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Europe Moves Forward To Bring Digital Currency Exchanges Under AML Directive

Apr 27, 2016 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency

Announcing a major breakthrough on Tuesday, European Digital Currency Blockchain Technology Forum(EDCAB), a new Brussels based public policy platform for digital currencies and distributed ledger technologies, said that...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Gem Partners With Philips’ Blockchain Lab For Healthcare Initiative ‘Gem Health’

Apr 27, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency

Gem, a Venice-based blockchain platform provider, has launched Gem Health a network for developing applications and shared infrastructure for healthcare. Gem noted that the healthcare industry is currently experiencing...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Global Blockchain Project Fermat Releases Whitepaper And Alpha Version

Apr 27, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency

Fermat, a decentralized and blockchain-enabled modular app platform, has published its whitepaper that describes the project that aims to revolutionize peer-to-peer economy and mobile software development. Started in...

Digital Currency Revolution

Rosfinmonitoring: Cryptocurrency Ban Is Applicable, Could Require Revision Overtime

Apr 26, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Digital Currency

According to latest reports, Rosfinmonitoring, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, has said that while it considers cryptocurrency ban in Russia to be quite applicable measure, it does not...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain Experiments Begin At European Central Bank

Apr 26, 2016 10:46 am UTC| Digital Currency

The buzz around blockchain and distributed ledger technologies seen for the most part of 2015 has led to the creation of various consortiums and collaborations. Since the beginning of this year, the discussions in this...

Digital Currency Revolution

Gaming Marketplace Kinguin.net Enables Bitcoin Payouts To Meet New Demand From Users

Apr 26, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Digital Currency

Kinguin, a leading marketplace for digital games, has announced that it is now allowing merchants to withdraw their earnings in Bitcoins. It said that bitcoin has proven to be one of the most convenient payment methods...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Rabobank Partners With Nexuslab To Support Blockchain Startups Across Europe

Apr 26, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Digital Currency

Swiss-based blockchain startup programme Nexuslab has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Dutch bank, Rabobank. Rabobank will support the first round of Nexuslabs programme focusing on early-stage...

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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...