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Digital Currency Revolution

A glimpse at institutional investors’ perception on crypto avenues

May 15, 2018 07:43 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Insights & Views

Amid endless speculation about a crypto-bubble, there has been lingering indecisiveness about regulatory framework on cryptocurrency space, a lack of trusted custodians and concerns about security are key factors that...

FxWirePro: Fundamental driving forces, OTC updates and hedging framework of GBP/USD

May 15, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Aussie remains pricey compared to short-term fair value estimates as theRBA minutesare released but are unlikely to contain anything surprising given the SOMP was released earlier in the month.RBA Deputy Governor...

Digital Currency Revolution

Achieve more transparency for prospective Ether and Bitcoin as CME Group and Crypto Facilities team up to build cryptocurrency indices

May 15, 2018 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

In our recent post, we reported that British Crypto facilities firm (CF) unveils ETH futures, the firm provides CME Group, the worlds largest derivatives exchange, with the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate that powers CME...

Digital Currency Revolution

SEC and NASDAQ to join bandwagon of silver lining hopes on crypto derivatives universe

May 14, 2018 13:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

The fact that Bitcoin has succeeded is beyond dispute. Bitcoin has lasted 9 years. Bitcoin has a $100B+ market cap. Bitcoin has had better uptime than almost anything else and has spawned a pretty large ecosystem of...

FxWirePro: Euro takes driver’s seat in EUR/CHF rallies – Deploy strangle writing as both SNB and ECB unlikely to weigh in IVs

May 14, 2018 13:02 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

As long as the SNB does not provide any signals that it considers exiting its expansive monetary policy, the euro will continue to point the way ahead. We expect the euro to tend to lose ground against the Swiss franc...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/EUR flurry of bearish candles signal extreme weakness on two key drivers

May 14, 2018 08:42 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCEUR forms back-to-back shooting stars, hanging man and bearish engulfing patterns at 7224.5, 7249.5, 7252.3 and 7016.5 respectively that signal weakness, both leading and lagging oscillators substantiate these bearish...

Digital Currency Revolution

British Crypto facilities firm unveils ETH futures

May 14, 2018 07:30 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

When Entrepreneurs building on Ethereum started using it to mint fresh coins to crowdfund virtual money for their ventures, a novel funding mechanism called initial coin offerings, these class of investors should also know...

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Economy

RBI Clamps Down on Rupee NDF Activity, Banks Face Steeper Losses

Indian banks are bracing for heightened uncertainty after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened its grip on currency markets, barring lenders from offering rupee non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) to both resident and...

Oil Prices Surge Over $5 as Trump Vows to Continue Iran Strikes

Global oil prices jumped sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump declared that the United States would press forward with military strikes against Iran, stopping short of outlining any concrete timeline or exit...

Trump's Iran War Speech Sparks Market Anxiety Over Extended Conflict

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday evening, declaring that U.S. military operations against Iran were nearing their core objectives but warned that intensive strikes would continue for another two to...

Trump Threatens Escalation Against Iran, Warns of Infrastructure Strikes

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States would significantly intensify its military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks, while warning of devastating strikes on the countrys...

Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Signals Iran War Escalation

Asian equity markets retreated sharply on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to intensify military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks. The remarks sent...

Politics

Federal Judge Rules CBP Violated Warrantless Arrest Order During Sacramento Immigration Sweep

A federal judge in California has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials violated a prior court order when they conducted a warrantless immigration sweep at a Sacramento Home Depot parking lot. U.S....

Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen Killed in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident

Nancy Metayer Bowen, the 38-year-old vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was fatally shot at her home on Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as a domestic violence homicide. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, 40,...

Trump Administration Plans 100% Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on pharmaceutical imports, according to a Financial Times report citing sources familiar with the matter. The levies could be...

Trump Defends U.S.-Israel War on Iran in Prime-Time Address as Public Support Wanes

President Donald Trump took to prime-time television Wednesday night to defend the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now entering its second month. In a 19-minute White House address, Trump claimed...

Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new flashpoint this week as U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that a senior Iranian official requested a ceasefire, a statement Tehran swiftly and firmly rejected. The...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...