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FLEETCOR to test Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency in international payments

Mar 02, 2018 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency

Commercial payment solutions provider FLEETCOR Technologies is launching a pilot program with Ripple and Cambridge Global Payments to explore the use of XRP token to enhance the efficiency of international...

Digital Currency Revolution

Central Bank of Nigeria says cryptocurrencies not legal tender

Mar 02, 2018 05:01 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular stating that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in the country. The CBN, in collaboration with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), established a...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Dubai's RTA to develop blockchain-based vehicle lifecycle management system

Mar 02, 2018 04:09 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to tap into the potential of blockchain technology to build a vehicle lifecycle management system, Arabian business reported. A part of the Dubai 10X initiative,...

Digital Currency Revolution

Genesis Global Trading launches cryptocurrency lending business

Mar 02, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

Genesis Global Trading, an institutional trading firm offering two-sided liquidity for digital currencies, has launched its institutional lending business Genesis Global Capital. The new subsidiary will allow...

Digital Currency Revolution

SBI Group postpones cryptocurrency exchange launch again

Mar 01, 2018 11:08 am UTC| Digital Currency

Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has once again postponed the launch of its much-anticipated cryptocurrency exchange. The company announced its plans to launch SBI Virtual Currencies Co., Ltd. back in October...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Credit Suisse, ING execute €25M securities transaction using blockchain technology

Mar 01, 2018 10:25 am UTC| Digital Currency

Leading global banks Credit Suisse and ING have conducted the first live securities lending transaction using blockchain technology. The transaction involved swapping a basket of securities worth EUR 25 million using a...

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR struggles at channel top, intraday bias neutral

Mar 01, 2018 09:33 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTC/EUR is extending trade in a downward sloping channel. The pair is currently range bound for the day, hitting a days high of 8720 and a low of 8364. Price action hovers around 110-EMA and is struggling to...

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Economy

Japanese Yen Retreats as Dollar Rises Ahead of Fed, BOJ Rate Decisions

The Japanese yen weakened further on Tuesday, retreating from a seven-month high as investors prepared for key interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan later this week. USD/JPY climbed 0.24% to...

China Industrial Output Beats Forecasts as Exports Support Growth

Chinas industrial production grew faster than expected in August, supported by resilient overseas demand for Chinese exports even as other indicators pointed to continued weakness across the worlds second-largest economy....

Asian Bank Stocks Slide as BofA Warning and Rising Yields Hit Sentiment

Asian bank stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with Japanese lenders leading losses after Bank of America warned that weaker trading and investment banking activity could pressure third-quarter revenue. Sumitomo Mitsui...

Houthis Escalate Saudi Attacks as Red Sea Oil Risks Grow

Yemens Iran-backed Houthis intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia while expanding positions along Yemens Red Sea coast, raising fears that the widening Middle East conflict could further disrupt global oil supplies. The...

Asian Stocks Steady as AI Shares Rebound Ahead of Fed Decision

Asian stocks stabilized on Tuesday as a rebound in artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares helped markets recover from Mondays technology selloff. However, oil prices above $107 a barrel and elevated bond yields...

Politics

What is Zionism? The different meanings of a contested term

Haverford, a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, has become the latest U.S. school to settle a lawsuit over how it handled allegations of antisemitism. In a statement on Aug. 7, 2026, its president, Wendy Raymond,...

Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro Deadlocked in Brazil Election Polls

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are locked in a statistical tie in potential runoff matchups ahead of Brazils presidential election next month, according to two polls...

Judge Blocks Trump Rule Limiting Foreign Student Visas

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new immigration rule that would restrict how long foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists can remain in the United States without seeking...

Trump Rejects Calls for Tougher AI Regulation

President Donald Trump pushed back against growing calls for stricter AI regulation on Monday, arguing that the United States already has sufficient safeguards to police artificial intelligence companies and prevent...

US Immigration Arrests Surge as Deportations Lag Behind

U.S. immigration arrests have climbed to record levels in recent months, but deportations have failed to rise at the same pace as the Trump administration pushes ahead with its mass deportation campaign. Preliminary...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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...

Technology

Cathie Wood Backs AI Slowdown as Safety Concerns Grow

ARK Investment Management founder Cathie Wood has welcomed calls from leading artificial intelligence executives to slow the rapid advancement of AI technology, arguing that greater scrutiny could help protect the industry...

Big AI wants to slow down AI research. Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?

Over the weekend, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down their work. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, heads of rivals OpenAI and xAI respectively,...

Who should own the knowledge that underpins AI technology?

Russian mathematician Yurii Nesterov was recently awarded the Gauss Prize for outstanding mathematical contributions for his groundbreaking work on optimisation. The award cited his work on gradient descent methods and in...

SoftBank Shares Jump 8% as SB Energy IPO Optimism Builds

SoftBank Group shares surged on Tuesday, recovering much of the previous sessions steep decline as investors welcomed fresh details surrounding the planned U.S. listing of its data center unit, SB Energy. SoftBank Group...

Synthetic data could ease people’s concerns about privacy breaches. But who gets to create it?

For the past decade, most public debates about data have revolved around a familiar anxiety: too much of our personal information is being collected from our records and our online activity, and then shared and monetised....