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Trend of Stable-Coins: Fact Check of Facebook's $1 Billion Fund Raising Through VC for Cryptocurrency-Project

Apr 09, 2019 07:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Spotlight on a Mounting Speculations of Facebooks Crypto-project:Ever since the global social media company Facebook has been in the news of striving to test their luck in blockchain or crypto-universe, we could get to see...

FxWirepro: Luring bulls on BTC/EUR’s bullish crossovers but wise to enter activate longs with a better entry levels

Apr 09, 2019 06:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Technicals

Bitcoin crosses have been spiking higher from the last couple of weeks, with BTCUSD rose from the lows of $3,405.30 levels to the current $5,298.60 levels which is almost more than 37% so far (i.e. 10% in March month and...

FxWirePro: USD/TRY intricacies and options trading perspectives

Apr 08, 2019 13:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

USDTRY has resumed its bullish streaks with the current price at 5.6909 levels, the major uptrend of this pair bounce back at 9EMA support after 3-black crow pattern. Most noticeably, the Turkish lira experienced...

FxWirePro: Mexican peso still under-pressure - USD/MXN hedging perspectives

Apr 08, 2019 12:53 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Speculations over Banxicos rate cut are becoming increasingly louder already this year. Weak growth and, above all, the decline in inflation have fuelled such discussions. In January and February, seasonally adjusted...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Spotlight on Ripple’s recent trends

Apr 08, 2019 12:32 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Coinbase unveiled a payment servicefor their users of XRP and the USDC stablecoin (which was originally launched by the Circle affiliate CENTRE). The clients of Coinbase would be accessed to the no-fee service when...

FxWirePro: Uphold EUR/JPY bearish hedging ahead of ECB

Apr 08, 2019 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

European central bank is lined up for monetary policy meeting this week, following the ECBs surprisingly dovish message last week, signaling no hikes in 2019, we see significantly less upside for EURJPY this year, EURJPY...

FxWirePro: Euro still seems fragile on geopolitics and prolonged ECB’s dovish rhetoric – EUR OTC hedging sentiment remains intact

Apr 08, 2019 07:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The euro has scope to trade into a lower range below 1.12 if the European Central Bank (ECB) strikes a dovish tone at its governing council meeting on April 10. The ECB may, after its surprise TLTRO III announcement on...

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Economy

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Oil Prices Crash Nearly 15% After Trump-Iran Ceasefire Deal

Global oil markets experienced a dramatic selloff on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, easing fears of a major disruption to Middle East energy supplies. Brent...

U.S. Stock Futures Surge as Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire, Oil Prices Plunge

U.S. stock index futures posted sharp gains Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran, lifting market sentiment and triggering a dramatic drop in oil prices. The development...

U.S.-China Trade Talks: Trump and Xi Set for Summit Amid Rare Earths Focus

The United States and China are maintaining a stable trade relationship, and President Donald Trump intends to preserve that balance in an upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to U.S. Trade...

Politics

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

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...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

Israel Strikes Lebanon Amid Iran Ceasefire, UN Condemns Mass Casualties

Just hours after a two-week ceasefire was brokered between the United States and Iran, Israel launched its most intense wave of strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah began last month. The scale of 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

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...