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India’s NASSCOM inks MoU with Canada-based Blockchain Research Institute

Feb 27, 2018 03:12 am UTC| Digital Currency

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), a Canada-based syndicated research initiative announced by...

FxWirePro: LTC/USD fails to close below 100-DMA, bias higher, good to go long on dips

Feb 26, 2018 11:26 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

LTC/USD has bounced off 20-DMA support in last weeks trade. The pair has broken above 5-DMA which is currently immediate support at 210 levels. The pair has failed to close below 100-DMA, bias...

FxWirePro: LSK/BTC flurry of bearish patterns props up price slumps below DMA and WMA, minor trend likely to dip further on bearish crossovers

Feb 26, 2018 06:30 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

Lisk at Bittrex forms shooting star and hanging man patterns that have shown their bearish effects. You could see price slumps below 7DMA, for now, more dips seem to be on cards upon bearish MACD DMA crossovers. 7DMA...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD finds strong support at 100-DMA, break above channel top confirms minor bullishness

Feb 23, 2018 11:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD plunged to 780 levels as it failed to break above trend line resistance. It is currently trading at 861 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, resistance is seen at 901 (convergence of 10-DMA and...

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Digital Currency Revolution

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – February 23rd, 2018

Feb 23, 2018 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

UK Treasury launches inquiry into cryptocurrencies and DLT The U.K. Treasury on Thursday announced that it is launching an inquiry into digital currencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT). The inquiry has been...

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Digital money platform Uphold acquires Cortex MCP

Feb 23, 2018 08:40 am UTC| Digital Currency

Uphold has acquired Cortex MCP, a leading mobile commerce and authentication company, as it strives to strengthen its digital money platform with secure payment applications. In addition, Uphold will also acquire...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/USD drops below 10000 after rejection at channel top, good to go short on rallies

Feb 23, 2018 07:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD has dropped below the 10000 mark after it was rejected at channel top. It is currently trading at 9762 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair is likely to face resistance at 10043 (4h...

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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

Microsoft-G42 Deal Forces Huawei Exit, White House Hails Move

The White House praised Microsofts $1.5 billion investment in G42, emphasizing the positive impact of ending relations with Huawei on AI security. White House Sees Positive Shift in UAE Tech Alliances According to...

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...

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

Blast Network's June 26 Airdrop: Early Users to Get 17% Token Allocation

Blast network, an Ethereum layer-2 solution, will commence its airdrop on June 26, distributing 17% of the token supply to early users. Early Users Set to Benefit from Blasts Airdrop The Ethereum layer-2 Blast...

Shiba Inu Whale Moves Trillions of SHIB to Binance Amid Market Volatility

While the rest of the cryptocurrency market experienced tremendous volatility over the past few days, Shiba Inu experienced the same. The meme currency is currently selling at about $0.00001734, a decrease of 3.6% over...

Shiba Inu Team Hints at Major Developments: 'Future Is Bright,' Lucie Says

On behalf of the Shiba Inu team, the official marketing head, Lucie, has sent out a tweet in which she provides a hint about the development currently taking place behind the scenes. Although she did not disclose any...

VanEck Submits Form 8-A for Spot Ethereum ETF, Anticipates SEC Approval Soon

VanEck, a leading crypto asset management firm, has filed Form 8-A for its spot Ethereum ETF, moving closer to potential SEC approval and market debut. VanEcks Form 8-A Filing Advances Spot Ethereum ETF, Awaiting SECs...

German Government Sells 900 Bitcoin, Could Trigger Price Drop Below $60,000

The German governments sale of 900 Bitcoin, worth over $54 million, could drive Bitcoin prices below the critical $60,000 mark, as substantial selling pressure looms. German Government Sells $54 Million in Bitcoin,...