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Digital Currency Revolution

What Drives Facebook to Liberalise Ban on Cryptocurrency Advertising

Jun 27, 2018 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views Commentary

Facebook appears to have loosened their restrictions on Cryptocurrency and ICO space, at least for a lucky few pre-approved platforms and exchanges. Facebook is recognizing the fact these are seemingly regulated securities...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank rolls out blockchain-based gifting mobile app

Jun 27, 2018 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

Sampath Bank, a Sri Lankan commercial bank, has launched a blockchain-based banking solution in the country, according to Daily News. The new solution, Sampath igift, is a person-to-person gifting mobile app. It will...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

LSK/BTC slides at channel resistance again as Lisk team releases migration guide ahead of Testnet

Jun 26, 2018 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals Fintech Insights & Views

LSKBTC price has been sliding through sloping channel, the Lisk bears have resumed its downtrend again at channel resistance at 0.0009000 levels. While the technical indicators have also been in bearish favour (refer 4H...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Spanish National Securities Market Commission completes blockchain trial to register warrant issuance

Jun 26, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and stock market operator BME have been collaborating with a number of financial institutions on a blockchain project. Dubbed Fast Track Listing or FTL, the...

Alibaba chief calls for bitcoin bubble but constructive on blockchain

Jun 26, 2018 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views Commentary

Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma says that he would stay away from bitcoin because it could be a bubble but he reportedly seems to be constructive on the blockchain. Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibabas backed by some of the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Goldman Sachs constructive on Crypto-Sphere again, now top-notch officials strike the chord

Jun 22, 2018 10:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis Commentary Insights & Views Fintech Digital Currency

We kept reiterating that Goldman Sachs has been bullish on bitcoin aggressively exploring Blockchain technology for financial transactions and trade infrastructure and foresees Bitcoin Broadly Heavy. It was stated in...

Digital Currency Revolution

Luring Arbitrage Trading Mechanism for Cryptocurrencies through Arbito

Jun 22, 2018 06:44 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary

We all know that the arbitrage is the opportunity to gain from price differences immediately at very low-risk factor. One or the other way, the inventions of cryptocurrency has offered umpteen number of lucrative...

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Economy

Gold Prices Rise as Oil Slump Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Gold prices climbed on Tuesday as a sharp decline in oil prices eased inflation concerns and reduced expectations for additional Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. A softer U.S. dollar and renewed hopes for diplomacy...

Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Talks Fuel Diplomacy Hopes

Oil prices moved higher in Asian trading on Tuesday, snapping a four-session losing streak as investors assessed the possibility of renewed U.S.-Iran talks during this weeks United Nations General Assembly in New York....

Vietnam, US Trade Deal Could Be Signed Soon, To Lam Says

Vietnam and the United States have made positive progress in negotiations toward a new trade agreement, with a deal potentially ready to be signed soon, Vietnamese leader To Lam said, according to a government statement...

Canada Unveils Bill to Fast-Track Major Resource Projects

Canada unveiled draft legislation on Monday aimed at accelerating approvals for major natural resource and infrastructure projects, as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to strengthen economic growth and reduce the countrys...

Yen Weakens as Dollar Gains on Widening US-Japan Rate Gap

The Japanese yen remained under pressure against a firm U.S. dollar on Tuesday as traders focused on the widening interest rate gap between Japan and other major economies following a hawkish shift among global central...

Politics

Macron, Trump Discuss Ukraine-Russia Energy Strike Moratorium

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he discussed potential measures with U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at securing a moratorium on energy-related attacks between Ukraine and Russia, as diplomatic efforts...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...

US Plans Two New Military Bases in Greenland Under Arctic Deal

The United States plans to expand its military presence in Greenland by reopening a Cold War-era base in the south and establishing operations at another site on the islands east coast, according to people familiar with a...

US, Denmark and Greenland Set to Sign Arctic Security Deal

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a new Greenland security agreement on Tuesday that could expand the US military presence while placing broader Arctic security under NATO oversight. The signing is...

UK, Mauritius Seek Diego Garcia Base Deal

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to work with Mauritius and the United States to resolve the dispute surrounding the strategically important Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. Burnham spoke with...

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

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

OpenAI Urges US-Led Global Standards for Frontier AI

OpenAI is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to establish technical standards for advanced artificial intelligence, as concerns grow over increasingly capable AI systems and the prospect of...

Meta Partners With Shopify to Bring Shop Pay Checkout to Muse AI

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new partnership with Shopify aimed at bringing agentic shopping and checkout capabilities to Metas recently launched Muse artificial intelligence platform. Zuckerberg said...

SoftBank Launches $11 Billion Bond Sale to Fund OpenAI Investment

SoftBank Group Corp. has launched a major bond offering worth $10 billion and 1 billion to finance its latest investment in OpenAI, according to a term sheet released Monday. The Japanese technology investment group is...

Trump Plans Federal AI Force and AI Czar

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he plans to create a federal AI Force and appoint an artificial intelligence czar, outlining an effort to accelerate U.S. AI development while using existing laws to address...