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Series A funding round of Digital Asset and Blockstream among top 10 fintech deals of Q1 2016 – Report

May 27, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Digital Currency

KPMG and CB Insights have released a new report that analyses fintech venture funding for the first quarter of 2016. The report assesses the trend in across a diverse array of companies and technology including money...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitsquare supports several cryptocurrencies, increase in trade limits

May 27, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Digital Currency

One of the promising peer-to-peer digital exchanges Bitsquare has released a new update that supports various new cryptocurrencies and also bumped up trade limits on exchange. The cryptocurrencies that Bitsquare...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain startup ChainLab announces undisclosed seed investment from Bitmain

May 27, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

ChainLab, a Tel Aviv based blockchain start-up, has announced that it has received seed funding from Bitmain Technology, the worlds leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The...

Digital Currency Revolution

New course on Ethereum engineering hosts accreditation on blockchain

May 27, 2016 07:07 am UTC| Digital Currency

A new course on Ethereum engineering which teaches developers on how to use Ethereum and aims in training over 2000 engineers in next two years will be hosting accreditation on the blockchain technology. The course is...

Digital Currency Revolution

BTCC introduces titanium physical bitcoins – ‘BTCC Mint’ coins

May 27, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTCC, one of the leading bitcoin exchanges in the world, has launched its new line of titanium physical bitcoins. BTCC Mint coins are physical coins with digital currency inside them. They are created with pure...

Digital Currency Revolution

Europe moves forward to set up digital currency taskforce

May 27, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

The European Parliament on Thursday gave a nod to the setting up of a taskforce to monitor virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, to prevent their use for money laundering and terrorism financing purposes. The proposal was...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Santander banking group partners with Ripple to launch new payments app

May 27, 2016 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency

Santander, the Spanish banking group of U.K. has announced to launch a new payment app in partnership with distributed ledger Ripple before the end of 2016. This move by the bank would make it the first bank in the U.K....

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Economy

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Rejects Ceasefire and Trump Deadline Looms

U.S. stock index futures edged lower Monday evening as investors remained on edge over escalating tensions in the Middle East, with President Donald Trumps deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz fast approaching...

Gold Prices Drop for Third Consecutive Session Amid Iran Tensions and Inflation Fears

Gold prices continued their downward trend in Asian trading on Tuesday, marking a third straight session of losses as markets grappled with mounting inflation concerns and escalating geopolitical tensions tied to U.S....

Global Markets Waver as U.S.-Iran War Deadline Looms and Oil Prices Surge

Global financial markets remained cautious on Tuesday as investors braced for a critical deadline in the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring and renewed fears of stagflation across the...

US Dollar Dips as Iran Rejects Ceasefire Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

The US dollar edged lower on Monday as geopolitical uncertainty intensified after Iran rejected a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire proposal, pushing the US Dollar Index down marginally to 99.98. The euro remained flat due to...

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...

Politics

UN Security Council Votes on Watered-Down Strait of Hormuz Resolution Amid China Opposition

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote Tuesday on a resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though the proposal has been significantly weakened following resistance from...

Trump Administration Terminates Title IX Agreements Protecting Transgender Students

The Trump administration has officially ended six resolution agreements that previously protected transgender students under Title IX, marking another significant step in the administrations ongoing effort to roll back...

Iran-US War Tensions Escalate as Trump Sets Deadline for Strait of Hormuz Deal

Diplomatic tensions between Iran and the United States have reached a critical breaking point as President Donald Trump issued a firm Tuesday night deadline demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz a strategic waterway...

Hegseth Warns of Heaviest Strikes Yet as Trump Issues Iran Ultimatum Over Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Iran on Monday, warning that the United States could launch devastating attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure including power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to...

Trump's Iran Deadline Is Final: Nuclear Deal Talks at Critical Juncture

With tensions escalating rapidly in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that his Tuesday deadline for Iran to reach a nuclear agreement is firm and unlikely to be pushed back. Speaking to reporters...

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

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...

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...