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XBT Provider partners with bitcoin wallet provider Xapo

Jun 19, 2017 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency

XBT Provider, a Sweden-based bitcoin investment company, has announced its custodial partnership with bitcoin wallet provider Xapo. With this recent partnership, bitcoin held in cold storage on behalf of investors in...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain platform SONM raises $42M in ICO, announces exchange partners HitBTC and EtherDelta

Jun 19, 2017 04:40 am UTC| Digital Currency

SONM (Supercomputer Organized by Network Mining), a blockchain-bowered decentralized worldwide fog supercomputer, has announced the closing of its Initial Coin Offering as it reached its $42 million cap in just four days...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Infosys explores blockchain projects for non-financial services areas

Jun 19, 2017 04:34 am UTC| Digital Currency

Indian IT giant Infosys announced that it is working on blockchain technology, as it has formed blockchain working groups for each industry verticals, Business Line reported. According to Prasad Joshi, Vice-President...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain startup Bancor moves to accelerated phase development with $153M funding

Jun 19, 2017 04:15 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bancor, the standard for creation of intrinsically tradeable cryptocurrencies, or Smart Tokens, will accelerate its ambitious development timeline through the recent raise of $153 million in its Token Generation Event...

Blockchain Revolution Series

European Agency eu-LISA held industry roundtable on blockchain at Strasbourg

Jun 19, 2017 04:00 am UTC| Digital Currency

eu-LISA, European Agency for the operational management for large-scale IT systems in areas of freedom and security, held an industry roundtable in Strasbourg that explored the potential architectures for interoperable...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/CNY upside capped by 89 4H EMA, good to sell on rallies

Jun 16, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/CNY slightly recovered after hitting a low of 16888 on Jun 15th 2017 (BTCCHINA). The pair shown a minor jump till 18388 and is currently trading around 17999 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of 4-Hours...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – June 16th, 2017

Jun 16, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Digital Currency

UK FCA selects nine blockchain firms for second cohort of regulatory sandbox The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed the names of nine blockchain firms among others that were successful in their...

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Economy

EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks

The European Union has decided to delay the formal signing of its long-anticipated free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, as EU leaders convened in Brussels to prioritize discussions on funding Ukraines war effort....

Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday but were still on track to post modest weekly gains, as strong safe-haven demand continued to support the precious metals market. At the same time, silver and...

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves

New Zealands business confidence surged sharply in December, reaching its highest level in three decades, according to the latest ANZ Bank Business Outlook survey released on Friday. The data highlights growing optimism...

BOJ Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Japan Signals Shift Toward Monetary Normalization

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates to a three-decade high, marking another milestone in its gradual exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. At the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Friday,...

Politics

U.S. and China Push for Ceasefire as Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate

China and the United States are intensifying separate diplomatic efforts to revive a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, as Southeast Asian leaders prepare for a crucial ASEAN meeting aimed at addressing the worst...

Syria, Kurds and U.S. Race to Show Progress on SDF Integration Deal

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of a year-end deadline to demonstrate progress on a long-stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state, according to...

Putin Signals Possible Peace or Continued War in Ukraine at Major Year-End Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to send a significant signal to the United States and European powers regarding the future of the Ukraine war when he speaks at his annual end-of-year news conference on Friday....

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Trump Signs Order to Ease Federal Marijuana Rules, Signaling Major Policy Shift

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to loosen regulations on marijuana, a move that could mark one of the most significant changes in U.S. cannabis policy in decades. The...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...

Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand

Micron Technology delivered record first-quarter results and issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, driven by rising memory prices and strong demand linked to artificial intelligence workloads. The upbeat...

Oracle Stock Slides After Blue Owl Exit Report, Company Says Michigan Data Center Talks Remain on Track

Oracle shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a Financial Times report claimed that Blue Owl Capital, Oracles largest U.S. data center partner, decided not to support a planned $10 billion data center project in...