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Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain Startup Ribbit.me Rebrands As Loyyal

Apr 26, 2016 07:22 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a major overhaul, Ribbit.me, a universal loyalty solution built on blockchain technology, has announced that it is rebranding as Loyyal, in a bid to better reflect the underlying industry and the companys business...

Digital Currency Revolution

UK Treasury Seeks To Bring Digital Currency Exchanges Into AML Regulation

Apr 26, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

The UK Treasury has revealed the action plan for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance. The report says that the action plan represents the most significant change to the countrys AML/CTF regime in over a...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Latin American Bank Itaú Latest To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium

Apr 26, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

Itaú, a Brazil-based private sector bank, has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the international innovation firm R3 for developing solutions from Blockchain-based distributed ledger...

Digital Currency Revolution

Japanese Bitcoin Exchange bitFlyer Raises ¥3 Bln In Latest Funding

Apr 26, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Digital Currency

bitFlyer, a bitcoin exchange and marketplace headquartered in Tokyo, has announced that it has raised 30 billion yen in a Series C funding round led by Venture Labo Investment and SBI Investment, the venture capital...

Blockchain Revolution Series

ECB Paper: Distributed Ledger Technologies Could Make Post-Trade Processes More Efficient

Apr 26, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently published a paper that analyses the key attributes of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) that could influence their potential adoption by financial institutions and...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitstamp Creates History, Becomes First Nationally Licensed Bitcoin Exchange

Apr 25, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced today that Luxembourg has granted it a license as a fully regulated Payment Institution. As a result, Bitstamp will become the first fully licensed bitcoin exchange in Europe, going into...

Digital Currency Revolution

Indian Bitcoin Company Unocoin Launches Merchant PoS Mobile App

Apr 25, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Digital Currency

Unocoin, an India based Bitcoin startup, has announced the launch of its merchant point-of-sale mobile app, called Unocoin PoS for both Android and iOS devices, which will make it easier for physical stores in India to...

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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...

Finland Raises 2026 Growth Forecast as Exports and Investment Surge

Finlands economy is expanding faster than previously expected as stronger exports and investment support a broader recovery after years of weak growth, according to the Bank of Finland. The Finnish central bank now...

BOJ Flags Import Costs and Yen Shocks as Persistent Inflation Risks

The Bank of Japan is increasingly concerned that rising import costs and currency fluctuations can trigger sharp inflation in Japan, suggesting these supply-driven price pressures should play a greater role in monetary...

Politics

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...

Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia Over Alleged Pro-Palestinian Harassment

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia University students filed a lawsuit against the university on Monday, alleging it failed to protect them from years of harassment linked to their advocacy and...

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

SoftBank Shares Plunge 11% After OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO

SoftBank Group shares plunged on Monday as investors reacted to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ruling out a public listing in 2026 and growing calls to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development. SoftBank (TYO: 9984)...

China’s Global Times Slams Anthropic CEO’s AI Slowdown Plan as ‘Cold War’ Strategy

Chinas state-backed Global Times has criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodeis proposal to slow the development of advanced artificial intelligence, arguing that the initiative reflects a U.S. Cold War playbook aimed at...

Z.AI Shares Slide 7% After $5 Billion Fundraising

Z.AI shares tumbled nearly 7% on Monday, reaching a 5-1/2-month low after the Chinese artificial intelligence company completed a roughly $5 billion fundraising package involving discounted new shares and convertible...

Anthropic Eyes Second Straight Profitable Quarter Ahead of Potential IPO

Anthropic expects to post positive adjusted operating income for a second consecutive quarter, signaling improving financial performance as the artificial intelligence company moves closer to a potential IPO, the Financial...

Trump Vows to Keep U.S. Ahead of China in AI Race

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States must maintain its artificial intelligence lead over China, pushing back against calls from prominent technology leaders to slow AI development amid growing safety...