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ETH/EUR trades slightly above 100-day MA, jump till 13.75 likely

Aug 10, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/EUR is seen trading slightly above on Wednesday. The pair has broken minor resistance at 10.36 and jumped till 11.30 levels (KRAKEN). It is currently trading at 11.06 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of...

Freewallet releases mobile-first Lisk Wallet for Android, iOS app to follow soon

Aug 10, 2016 11:46 am UTC| Digital Currency

Expanding its family of mobile-first cryptocurrency wallets, Freewallet has announced that Lisk Wallet has been released on Google Play and will soon be published on Apple App Store. Recently, Freewallet has promoted...

New version of California’s digital currency bill draws flak

Aug 10, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

The California Legislature recently released a new version of its digital currency bill AB 1326. Initially introduced last year by Assembly Member Dababneh, the bill has undergone some major amendments. The...

Bitwala launches web app messenger to send bitcoin through chat

Aug 10, 2016 11:37 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitwala, Europes bill payment service that facilitates paying bills with bitcoin, has introduced its new feature Bitwala messenger that enables to interact and send money to each other. According to the official blog,...

FxWirePro: ETC/USD struggles to close above $2, good to sell on rallies

Aug 10, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETC/USD has retreated after making a high of $2.30 and declined till $1.82 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around $1.886 (Kraken). Short term trend: bearish Ichimoku analysis (Hourly...

ETC/EUR faces strong resistance at 90-H EMA, good to sell on rallies

Aug 10, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETC/EUR has slightly jumped till 1.88 yesterday from the low of 1.530 levels (KRAKEN). It is currently trading around 1.6976 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of hourly chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level:...

Trio consortium partners develop blockchain-based prototype for trade finance

Aug 10, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore have announced that they have jointly developed a blockchain prototype in order to streamline Letters of Credit (LC)...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Climbs 7% in an Hour, Market Watches in Surprise

Shiba Inu (SHIB) surged in value by 7% in a single hour, outperforming the larger crypto market bounce. Unexpected Surge in Shiba Inus Value This gain is especially significant because it occurred without the...

Japanese Firm Metaplanet Buys 117 BTC, Diversifies Reserve Amid Yen Drop

Amid a weakening yen, Metaplanet, a Japanese investment giant, has strategically shifted to Bitcoin, purchasing 117.7 BTC worth $7.2 million. This move aligns with their new treasury strategy to bolster economic resilience...

CNBC’s Ran Neuner Reveals Personal Picks for Crypto Portfolio

CNBCs Ran Neuner has shared his new cryptocurrency investments, choosing XRP, TON, and, notably, Solana. Highlighting each for its unique potential in the evolving crypto market, Neuners selections spotlight technological...

Philippines Tests Peso-Backed Stablecoin, Eyes Future Financial Innovations

In a groundbreaking initiative, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has commenced sandbox testing for the PHPC, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Philippine peso. This pilot, a collaboration with Coins.ph, aims to evaluate the...

El Salvador Launches $360M Bitcoin Treasury Monitoring Site

El Salvador was the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal cash in 2021, and it now has over 5,700 BTC. Details of El Salvadors Bitcoin Monitoring Platform El Salvador has developed its proof-of-reserves website,...