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Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Investment Startup Keza Shuts Down

Apr 22, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

Keza, a New York based investment startup, has unexpectedly announced the closing of its service. Founded in 2015 by Simon Burns and Stefan Britton, the company raised $357,000 and was backed by Digital Currency Group and...

Digital Currency Revolution

Russian State Duma To Hold Digital Currency Conference In June

Apr 22, 2016 08:35 am UTC| Digital Currency

An international conference on digital currency will be held in the State Duma of the Russian Federation on June 2, 2016. The conference, entitledElectronic currency in the light of current legal and economic challenges,...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Russian MP Supports Creation Of Blockchain Consortium Similar To R3

Apr 22, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to a latest report fromCity News Agency Moskva, Russian Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption Andrey Lugovoy supports the establishment of a consortium for the development...

Blockchain Revolution Series

China Forms Blockchain-based Coalition ‘ChinaLedger Union’

Apr 22, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to a latest report from Chaindb.com, China has recently organised and announced the establishment of a distributed ledger based coalition agreement in Beijing, referred to as the ChinaLedger Union. Blockchain...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Morgan Stanley Report Discusses Roadmap For Blockchain Adoption

Apr 22, 2016 06:01 am UTC| Digital Currency

The hype around blockchain technology reached its peak in 2015, when almost all of the leading financial institutions started realizing its potential. Gradually, the technology moved from the hype-phase to the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Copay Simplifies Buy/Sell Bitcoin Feature Through Coinbase Integration

Apr 22, 2016 05:37 am UTC| Digital Currency

Copay, the open source, HD‑multisignature wallet from BitPay, now has a new option for its users to buy and sell bitcoin through its integration with Coinbase in the version 1.10.1 of the app. Matias Alejo Garcia,...

Digital Currency Revolution

European Parliamentary Roundtables Discuss Need For Appropriate Digital Currency And Blockchain Regulation

Apr 22, 2016 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency

European Digital Currency Blockchain Technology Forum(EDCAB), a new Brussels based public policy platform for digital currencies and distributed ledger technologies, organized a flagship roundtable series in the European...

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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...