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Digital Currency Revolution

Spot Ethereum ETF Launch Could See Ether Outperform Bitcoin, Says Kaiko Analysis

Jul 15, 2024 23:37 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology

Kaikos new research indicates that the launch of spot Ethereum ETFs in the U.S. could lead to Ether outperforming Bitcoin, driven by market depth and institutional demand. Ether-Bitcoin Price Ratio on the Rise New...

Digital Currency Revolution

Donald Trump Selects Crypto-Friendly JD Vance as 2024 Vice Presidential Running Mate

Jul 15, 2024 23:11 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology

Donald Trump has announced Senator JD Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election, highlighting a crypto-friendly platform. Trump and Vance: A Crypto-Friendly Duo Donald Trump, a potential 2024...

Tesla Shareholders Urge Increased Security Budget for Elon Musk

Jul 15, 2024 22:28 pm UTC| Technology

Tesla shareholders have formally requested an increase in the security budget for CEO Elon Musk, citing recent threats against him. This comes after Musk highlighted incidents involving armed individuals targeting him in...

Tesla Giga Berlin Faces Union Tensions and Missing Mugs Issue

Jul 15, 2024 22:22 pm UTC| Technology

Teslas Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg is grappling with significant union pressure following its recent Works Council election and an unusual issue involving the disappearance of 65,000 coffee mugs. At a staff meeting...

Apple Launches First iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Public Betas for Testing

Jul 15, 2024 22:17 pm UTC| Technology

On July 15, Apple released the first beta versions of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to public beta testers. This marks the first time that the new software has been made available to the general public since the January Worldwide...

Elon Musk's X Achieves Record Milestone with 417 Billion User-Seconds

Jul 15, 2024 22:07 pm UTC| Technology

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the owner of X, recently praised the social media site for reaching its most recently established milestone. Musk claims that on July 14, 2024, the X app reached an all-time high (ATH) of...

Digital Currency Revolution

Spot Ethereum ETF Launch Imminent, SEC Approval Expected Next Week

Jul 15, 2024 21:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology

Bloombergs ETF analyst, James Seyffart, has provided new information regarding the expected timetable for the launch of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. This information comes despite the...

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Economy

Asian Markets Retreat as Gulf Crisis Fuels Oil Surge and Inflation Fears

The fragile ceasefire in the Gulf showed fresh signs of collapse on Thursday, rattling Asian share markets and sending oil prices sharply higher as investors confronted the reality of a prolonged inflationary shock to the...

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

Politics

U.S. Pushes for Crypto Regulation to Keep Digital Asset Growth at Home

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on Congress to pass landmark federal cryptocurrency legislation, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing blockchain innovation and investment out of the United States. In...

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...