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

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Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

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South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

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Politics

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

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South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

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What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

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Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

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The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

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Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

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Technology

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

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Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

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CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...

Over 50 Million USDT Blacklisted by Tether Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Details Inside

Tether has blacklisted five wallets holding 54.1 million USDT, amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny and past enforcement actions. Tether Blacklists Five Wallets Holding 54.1 Million USDT Amid Ongoing Regulatory...
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