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FxWirePro- BTCUSD Daily Outlook

Dec 15, 2022 12:28 pm UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTCUSD surged nearly $3000 from a low of $15632 made after the FTX collapse. Santiment reported that its shark and Whale addresses have added BTC worth $726 million in the last 9 days.BTC hits a high of $18373yesterdayand...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with eight criminal offenses, denied bail

Dec 15, 2022 10:48 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

FTX Trading Ltd. has gone bankrupt, and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is currently on trial. He was arrested earlier this week and indicted for eight crimes including conspiracy and fraud which Bankman-Fried said he did...

Digital Currency Revolution

Blockchain: LG CNS introduces blockchain-based staff ID cards

Dec 15, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

LG CNS launched its blockchain-based identification cards for staff called the DDIDID. This is a kind of service that uses blockchain technology for mobile IDs. LG CNS has already started distributing these innovative...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Yuga Labs, MoonPay facing lawsuit involving major celebrities over NFT endorsements

Dec 12, 2022 09:20 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Yuga Labs and MoonPay are being sued along with more than three dozen major Hollywood celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Jimmy Fallon, and Madonna. The former is home to the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Starbucks launches its ‘Odyssey’ Web3 loyalty program, NFT Community

Dec 09, 2022 09:30 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Economy

Starbucks revealed on Thursday, Dec. 8, that it has activated the Beta version of its Web3 Odyssey loyalty program as well as its NFT community. This is the testing phase for the coffee chains highly-anticipated digital...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Coca-Cola, CryptoCom partner to launch NFT collection to celebrate FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Dec 09, 2022 07:24 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Coca-Cola and Crypto.com announced their partnership to celebrate the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. in collaboration with digital artist GMUNK, the companies are releasing FIFA-inspired NFTs of non-fungible...

Digital Currency Revolution

Why sports sponsorship is unlikely to save cryptocurrency firms from 'crypto winter'

Dec 08, 2022 10:48 am UTC| Digital Currency

If you have been watching the Fifa World Cup in Qatar closely, you will have noticed the advertising on the hoardings around the pitch. Alongside the usual names Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa there are some new ones, including...

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Economy

Wall Street Ends Lower as AI Selloff, Iran Tensions Weigh on Tech Stocks

Wall Street closed sharply lower on Friday, ending a two-week winning streak as investors sold technology shares amid a continued pullback in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and renewed concerns over inflation...

Brent Oil Jumps 16% for Best Week Since April as US-Iran Conflict Fuels Supply Fears

Global oil prices posted their strongest weekly gains in months on Friday as the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over global crude supply and shipping disruptions through the...

Trump Threatens Higher Canada Tariffs as Wildfire Smoke Sparks U.S. Air Quality Crisis

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose higher tariffs on Canada, blaming the country for worsening air pollution across the United States as smoke from hundreds of active Canadian wildfires spreads south of the...

AI Chip Stocks Face Valuation Pressure as Investors Shift Toward Big Tech and Software

The explosive rally in AI semiconductor stocks is showing signs of cooling as investors question lofty valuations and whether the massive spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure can continue at its current pace....

Malaysia Q2 Economy Grows 5.8%, Beating Forecasts on Strong Tech Exports and Domestic Demand

Malaysias economy expanded by 5.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, outperforming market expectations and highlighting the countrys resilience despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. According to advance...

Politics

Ralph Norman Launches South Carolina Senate Bid After Lindsey Graham’s Death

U.S. Representative Ralph Norman has announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina following the death of longtime Senator Lindsey Graham, setting up a competitive Republican primary to fill the vacant seat....

Cuban Dissident Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Arrives in US After Prison Release

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has arrived in the United States after completing a five-year prison sentence in Cuba, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The announcement marks a...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford Slams Trump Over Canada Wildfire Smoke Criticism

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has strongly criticized President Donald Trump for blaming Canadas forest management for wildfire smoke that has spread across parts of the United States, calling the remarks absolutely...

Iran Expands Gulf Attacks as U.S. Strikes Intensify, Oil Prices Surge

Iran widened its military campaign against U.S. allies in the Gulf on Saturday after the United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, marking another escalation in the...

Brazil Supreme Court Tightens Jair Bolsonaro House Arrest Ahead of Election

Brazils Supreme Court has imposed stricter restrictions on former President Jair Bolsonaro, suspending all non-essential visits to his residence for 30 days as the country moves closer to its October presidential election....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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...

Technology

Nationwide Data Center Protests Highlight Growing Backlash Against AI Expansion

Opposition to the rapid expansion of AI data centers spread across the United States on Saturday as activists staged 142 protests in 42 states, marking the first coordinated nationwide demonstration against the industrys...

DeepSeek Eyes $74 Billion Valuation Ahead of Planned China IPO

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is preparing a new fundraising round that could value the company at approximately 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) as it moves closer to a potential initial public offering...

SpaceX Eyes Pentagon AI Deal as Cloud Pricing Strategy Pressures CoreWeave

SpaceX briefly recovered some of its losses on Friday after a Wall Street Journal report said the aerospace company is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar agreement with the Pentagon to provide artificial intelligence...

Mikron H1 2026 Sales Fall 5.9% as Automation Weakness Weighs on Profit

Swiss automation and machining systems manufacturer Mikron Group AG reported lower first-half 2026 results as weaker demand in its Automation and Machining businesses offset strong growth in its Tool division. Despite the...

KAIST, Stanford Develop Self-Dressing Robot for Cleanrooms and Emergency Gear

Researchers from South Koreas Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Stanford University have developed an innovative self-dressing robotic technology that allows people to put on clothing without...