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Digital Currency Revolution

PayPal halts stablecoin project as US regulators continue clampdown on crypto biz

Feb 14, 2023 08:19 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Paypal Holdings Inc. has put its stablecoin project on hold and it cited the changes in the regulatory aspect as the reason for the decision. The fintech firm paused all the work on the upcoming stablecoin last week. As...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Brazil’s Banco do Brasil to accept crypto as payment for taxes

Feb 13, 2023 09:07 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Banco do Brasil, the oldest bank in Brazil will allow local residents to pay their taxes using cryptocurrency. This is being offered to taxpayers to provide another convenient option for them to settle their tax...

Digital Currency Revolution

Shopify launches blockchain tools for NFT sellers

Feb 13, 2023 07:07 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, recently launched new tools for users selling non-fungible tokens of NFTs. The company added tokengating tools that were specially designed for digital tokens. With the...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Hermés favored by the court in trademark case, wins lawsuit against Mason Rosthschild’s MetaBirkins NFTs

Feb 10, 2023 07:45 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Hermés International S.A. filed a lawsuit for intellectual property claims after artist Mason Rothschild created and sold the popular MetaBirkins non-fungible tokens or NFTs. The French luxury design house said the...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Nike Air Max 97/1 designer Sean Wotherspoon debuts digital wearable collection on MNTGE

Feb 08, 2023 09:54 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Sean Wotherspoon, a sneaker designer and collector based in Los Angeles, is launching his very first digital wearable collection on the metaverse platform for creating digital fashion and collectibles called MNTGE. Sean...

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NFT: Louis Vuitton, Yayoi Kusama partner to drop 10,000 non-fungible tokens

Feb 07, 2023 11:14 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Louis Vuitton luxury fashion house has teamed up with the 93-year-old Japanese contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama, to release non-fungible tokens or NFTs. The companys latest digital token drop will also mark an important...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Binance halts deposits, withdrawals of US dollar

Feb 07, 2023 07:11 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Binance cryptocurrency exchange firm announced on Monday, Feb. 6, that it will be suspending deposits and transfers of U.S. dollars. The company did not provide a reason for this move but said that this would only affect a...

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Economy

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

Politics

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

Science

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...

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...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

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...