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Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: A Glimpse At Significance of Cash-Settlement Bitcoin Futures

Nov 22, 2019 07:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The underlyingasset, bitcoin price trend has been struggling of late,but these are exciting times for crypto-derivatives markets. BTCUSDprice (at Coinbase) has plunged below $8k levels (refer above chart), currently...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bakkt To Officially Become Counterpart of CME For Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures From Dec.9th

Nov 22, 2019 06:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The ICE-backed bitcoin derivatives marketplace, Bakkt has recently been in the news of its launching plans of bitcoin futures with cash-settling facility in 2020. The company after successful commencement of custodian...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Spot Kraken Derivatives on iOS and Android Platforms

Nov 22, 2019 05:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Krakenhas made anannouncementabout its launch of mobile app versions that facilitates Kraken Futures trading, the platform that is generated earlier this year afteracquiringCryptofacilities and was previously only...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: US CFTC Chair Sheds Lights on Importance of US Leadership and Principles-Based Regulation on Cryptos

Nov 21, 2019 09:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has come up with an insight of important role to play in determining as to how these new products and technologies evolve. They have reiterated their mission statement to...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Latest M&A Deal Between ‘Binance and Indian Crypto-Exchange WazirX’

Nov 21, 2019 07:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Of late, we have been witnessing series of acquisition deals in 2019 within the gamut of cryptocurrencies. Some famous examples are: Gemini with NFT (Nifty Gateway), Ripple withMoneyGram, Binance with JEX, eToro with...

Digital Currency/Stablecoin/Tokenization Series: Snippets of KPMG’s Fintech 2019 Report

Nov 21, 2019 06:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Netherland-based renownedbig four auditing firm, KPMGhasreleasedits 2019 Fintech100 report to rank the top 100 fintech firms in the world. The list exhibits a drop in Bitcoin-related companies but reinforced innovation in...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: US Fed Studies Possibility of Digital Dollar and Its Impacts

Nov 21, 2019 05:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Central Banks Insights & Views

In the era digital world, the digital currencies are evolving amid economic and financial turbulence across the globe. Regulatory frameworks have been conducive but stringent. For a classic instant, as the global...

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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

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....

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...

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...