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Blockchain Tokens Platform WAVES Raises Over $2 Mln On First Day Of ICO

Apr 15, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

WAVES, a decentralized blockchain platform focusing on custom blockchain tokens operations, commenced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on April 12, and has raised 4,683 BTC (nearly $2 million) in the first 24 hours itself....

Digital Currency Revolution

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH/USD Slightly Bullish in Near-Term, Likely To Hit $9 levels

Apr 15, 2016 08:28 am UTC| Digital Currency

In the past couple of months, the cryptocurrency ecosystem was overjoyed as Ethereum shot to fame with its market cap crossing the $1 billion mark. The news was hard to ignore, so much so that several digital currency...

Digital Currency Revolution

Coinsource Launches Two More Low-Fee Bitcoin ATMs in San Diego

Apr 15, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Digital Currency

Coinsource, a bitcoin ATM network, has installed two more bitcoin ATMs in San Diego, resulting in three bitcoin ATMs active in San Diego County operated by Coinsource, and 19 across the United States. The news follows...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Eris Industries Partners With Scalable Blockchain Database BigchainDB

Apr 15, 2016 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency

Eris Industries, a leading platform provider for enterprise blockchain applications, and BigchainDB, a scalable blockchain database, have announced a strategic alliance to enable a tighter integration of the Eris...

Blockchain Revolution Series

European Parliament To Host 4-Day Blockchain Conference Next Week

Apr 15, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency

The hype around blockchain technology has become too big to ignore. Almost every major financial institution is now involved in the blockchain space some way or the other. DTCC CEO recently called the technology as...

Blockchain Revolution Series

DTCC CEO Sees Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity In Blockchain Technology

Apr 15, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has been actively involved in blockchain research for quite some time now. It was one of the seven firms to take part in the successful test of blockchain technology and...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency Exchange ShapeShift Provides Updates On Last Week’s Hack

Apr 15, 2016 04:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

Cryptocurrency exchange platformShapeShift.io has provided latest updates on the ongoing investigations following the data breach that took place last week. In a post on Reddit, Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift CEO, said that...

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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...