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Digital Currency Revolution

Investments In Bitcoin ATMs By Entrepreneurs To Boost Global ATM Market Growth – Report

Apr 25, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

Technavio, a leading market research company, has recently released itsglobal automated teller machine (ATM) marketreport that highlights three key emerging trends predicted to impact market growth through...

Blockchain Revolution Series

US DARPA Interested In Blockchain Based Messaging Platform For Department Of Defense

Apr 25, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

A recent advertisement by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has revealed that it is seeking a company to assist it in developing a secure messaging app using distributed ledger technology...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Decentralized Startup Lisk To Launch Its Platform On May 24

Apr 25, 2016 06:49 am UTC| Digital Currency

Lisk, a decentralized applications and custom blockchain platform,today announced that it will be officially released on May 24, 2016. Max Kordek, CEO of Lisk, made the announcement in a blog post. Initially, the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bitsquare Launching Beta This Week

Apr 25, 2016 06:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitquare, the decentralized bitcoin exchange, is going to officially launch its beta version on April 27, 2016 during the Fab Lab in Barcelona. During the event, Manfred Karrer, founder and developer ofBitsquare,will...

Digital Currency Revolution

BTCC Bitcoin Mining Pool Launches International Service

Apr 25, 2016 05:23 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTCC Pool, one of the leading bitcoin mining pools in the world, has announced the launch of its international service. The mining pool has deployed servers in strategic locations that enable its customers to rapidly...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Ethcore Raises Funding From Blockchain Capital And Fenbushi Capital

Apr 25, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency

Ethcore, an Ethereum-based startup, has raised $750,000 in a preliminary, pre-seed funding round led by venture capital firms Blockchain Capitaland Fenbushi Capital, Bitcoin Magazine reported. Ethcore is a new venture...

Digital Currency Revolution

Steam To Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments Soon

Apr 22, 2016 10:47 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to latest reports, publishers on Valve Corporations Steam video game delivery platform have received an email from the company stating that it will soon start accepting Bitcoin. The growing popularity of...

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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...