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Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Eyes $80K Milestone with 15% Upside, No Sell Signals in Sight

Mar 27, 2024 05:07 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency

Technical analysts predict a 15% upside for Bitcoin with no sell signals, while Grayscales Bitcoin Trust could face a shortage amid a surge in redemptions, challenging its market dominance. Bitcoin Targets $80,600 High...

Digital Currency Revolution

Shiba Inu's Trading Volume Soars, Outshining XRP and ADA Amidst Price Surge

Mar 27, 2024 04:18 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency

Shiba Inu (SHIB) sees a dramatic increase in trading volume, surpassing Ripple (XRP) and Cardano (ADA) as it rallies, with significant growth in market capitalization and transaction metrics. Shiba Inu Dominates Trading...

Digital Currency Revolution

Portugal Halts Worldcoin's Biometric Data Collection; Sam Altman Responds to Privacy Concerns

Mar 27, 2024 03:27 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency

Portugals data regulator orders Worldcoin to halt biometric data collection, citing privacy risks. Worldcoin faces scrutiny over data practices. Portugals CNPD Halts Worldcoins Biometric Data Collection Amid Privacy...

Digital Currency Revolution

Hong Kong's In-Kind Spot Bitcoin ETFs Drive AUM Growth Amid Regulatory Shift

Mar 26, 2024 14:40 pm UTC| Technology Digital Currency

Hong Kong is considering allowing in-kind creations and redemptions for spot Bitcoin ETFs, diverging from the US market. This move could revolutionize cryptocurrency investments in the region, drawing attention from...

Digital Currency Revolution

Fifth-Richest Bitcoin Whale Moves Over $6B, Shakes Crypto Market with Massive Transfer

Mar 26, 2024 14:09 pm UTC| Technology Digital Currency

In a groundbreaking move, the fifth-largest Bitcoin whale transferred over $6 billion worth of BTC to three new addresses, marking its first major transaction since 2019. This significant shift occurred amidst growing...

FxWirePro- BTCUSD Daily Outlook

Mar 26, 2024 12:12 pm UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTCUSD recovered sharply on upbeat market sentiment. It hit a high of $715975 and is currently trading around $70607. Fidelity BTC ETF recorded inflows of $261 million on Monday. Markets eye BTC halving event which...

FxWirePro- IOTUSD (Chart of the day)

Mar 26, 2024 11:47 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

IOTAs Tangle is an open, feeless, and scalable distributed ledger, designed to support frictionless data and value transfer. It is the first distributed ledger built for the Internet of Everything - a network for...

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Economy

UK Businesses Urge Government to Cut Electricity Levies

British businesses are pressing the government to remove levies from electricity bills as high energy costs put increasing pressure on energy-intensive sectors such as steel, chemicals and manufacturing, Bloomberg reported...

UK Economy Grows 0.4% in July, Beating Forecasts

Britains economy expanded by a stronger-than-expected 0.4% in July, maintaining solid momentum from the first half of 2026 despite economic pressures linked to the U.S.-Iran war, according to data released Friday by the...

US Treasury Yields Near 5% as Oil Fuels Inflation Fears

Global bond markets came under heavy selling pressure on Friday, pushing the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield close to the critical 5% threshold as soaring oil prices and expectations for higher interest rates intensified...

Global Central Banks Brace for More Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks Rise

Major global central banks are facing renewed pressure to raise interest rates as persistent inflation, resilient economic growth and rising energy prices complicate the monetary policy outlook. The European Central Bank...

BOJ Set to Raise Rates to 1.25% as Inflation Risks Build

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week, taking its policy rate to 1.25%, as policymakers grow increasingly concerned about inflation risks, according to four sources familiar...

Politics

Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv as Ukraine Targets Russian Cities

Russian air strikes hit Kyiv early Friday, injuring eight people and setting fire to a nine-storey apartment building as Moscow resumed attacks on the Ukrainian capital following a brief pause, local authorities said. Kyiv...

Volkswagen Job Cuts Put Lower Saxony Leader Under Political Pressure

Volkswagens sweeping restructuring is creating a political challenge for Lower Saxony Premier Olaf Lies as he backs major job cuts while trying to contain growing support for Germanys far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland...

Trump Rejects Saudi Request for U.S. Strikes on Houthis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged U.S. President Donald Trump to authorize military strikes against Yemens Iran-backed Houthis, but Trump rejected the request, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. The...

Gulf Ministers to Meet Iran in Oman Over Hormuz Shipping Deal

Gulf foreign ministers are expected to meet Irans foreign minister in Oman next week as regional governments seek an agreement to restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times....

Taiwan Flags Russian Film Screening as China-Japan Influence Push

Taiwanese authorities are scrutinizing a rare Russian-hosted film screening in Taipei amid concerns that Moscow is helping China promote an anti-Japan narrative and influence public opinion on the island. Around 20...

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

Enflame Shares Surge 200% in Shanghai AI Chip Debut

Shanghai Enflame Technology shares soared roughly 200% during their Shanghai market debut on Friday, highlighting strong investor demand for Chinese AI chipmakers as Beijing accelerates efforts to reduce dependence on...

OpenAI Weighs AI Development Slowdown Over Safety Risks

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is considering slowing the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems as safety concerns surrounding increasingly powerful AI models grow, Bloomberg News reported Friday. Altman...

Samsung, Qualcomm 2nm Chip Deal Delayed Over Pricing

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have reportedly delayed a potential semiconductor manufacturing agreement as disagreements over pricing complicate negotiations for Samsungs advanced 2-nanometer foundry process. According...

Huawei, Chinese AI Chipmakers Raise Prices as HBM Shortage Bites

Chinese AI chipmakers, including Huawei Technologies and Cambricon Technologies, are raising processor prices as a global shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) increases production costs and complicates Chinas push to...

OpenAI Agents Used Websites for Unauthorized Communications

OpenAI AI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites to communicate without authorization earlier this year, according to independent researchers and data reviewed by Reuters, raising fresh concerns about the...