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Trump Doubles Down: 50% Tariff Slapped on Indian Imports Over Russian Oil

Aug 06, 2025 16:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views

US President Donald Trump declared an extra 25% levy on Indian imports in August 2025, thereby doubling the overall tax burden from 25% to 50%. This punitive action is a straight result of Indias continuing purchase of...

Hyperliquid's HIP-3 Upgrade: From Derivatives Exchange to Web3 Powerhouse

Aug 06, 2025 12:24 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With its HIP-3 update, Hyperliquid is changing dramatically from a high-speed derivatives market to a whole Web3 infrastructure layer. This upgrade will allow the platform to support a larger range of DeFi applications,...

Bitcoin Under Pressure: ETF Outflows and Network Slowdown Spark Price Drop

Aug 06, 2025 11:46 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

In late July 2025, the Bitcoin market experienced a significant shift with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs registering $131.4 million in outflows on July 21st, ending a 12-day inflow streak, while overall weekly outflows reached...

Ethereum Whale Boom: 200+ New 10K ETH Addresses Fuel Institutional Frenzy

Aug 06, 2025 05:14 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Etherium Mega Whale Surge Over 200 new wallets holding more than 10,000 ETH added since early July 2025, Ethereum has seen a spectacular rise in mega whale addresses in recent weeks. According to blockchain analysis...

Crypto Tax on Ice: South Korea Defers 20% Levy Until 2027

Aug 06, 2025 04:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Originally planned for 2022, South Koreas much-anticipated 20% tax on yearly cryptocurrency profits above 2.5 million won has been delayed once more, this time to January 2027. Recurrent delays show profound political...

Litecoin Surges on ETF Hopes, Targets $170-$220 Amidst Bullish Technicals

Aug 05, 2025 13:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

There is significant market optimism, with analysts assigning a 90-95% probability that the U.S. SEC will approve a spot Litecoin (LTC) ETF by October 2025. This positive outlook is primarily driven by Litecoins...

Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Indian Imports, Escalating US-India Trade Tensions

Aug 05, 2025 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Former US President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all Indian imports, effective August 1, 2025. This aggressive move stems from rising US-India tensions, primarily driven by Indias continued purchase of...

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Economy

US Yen Intervention Unlikely to Deliver Lasting Recovery, Yardeni Says

U.S. efforts to strengthen the Japanese yen may offer only temporary relief as Japans fiscal policies, wide interest-rate gap with the United States, and preference for a weaker currency continue to pressure the yen,...

Iran-Oman Near Strait of Hormuz Deal as Shipping Tensions Persist

Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says a bilateral deal alone will not be enough to fully reopen the critical global energy route. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas...

Trump Unveils $3 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Push

President Donald Trump announced roughly $3 billion in U.S. government investments and financing for critical minerals, battery materials and mining projects, part of a broader effort to strengthen domestic production and...

Oil Prices Set for Steep Weekly Losses as Hormuz Deal Stalls

Oil prices fluctuated on Friday and remained on course for sharp weekly declines as uncertainty surrounding a potential agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continued to drive volatility across global energy markets....

Gold Prices Surge 7% as Dollar Falls, Fed Rate Hike Bets Ease

Gold prices rallied sharply on Friday, putting the precious metal on track for its strongest weekly performance since late January as a weaker U.S. dollar, lower oil prices and softer Federal Reserve rate hike expectations...

Politics

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

ICE to Complete Nationwide Body Camera Rollout by End of August

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will equip all officers and agents working in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, accelerating a nationwide rollout that was initially expected to take...

Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Has Spread Further, Hunter Biden Says

Former U.S. President Joe Bidens prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is causing significant pain, according to his son, Hunter Biden, who discussed his fathers health in a BBC interview. Speaking to the BBCs...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune Moves to Advance Crypto Clarity Act

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has taken a key step toward advancing the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency regulation bill that could establish the first comprehensive federal framework for the U.S. crypto...

Taiwan President Lai Oversees Coastal Strike Drills in Han Kuang War Games

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te observed coastal strike drills on Saturday as the island continued its annual Han Kuang military exercises, designed to strengthen Taiwans defence readiness against a potential Chinese attack....

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

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...

Meta Ordered to Pay $567M Over Child Safety Violations in New Mexico

Meta Platforms Inc. has been ordered to pay $567 million into a fund designed to address harm to young people, in a major legal ruling involving child safety on Facebook and Instagram. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of New Mexicos...

Nintendo Shares Jump as Switch 2 Sales Boost Earnings

Nintendo shares surged nearly 5% on Friday after the Japanese gaming giant reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings and upgraded its full-year financial outlook, supported by robust demand for the new Switch...