Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Fri, Sep 25, 2026 06:22 AM All times are UTC

Follow Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

A block chain or blockchain is a permissionless distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of transaction records hardened against tampering and revision. It consists of blocks, holding batches of individual transactions. Each block contains a timestamp and an information linking it to a previous block. The block chain is seen as the main technical innovation of bitcoin, where it serves as the decentralized public ledger of all bitcoin transactions. This original design has been the inspiration for other cryptocurrencies and distributed databases. In this series, we cover latest development stories related to blockchain and its applications around the world.

Blockchain Revolution Series

70 pct of capital markets IT providers working on blockchain pilots: Nasdaq-Celent Report

Jun 27, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

Almost all market infrastructure (MI) providers in capital markets are involved in the development of distributed ledger technology (DLT) projects through partnerships, joint ventures, and industry consortia, a new study...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Luxoft integrates identity management applications on R3’s Corda blockchain platform

Jun 27, 2018 05:08 am UTC| Digital Currency

Global IT service provider Luxoft has partnered with enterprise software firm R3 and announced its plans to integrate identity management applications on Corda, R3s blockchain platform. With this partnership, Luxoft...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Newly formed working group to assist Swiss blockchain firms open bank accounts

Jun 27, 2018 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

A working group has been set up in Switzerland in order to help blockchain companies open bank accounts, CoinTelegraph reported referring to a report from local news source cash.ch. The Financial Director of Zug, Heinz...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank rolls out blockchain-based gifting mobile app

Jun 27, 2018 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

Sampath Bank, a Sri Lankan commercial bank, has launched a blockchain-based banking solution in the country, according to Daily News. The new solution, Sampath igift, is a person-to-person gifting mobile app. It will...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain Open Forum 2018: An effort to look at blockchain’s journey towards decentralized and tokenized future

Jun 26, 2018 12:20 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain technology, which was once confined to being the backbone of cryptocurrencies, has emerged from the shadows and taken the world by storm. The technology underpinning digital currencies such as bitcoin has...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain startup Conio secures $3M in latest funding

Jun 26, 2018 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain startup Conio has raised $3 million in series A2 round, bringing its total valuation to over $40 million. 40.000.000 thanks ???????? New funding: Conio is worth over $ 40.000.000 ! Thanks to all...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

LSK/BTC slides at channel resistance again as Lisk team releases migration guide ahead of Testnet

Jun 26, 2018 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals Fintech Insights & Views

LSKBTC price has been sliding through sloping channel, the Lisk bears have resumed its downtrend again at channel resistance at 0.0009000 levels. While the technical indicators have also been in bearish favour (refer 4H...

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Economy

Dollar Holds Near Two-Month High as Yen Approaches 160

The U.S. dollar remained near a two-month high on Friday, supported by rising Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes, while the Japanese yen hovered near the closely watched...

Gold Holds Near $4,275 as Rising Treasury Yields Fuel Fed Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices were largely unchanged on Friday but remained headed for a weekly loss of more than 3% as rising U.S. Treasury yields and elevated energy prices strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise...

Japanese Bank Stocks Surge as Bond Yields Fuel Rate Hike Bets

Japanese bank stocks rallied on Friday as surging government bond yields and expectations for further Bank of Japan interest rate hikes strengthened the outlook for lenders profit margins. Shares of Mizuho Financial Group,...

Asian Stocks Fall as Surging Bond Yields Rattle Markets

Asian stocks mostly declined on Friday as a global bond market selloff drove long-term U.S. Treasury yields to multi-year highs, pressuring risk appetite across regional markets. Investors were also assessing the outcome...

Fed Unveils Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act

The Federal Reserve has proposed a broad regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers, moving forward with implementation of the GENIUS Act and efforts to bring dollar-backed digital assets further into the...

Politics

North Korea Warns South Korea Over US-Led Defense Role

North Korea warned that South Korea could become a decisive target for collective retaliation if Seoul develops into a central hub for a US-led collective defense system, according to state media KCNA on Friday. The...

Pezeshkian Says US Must Choose When Iran War Ends

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the United States holds the key to ending the Iran war, signaling that Tehran does not want the conflict to continue but will not surrender under US pressure. Asked whether the war...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restore Third-Country Deportations

President Donald Trumps administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to continue deporting migrants to countries other than their homelands without automatically giving them an opportunity to raise...

Netanyahu Defends Israel at UN as Delegates Stage Walkout

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, defending Israels military actions as dozens of delegates walked out in protest. The speech came as...

US Backs Musk in Fight Against EU’s €120 Million X Fine

The U.S. government has formally moved to join Elon Musks legal challenge against a 120 million ($136.5 million) European Union fine imposed on his social media platform X, escalating a dispute over the reach of European...

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

SoftBank Shares Fall as Oracle Flags Stargate Data Center Delay Risk

SoftBank Group shares dropped on Friday after Oracle moved to protect itself against possible delays at a major New Mexico data center, adding to investor concerns over the financing and execution risks surrounding the...

Jeff Bezos Invests $32 Billion in Blue Origin as Space Firm Targets Major Growth

Jeff Bezos has invested about $32 billion in Blue Origin since founding the space company in 2000, underscoring the Amazon founders long-term commitment to competing in the rapidly expanding commercial space industry....

OpenAI to Preview GPT-6 Cyber AI Model for Cybersecurity

OpenAI is preparing to preview GPT-6 Cyber, a new artificial intelligence model focused on cybersecurity, within days as the company expands its push into AI-powered security tools, according to a Fortune report cited by...

Former OpenAI Data Center Chief Chris Malone Joins Nvidia

Chris Malone, the former head of data centers at OpenAI, has joined Nvidia as vice president of its DSX Platform, strengthening the chipmakers leadership team as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues...

Akamai Shares Surge on $11.6B Anthropic AI Cloud Deal

Akamai Technologies shares jumped as much as 20% in after-hours trading Thursday after the cloud computing company announced an $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic. The contract...