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Digital Currency Revolution

Crytpocurrency Exchange Gatecoin Lists DigixDAO And Slock.it Tokens On Its Platform

Apr 27, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Digital Currency

Gatecoin, a regulated and secure financial institution for blockchain assets, has announced that it has listed Slock.it and DigixDAO tokens on its exchange platform, which can be traded against various fiat currencies, as...

Digital Currency Revolution

Ultra Web Hosting Adds Bitcoin As A Payment Method

Apr 27, 2016 10:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

Ultra Web Hosting, a leading web hosting provider, has announced that it has integrated bitcoin as payment method, allowing individuals and business owners to pay with the digital currency on its platform. Bitcoin is...

Blockchain Revolution Series

2016 Libertarian Party New York State Convention To Use BTC’s Blockchain-Based Voting System

Apr 27, 2016 09:53 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain Technologies Corp. (BTC), the New York-based innovator in blockchain-based voting solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by the New York Libertarian Party (NYLP) to provide balloted-election services...

Blockchain Revolution Series

BCCC: Microsoft Japan, ConsenSys And Others Establish Japan’s First Blockchain Consortium

Apr 27, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

Japans first blockchain industry organization, Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC), has been established. 34 companies that research, develop and deploy blockchain technology have come together to establish the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin mining is about to become a lot less profitable

Apr 27, 2016 08:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

Imagine being told that your wage was going to be cut in half. Well, thats whats soon going to happen to those who make money from Bitcoin mining, the process of earning the online currency Bitcoin. The current expected...

Digital Currency Revolution

Decentral Launches Accelerate Finance To Boost Canada’s FinTech Sector

Apr 27, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

Decentral, a leading hub for disruptive and decentralized technologies based in Canada, has announced the launch of Accelerate Finance, an organization working to transform Canada into a global force for finance and...

Blockchain Revolution Series

UK Government Exploring Potential Blockchain Use Cases To Transform Its Operations

Apr 27, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

Minister for Cabinet Office Matt Hancock recently gave a speech on the potential of blockchain technology to transform the way the UK government works. Hancock said that government cannot bury its head in the sand and...

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Economy

BCA Research Warns U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Could Collapse, Maintains Cautious Equity Outlook

BCA Research is cautiously optimistic about the recently announced U.S.-Iran ceasefire but is warning investors that the truce remains highly unstable. The firms chief geopolitical strategist, Matt Gertken, puts the odds...

U.S. Natural Gas Market Faces Short-Term Pressure but Long-Term Demand Surge

Wall Street analysts remain divided on the U.S. natural gas outlook, citing near-term price weakness alongside robust long-term demand fundamentals driven by LNG exports and growing global power consumption. Benchmark...

Chinese Brands Are Taking Over Brazil — And It's Just Getting Started

Chinese businesses are making bold moves into Brazil, marking a significant shift in how China is expanding its global footprint. Leading the charge is Mixue, the ice cream and beverage giant that already operates more...

Bank of America Maintains Forecast for Two Fed Rate Cuts in 2026 Despite Inflation Risks

Bank of America is holding firm on its prediction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice in 2026, even as inflation concerns linger. In a note to clients, U.S. economist Aditya Bhave outlined why the bank...

Trump Claims Oil Tankers Heading to U.S. Amid Iran War and Strait of Hormuz Crisis

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a large number of empty oil tankers are currently sailing toward the United States, intending to load American crude oil and natural gas. Trump made the claim via Truth...

Politics

U.S.-Iran Peace Talks in Islamabad Pause With Key Differences Unresolved

High-stakes diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran wrapped up in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday after roughly 14 hours of intense discussion, marking the first direct engagement between the two nations...

Islamabad at a Standstill as U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Take Center Stage

Islamabad has been transformed into a virtual ghost town as high-stakes direct negotiations between the United States and Iran got underway for the first time in years. Pakistani authorities imposed a citywide lockdown,...

Costa Rica Receives First Wave of U.S.-Deported Migrants Under New Bilateral Agreement

Costa Rica officially welcomed its first group of U.S.-deported migrants on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in a bilateral deportation agreement signed between the two nations in March. The group comprised 25...

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Islamabad Amid Strait of Hormuz Standoff

High-stakes diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran entered their second day in Islamabad on Sunday, with both sides still far apart on key issues particularly American demands over the Strait of...

Trump Warns China Over Iran Arms as Diplomatic Talks Intensify

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to China on Sunday, cautioning that Beijing would face serious consequences if it were to supply weapons to Iran. The statement, delivered to reporters outside the White...

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

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...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...