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Blockchain Revolution Series

Tradeshift to focus on blockchain and AI following $250M Series E round

May 31, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

Supply chain payments company Tradeshift has announced a $250 million Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). Other investors participating in the round...

Initial Coin Offering Series

SEC to lash out at Stollaire and Titanium Blockchain pertaining to ICO scam

May 30, 2018 11:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Fintech Insights & Views Commentary

More than $8.8 billion worth of capital has been raised via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) since 2016. Fresh entrepreneurs across the globe are looking into how they can get involved in this new fundraising programme. The...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: Lisk forms shooting star and gravestone doji to signal weakness in minor trend, expect stability in major trend on Core 1.0 Beta

May 30, 2018 06:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Fintech Insights & Views Technicals Technology

Lisk (LSKBTC at POLONIEX) has tumbled from the highs of 0.003398 levels to the current 0.001177 levels. The pair has formed shooting star on daily and gravestone doji on weekly plotting to signal weakness. While both...

Digital Currency Revolution

Road ahead for institutional investors in Cryptocurrency Avenue

May 29, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency Fintech

Wall Street for bitcoin making abuzz, in a speech of an investor, Mike Novograztz shed some light on the new and evolving avenue of cryptocurrency investments which are now booming more for the institutional investors like...

Blockchain Revolution Series

India’s pace in emerging FinTech universe with some key statistics

May 29, 2018 09:04 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Governance

This write-up is intended exclusively for readers who want to better comprehend the paradigm shifts in the global FinTech landscape. The major emphasis here would be on Payments, Remittance, Blockchain and Indian adoption....

Blockchain Revolution Series

Ex-chief at KPMG strategy and operations associates with XinFin

May 29, 2018 06:21 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary

The buzz around FinTech has gained the substantial attention of traditional financial institutions, start-ups, venture capitalists, and regulators. Banks and regulators are hard pressed to revisit their operating model and...

Digital Currency Revolution

Spotlights on first half of June - Here’s interactive session with SEC in Atlanta on ETFs to digital assets and CFTC to shed lights on indemnification of swap data

May 28, 2018 11:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary Fintech

The securities laws and regulations would be an ongoing phenomenon to evolve in lockstep with the industry itself, as well as the role of technology solutions, so as to come up with some viable alternatives - not an easy...

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Economy

India’s Investment Upgrade: A Historic Milestone for the "High-Quality EM" Narrative

SP Global has raised Indias sovereign credit rating to BBB from BBB-, with a Stable outlook, indicating the agencys first upward change for the country in 18 years. This major step increases Indias long-term rating one...

Asian Markets Rally as Oil Prices Tumble and Middle East Peace Hopes Emerge

Asian stock markets posted strong gains on Wednesday, driven by a sharp decline in oil prices and growing optimism over a potential diplomatic resolution in the Middle East. The broad-based rally swept across the region,...

Australia's Inflation Eases in February but Core Pressures Persist

Australias consumer inflation dipped slightly in February, though stubborn underlying price pressures are keeping the Reserve Bank of Australia cautious about cutting interest rates anytime soon. According to the latest...

Oil Prices Plunge Over 6% as Middle East Ceasefire Hopes Ease Supply Fears

Global oil prices dropped sharply on Wednesday during Asian trading hours, with Brent crude falling below the $100 per barrel mark for the first time in recent sessions. The steep selloff came after emerging signs of a...

Currency Markets Show Caution Amid U.S.-Iran Negotiations

Global currency markets displayed muted movement during early Asian trading on Wednesday, as investors remained cautious following conflicting signals surrounding U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. President Donald Trump...

Politics

Trump's Overhaul of American History: Museums, Monuments, and Cultural Institutions

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping campaign to reshape how American history is presented across cultural institutions, national parks, and public monuments. Framing his...

Pakistan's Diplomatic Rise: Mediating U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

Pakistan is emerging as a key global mediator in efforts to end the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, leveraging its unique position as a trusted contact for both Washington and Tehran. This diplomatic role could elevate...

US Accelerates Taiwan Arms Deliveries Amid Rising China Threat

Taiwans Defense Minister Wellington Koo confirmed Wednesday that the United States has expressed a strong sense of urgency in bolstering Taiwans military capabilities, with active efforts underway to resolve long-standing...

Trump Administration Settles Lawsuit Barring Federal Agencies from Pressuring Social Media Censorship

The Trump administration has reached a landmark settlement that prohibits three major federal agencies from coercing social media platforms into removing or suppressing constitutionally protected speech. The agreement,...

Cuba Receives Humanitarian Aid Convoy Amid U.S. Sanctions

Cuba welcomed a long-awaited shipment of international humanitarian aid on Tuesday, as activists from the global Nuestra America Convoy successfully delivered essential supplies to the island nation despite ongoing U.S....

Science

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...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

SK Hynix Eyes Up to $14 Billion U.S. IPO to Fund AI Chip Expansion

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix has submitted a confidential filing for a U.S. stock market listing in 2026, with sources indicating the move could raise as much as $14 billion. The company intends to offer...

Meta Ties Executive Pay to Aggressive Stock Price Targets in Major Retention Push

Meta Platforms made a significant move this week by granting restricted stock units and stock options to several of its most senior leaders, including Chief Financial Officer Susan Li and Chief Technology Officer Andrew...

SpaceX IPO Filing Expected This Week as Valuation Could Surpass $75 Billion

Elon Musks SpaceX is reportedly moving closer to going public, with plans to submit its initial public offering prospectus to regulators as early as this week or next, according to a report by The Information citing a...

OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ending $1 Billion Disney Partnership

OpenAI has officially shut down Sora, its AI-powered video generation tool, in a move that blindsided partners and staff alike and effectively ended a landmark deal with Walt Disney Co. The decision marks a major...

Golden Dome Missile Defense: Anduril and Palantir Join Forces on Trump's $185B Space Shield

Tech-forward defense companies Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are reportedly joining forces to develop critical software for the United States most ambitious missile defense initiative to date the Golden...