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Digital Currency Revolution

Standard Chartered's Zodia Custody Expands Crypto Services to Hong Kong

Oct 30, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Standard Chartereds crypto security unit, Zodia Custody Limited, is coming to Hong Kong. The institutional cryptocurrency custodian firm is launching its services in the region Zodia said has a market where the demand for...

Digital Currency Revolution

Brazil Embraces Tether: Stablecoin Tops Crypto Transactions, Dwarfing Bitcoin

Oct 30, 2023 06:34 am UTC| Business Digital Currency

Data from Brazils revenue service agency reveals that stablecoin Tether (USDT) has remarkably surged in adoption, now accounting for a staggering 80% of all cryptocurrency transactions in the country. This milestone...

Digital Currency Revolution

Animoca Brands Acquires Azarus Web3 Streaming Platform to Fortify Metaverse Gaming

Oct 30, 2023 04:53 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd. acquired Azarus to give its metaverse gaming unit the boost it needs. The latter is a Web3 streaming platform that is also known to be a pioneer in blockchain-based game...

Digital Currency Revolution

Kraken Halts Transactions as It Delist USDT, DAI, WBTC, WETH, WAXL Stablecoins in Canada

Oct 28, 2023 05:15 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Kraken, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly delisting US Dollar Tether (USDT), DAI, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), Wrapped Ether (WETH), and Wrapped Axelar (WAXL) stablecoins. With this move, the company is stating...

FxWirePro- Top altcoins for the day (Strength index) (NEOUSD)

Oct 27, 2023 13:36 pm UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

Pair Value Recommendation NEOUSD 393.47 Strong Buy Trends and levels to watch Pair Short-term trend Long-term trend Major resistance Major...

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Yuga Labs Set to Get $1.5M After Court Ordered Artists to Pay for Bored Ape Trademark Infringement

Oct 27, 2023 11:13 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Yuga Labs revealed it has won in the trademark infringement case involving its Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. The blockchain technology company that makes NFTs and digital collectibles is home to popular non-fungible...

Digital Currency Revolution

Avante Art Offers CryptoPunks NFT Holders Physical Copies of Their Digital Art

Oct 27, 2023 08:26 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Holders of CryptoPunks NFTs are given a chance to get the physical versions of their non-fungible tokens, but the offer is valid for 48 hours only. This offer comes as part of the partnership between Yuga Labs, which owns...

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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

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....

US Expands Iran Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Shipping Drops, Oil Prices Climb

The United States carried out a seventh straight night of military strikes on Iran, extending operations beyond the countrys southern coast and deeper into its interior, while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on...

DOJ Subpoenas Major Law Firms in Trump Executive Order Dispute

The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to 14 major law firms seeking records and sworn testimony related to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that targeted several prominent legal firms or...

Trump Criticizes ABC, NBC and CNN for Limiting Coverage of Election Speech

President Donald Trump criticized ABC, NBC and CNN after the three major U.S. news organizations declined to air his prime-time address on their main television platforms, intensifying his long-running dispute with the...

Iran Launches Fresh Attacks on U.S. Bases as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate

Iran launched new attacks on U.S. military facilities in the Gulf on Friday after the United States carried out a sixth straight night of strikes on Iranian military targets, deepening a conflict that has unraveled last...

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

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...

SpaceX Aborts Starship Test Flight as Engine Issue Delays Launch

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) called off the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket just minutes before its scheduled liftoff from its Texas launch site on Thursday after an engine-related issue triggered an automatic abort. CEO...