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Whale Power: How $40.5B in OI Fuels Bitcoin's Quest for $70K

Oct 21, 2024 14:38 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCUSD Soars: Will $70K Be Within Reach? Bullish Momentum Builds! QuoteQ Potential reversal zone- $52530. BTCUSD pared some of its gains due to profit booking. It hit a high of $69498 yesterdayand is...

Russia Fuels Silver Surge: Prices Break $34 as Demand Soars

Oct 21, 2024 10:46 am UTC| Insights & Views

Silver price rose above $34 for the first time since 2012 on strong demand. It hit a high of $34.13 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $34.05. Russian central banks interest in Silver Russias...

A Glittering Peak: Gold Climbs High Amid Conflict and Election Jitters

Oct 21, 2024 10:06 am UTC| Insights & Views

Goldhits fresh all-time on the escalation of Middle East tension and US elections uncertainties. It hit an all-time high of $2734 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $2734. Geopolitical tensions,...

Bridging the Future: ApeChain Launch Propels ApeCoin to New Heights

Oct 21, 2024 07:40 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

A token designed to foster the growth of art, gaming, entertainment, digital and physical events, storytelling, and the broader aspirations of Web3. It will function as a decentralized protocol layer to support...

Weekly Market Summary: U.S. Dollar Strength, ECB Rate Cuts, and Currency Movements

Oct 21, 2024 02:29 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Last week, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) did well, reaching 11-week highs near 103.8 on Friday. This marked its third straight week of gains. The index went up about 2.71% during the week, thanks to strong U.S. economic...

Bitcoin's Bull Run: $70K in Sight as Whales Surge and Momentum Gains

Oct 18, 2024 13:11 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCUSD is consolidating after a massive jump of nearly $10000 in the past week. It hit a high of $68388and is currently trading ataround $67677. Recent Bitcoin whale activity has surged, with about11,697...

Ethereum Whales Shift: Profits, Sentiment, and Market Moves

Oct 18, 2024 12:34 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Whale activity In the past week, Ethereum (ETH) has experienced significant activity with large transactions The Ethereum Foundation recently sold 100 ETH for about 252,939 DAI and has offloaded a total of 1,450 ETH...

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Economy

India's Central Bank Holds Rates Amid Iran War Energy Shock

Indias Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain its benchmark repo rate at 5.25% this Wednesday, as policymakers carefully monitor the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Iran war. The conflict has...

Oil Crisis Escalates: Trump Threatens Iran as Strait of Hormuz Closure Pushes Prices Above $110

Oil prices briefly surged past $110 per barrel on Monday after President Donald Trump escalated military and diplomatic pressure on Iran, demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening or face strikes...

Asian Currencies Waver as Dollar Holds Firm Amid Middle East Tensions

Asian currencies struggled to find clear direction on Monday as the US dollar remained resilient, with investors carefully weighing escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East against emerging ceasefire diplomacy. The...

Bank of Japan Warns of Regional Economic Risks Amid Middle East Conflict and Rising Oil Prices

The Bank of Japan has raised concerns about the potential deterioration of regional economies, citing escalating oil prices and supply chain disruptions linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In its latest...

India's Services Sector Growth Slows to 14-Month Low in March Amid Rising Costs

Indias services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 14 months during March, as the ongoing Middle East conflict weighed on domestic demand and cost pressures intensified sharply, according to the latest HSBC India...

Politics

Indonesia Files Genocide Case Against Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Crisis

A coalition of civil society organizations filed a landmark criminal complaint in Indonesia on Monday against Myanmars newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing, accusing him of committing genocide against the Rohingya...

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Novorossiysk, Injuring Eight and Cutting Power Across Russia

At least eight people, including two children, were injured Monday after Ukrainian drones struck Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea port city. Local authorities confirmed that several residential buildings sustained...

Trump Endorses Steve Hilton for California Governor

Donald Trump has thrown his full support behind Steve Hilton, a Fox News host and former British government official, in Californias upcoming gubernatorial race. Announcing his endorsement on Truth Social, Trump expressed...

Iran-US Ceasefire Talks: Pakistan Brokers "Islamabad Accord" to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan is playing a central role in high-stakes diplomatic efforts to end hostilities between Iran and the United States, with a proposed peace framework now on the table that could reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz...

Kim Jong Un's Daughter Emerges as North Korea's Likely Successor, South Korean Intelligence Says

South Koreas National Intelligence Service (NIS) has concluded that Kim Jong Uns teenage daughter, believed to be around 13 years old and named Ju Ae, is being actively positioned as the next leader of North Korea. Unlike...

Science

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...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...

OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO

OpenAI is navigating a significant leadership restructuring at one of the most pivotal moments in its history. The AI powerhouse confirmed that Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap is transitioning into a newly created...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...