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Digital Currency Revolution

What is DeFi and why is it the hottest ticket in cryptocurrencies?

Aug 26, 2020 10:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

One area in cryptocurrencies attracting huge attention is DeFi or decentralised finance. This refers to financial services using smart contracts, which are automated enforceable agreements that dont need intermediaries...

FxWirePro: Uphold BTC Long Hedge As Bitcoin’s Consolidation Phase Prolongs

Aug 24, 2020 06:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoin price rebounds at $11,370 mark, the bullish price action has been impressive since Covid-19 saga. But for now, the bulls seem to have been drifting in sideways sensing stiff resistance of $12,400 - $12,500...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: dYdX Collaborates With StarkWare To Scale Decentralized Trading

Aug 20, 2020 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

dYdX partners with StarkWare to scale non-custodial exchange. dYdX has made an announcement of their partnership with StarkWare. dYdX runs on audited smart contracts on Ethereum, and enables trading with no intermediaries....

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Spotlight On FxWirePro’s BTC Long Hedges As Bitcoin Explodes With Fresh 1-Year Highs

Aug 19, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Technicals Insights & Views

Bitcoin price rebounds above $12k mark, the bullish price action has been impressive since Covid-19 saga. But for now, the bulls seem to have been exhausted at the stiff resistance of $12,400 - $12,500 levels. Thereby,...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Ethereum On Verge Of 2Y Highs – FxWirePro’s Hedges Safeguard Upside Risks

Aug 11, 2020 12:32 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Ethereums price action has been commendable in the recent times, ethers price (ETHUSD) has surged commendably (especially for this week, 53.83% jump in the last month and 12.44% so far in this month) and it has been...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Bitcoin On Verge Of 1-Year Highs, Alluring BTC Long Hedges

Aug 10, 2020 13:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Technicals Insights & Views

Bitcoin price action (BTCUSD at Coinbase) has been commendable since Covid19 saga, as it rebounds above $12k mark. Bulls are roaring on the verge of 1-year highs after decisive breakout of long-lasting range with the stern...

Digital Currency Revolution

Fidelity Lauds Bitcoin By Calling It As ‘Aspirational’ Store of Value’

Jul 30, 2020 07:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Commentary

Various Wall Street players like JP Morgan to Wells Fargo, are involved in the constant technological upgradation like blockchain deployment and buzzing crypto and tokenization trend, yet another banking giant, Fidelity...

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Economy

CaixaBank's acquisition of Bankia to create Spain's largest bank

CaixaBank will acquire state-owned Bankia in an all-share deal that would create Spains largest bank with total assets exceeding $786.6 billion. The deal will help the companies tackle dwindling profitability due to the...

Dubai’s DP World to work with Israel’s DoverTower in bid for Haifa Port

Dubai state-owned DP World is teaming up with Israels DoverTower in a joint venture that will bid in the privatization and to conduct a study on opening a direct shipping line between the two Middle East states. Haifa...

60% of pandemic-induced business closures in US become permanent

Yelp data revealed that 97,966 of the 163,735 business closures across the US due to the pandemic as of Aug, 31 wont be reopening. Permanent business closures rose 34 percent since Yelps last report in mid-July. Yelp...

S. Korea, Germany to boost energy ties towards economic recovery, climate goals

South Korea and Germany vowed via a virtual meeting to bolster cooperation in the energy sector towards the recovery of their virus-hit economies and helping each other achieve their climate goals. According to the...

S. Korea's corporate sales suffer record 10.1% drop in Q2

South Korean companies suffered a 10.1 percent dip in sales in the second quarter, its sharpest on record, and plunging from a 1.9 percent on-year drop in the first quarter. It was also the sixth consecutive quarterly...

Politics

Donald Trump: Model surfaces and alleged she was violated by the POTUS

Donald Trump has a new negative write-up and it is related to a model who alleged that she was sexually abused. Former model Amy Dorris claimed she has an unpleasant encounter with the POTUS in 1997. Speaking to The...

Melania Trump: FLOTUS' torched wooden statue replaced in her hometown Slovenia

Melania Trump has a statue in her image that was installed in her hometown in Slovenia, Russia. This was an original life-sized statue of the FLOTUS image that was carved from the trunk of a linden tree however it was...

Joe Biden: Jim Carrey to portray former VP on 'Saturday Night Live'

The comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live has often mocked presidential elections over the years, with cold opens featuring current and former presidents and other political figures. With the new season set to premiere in...

Barack Obama encourages Gen Z and Millenial voters to vote in video for ATTN:

The Obamas are among the most influential political figures, with former first lady Michelle Obama actively encouraging Americans to register to vote by stressing the importance of their votes. This time, former president...

Ivanka Trump: Bob Woodward's book reveals how White House adviser asked James Mattis for a plan to fight ISIS

Ivanka Trump serves as an advisor to her father Donald Trump in the White House, often seen alongside him during political events or attending political events on his behalf. Bob Woodwards new book, Rage, reveals her...

Science

Asteroids: Two rocks made a close approach to Earth this week

Asteroids can sometimes pass by without getting noticed, and that was the case for a pair of space rocks earlier this week. NASA has confirmed that two asteroids made a close approach to Earth around the same time. The...

NASA: Astronomers spot exoplanet closely orbiting a white dwarf star

There are still a lot of things about the universe that have yet to be explained, and astronomers recently discovered something once thought to be impossible. Astronomers picked up on an exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf at...

Mars mission: Scientists say acids may have erased traces of alien life on Red Planet

NASA is gearing up for its upcoming Mars mission, with the Perseverance Rover already getting a headstart in its journey to the Red Planet to search for life. However, researchers believe that the search for alien life on...

Climate change: Rising global temperatures will bring in a new Arctic, says scientists

Of all the parts in the world, the Arctic region is taking the biggest hit from the problem that is climate change. The problem has already gone to an extent where scientists are seeing a new Arctic region possibly form...

Aliens: Search for life outside Earth may shift to Venus, says scientist

While the current space exploration missions involve searching for alien life on Mars, a study found that the search for life outside Earth may also lie with another neighboring planet. Instead of searching for life in the...

Technology

PlayStation 5: Here's PS5's confirmed prices and release date; Sony details how to pre-order

Gamers have been waiting for PlayStation 5 for a long time now. Many are excited about the arrival of the gaming console that has been labeled as the best device ever created for gamers yet. PlayStation 5 has many...

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ Alpha goes live; beta follows in October

The Alpha testing of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War went live this week, but not for everyone. On the bright side, the full schedule of the subsequent beta access has been revealed for all platforms. Call of Duty:...

‘PUBG Mobile’ x BLACKPINK? Tencent teases collaboration with K-pop group

Tencent Games recently launched the PUBG Mobile version 1.0 along with many gameplay and visual improvements. However, it appears that the developer has a few more major updates in the pipeline that might bring BLACKPINK...

iOS 14 goes live on Sept. 16; here’s how to install the OS update

Months ago, the common belief was that the iOS 14 would be released once the new iPhones arrive since that has been the annual tradition for Apple. However, CEO Tim Cook surprised fans after announcing at the Time Flies...

‘GTA 6’: Is Rockstar Games announcing a new game at Sony’s PlayStation 5 event?

Sony is gearing for another PlayStation 5 event this week, and there are speculations that Rockstar Games could be part of it again. The last time the video game studio appeared at a PS5 showcase, they had an announcement,...