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Darkcoin rebrands itself as Dash

Mar 30, 2015 07:47 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a bid to have a cleaner image, Darkcoin has rebranded itself as Dash, to get rid of the "dark side". Digital currencies, particularly bitcoin, have gained popularity in recent times as a tool for illicit transactions...

BTC/USD is in consolidation phase, decline till $208 is expected

Mar 30, 2015 05:30 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD has broken major support $243 (trend line joining $213 and $225) and declined till $235. Overall trend is bearish as long as resistance $255 holds. It is facing short term support around $235 and any ...

Tate Jarrow: Without digital currencies cybercrime would be much more difficult

Mar 30, 2015 05:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

Tate Jarrow, a special agent with the US Secret Service (USSS), presented his views on bitcoin and digital currency technology at the 17th annual OpRisk North America conference. He spoke against the digital currency on...

Bit2Me cancels commission fees

Mar 30, 2015 04:43 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a bid to stay competitive in the Spanish market, Bit2Me, a bitcoin-to-cash service, has cancelled its commission fees. The company charged its users a 1% commission fee per transaction previously.Daniel Diez, business...

British Banking Association: As cryptocurrency grows in popularity, so too will the risks for banks

Mar 30, 2015 04:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to a latest report published by the British Banking Association (BBA), as digital currencies capture market more and more, they will continue to threaten the traditional banking system."Cryptocurrencies...

BTC/EUR Short Term Outlook

Mar 27, 2015 10:38 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/EUR has broken major support 240 and is currently trading around trend is bearish as long as resistance 257 holds. Short term trend is weak and decline till 190 is possible. On the upside major...

UK Treasury releases report on digital currencies

Mar 27, 2015 09:35 am UTC| Digital Currency

The budget documents released by the UK Treasury on 18 March, included one that was entitled: Digital Currencies: response to the call for evidence, marking the first time measures to support cryptocurrencies to be...

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Economy

Space arms race may be underway

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a weapon into orbit, something Russias deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as...

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. For the last two decades, the countrys economic growth has depended heavily on its...

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

If you feel like youre being pushed around in life, youre not alone. Our recent research has found that Canadians are increasingly feeling a sense of powerlessness in their lives. This sentiment has been steadily...

Myth: How the US manipulates global markets for economic supremacy

US president, Joe Biden, raised tariffs on Chinese-made goods sharply in May, claiming that the Chinese government has cheated by pouring money into Chinese companies … hurting competitors who play by the rules. The...

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

North Sea oil and gas has become a battleground issue in the UK general election. The Labour partys manifesto promises an end to issuing new licenses for finding oil and gas. The Conservative party meanwhile proposes a...

Politics

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings in which each side accused the other of dishonesty the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rivals plans. But there has been...

Election 2024: migrants aren’t to blame for Britain’s housing crisis

Migration has become the most toxic issue in British politics, driving intensely emotional debates that are often based on prejudice and misunderstanding. Similarly emotional is housing a finite resource in high demand at...

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report obtained and published by the Financial Times has forecast that the...

Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned

Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK. Ten years after Ukip won the European parliament elections, throwing...

Trump's 'Huge Fan' Status of Tesla Cybertruck Fuels Growing Alliance with Elon Musk

Elon Musk, during Teslas shareholder meeting, disclosed his growing alliance with Donald Trump, emphasizing Trumps admiration for the Cybertruck. CEO Elon Musk spoke about his relationship with former President Trump...

Science

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972. The goal of the Artemis programme is...

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Technology

Japan's Metaplanet Bolsters Bitcoin Holdings with 1B Yen Amid Economic Uncertainty

Metaplanet, a prominent Japanese investment company, has invested 1 billion yen in Bitcoin, reinforcing its strategic focus on cryptocurrency amid Japans economic challenges. Expanding Bitcoin Holdings The Bitcoin...

Bitcoin Falls Below $63K as Whale Transactions Drop 42%, Market Sentiment Shifts

Bitcoins price fell below $63,000 following a significant 42% drop in whale transactions over the past two days, highlighting a shift in market sentiment and increased caution among major investors. Bitcoin Whale...

Pantera Capital Lauds Solana as the 'Mac OS of Blockchains' for Unique Architecture and Adoption

In its latest blockchain letter, Pantera Capital praises Solana, comparing it to the Mac OS of blockchains for its architectural advantages and rising retail adoption, positioning it as a formidable competitor in the...

Shiba Inu Poised for Rebound as SHIB Hits 100-Day Low Amid Market Pressure

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has seen a significant decline, hitting a 100-day low of $0.000017, but analysts suggest a potential price rebound as investors show renewed interest. Shiba Inu Faces Steep Decline, but Analysts Suggest...

Charles Hoskinson Celebrates Cardano's Growth as Sundae V3 Achieves Record Transactions

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, highlighted the protocols resurgence as Sundae V3 processed 9,264 orders in 24 hours, marking a significant milestone for the blockchains flagship DApp. Cardanos Sundae V3...