Bitcoin and peer group deep-dive on CFTC summons and South Korean hacking turmoil
Jun 11, 2018 08:09 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Bitcoin (BTC) price tumbled more than 10 pct, while ripple (XRP) dropped more than 15 pct and so is ether ETH), dipped to the current $527.65 levels ever since the underlying news boiling up that drives the bearish...
Jun 11, 2018 06:16 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
USDJPY major stiff resistance levels are observed at 109.8377 (i.e. 21DMA levels) and 110.052 levels. The failure swings were observed at this level in the recent past. Subsequently, the minor trend of this pair has...
CFTC commissioner indicates and highlights the sustenance of cryptocurrencies in long-run
Jun 11, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary
The Chairman of the CFTC, J. Christopher Giancarlo, in the recent past, announced that Bitcoin is a little bit of everything. The Chairman had said: Bitcoin and a lot of its other virtual currency counterparts really have...
Turkey's currency turmoil and upcoming election – what you need to know
Jun 09, 2018 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
The Turkish lira has dropped more than 15% this year against the US dollar and the government is doing all it can to stem the flow. Turkeys central bank just raised the countrys main interest rate by 1.25 percentage points...
AI is acquiring a sense of smell that can detect illnesses in human breath
Jun 09, 2018 01:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is best known for its ability to see (as in driverless cars) and listen (as in Alexa and other home assistants). From now on, it may also smell. My colleagues and I are developing an AI system...
Jun 09, 2018 01:29 am UTC| Insights & Views
As Brexit negotiations near their end point, Theresa Mays government has been trying to find the balance between two seemingly irreconcilable goals. The UK aims to leave the single market and the customs union, without...
Jun 09, 2018 01:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
The latest G7 summit, held June 8 to 9 in Quebec, is one of the most contentious in years. Donald Trump and his counterparts from six other industrialized countries have been at loggerheads over the presidents...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects