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Reports Say Beijing Attacking Taiwan Could Lead to ‘Far-Reaching Economic Consequences’
2.8.2022
While the global economy remains gloomy and the war in Ukraine continues, there’s been significant tension between China and Taiwan. The American representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, plans to visit Taiwan this week and White House officials say China is preparing to carry...
Bitcoin, Stablecoins Can’t Solve Global Payment Woes, ECB Study Says
2.8.2022
A senior central banker reckons state backed digital currencies are a better bet to make cross-border transactions quicker and cheaper – or just stitching together existing networks
Biggest Movers: APE Hovers Close to 2-Month High, FIL up Nearly 70% in Last Week
1.8.2022
Apecoin was trading close to a two-month high on Monday, despite crypto prices mainly being in the red to start the week. Global crypto markets are currently down around 2% as of writing. Despite this, filecoin continued its own surge, with prices of the token up nearly 70% in the last seven days....
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....
MaskEX Global Held the Futurization of Urban Lifestyle Summit in Dubai, UAE
30.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Futurization of Urban Lifestyle Summit was held in Dubai at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower on July 29, 2022. MaskEX Global — A well-known worldwide exchange, was the event’s organizer and sponsor. Throughout this seminar, MaskEX engaged with like-minded people in...
Biggest Movers: GRT, LINK Rally to Multi-Week Highs on Friday
29.7.2022
The graph was a notable mover in Friday’s session, as the token rallied to a multi-week high. Prices rose by as much as 16% in today’s session, with chainlink also seeing its price climb by a double-digit percentage. Overall, the global crypto market cap is up 1.92% as of writing....
Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks
29.7.2022
The global lending institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Kenyan central bank that its proposed digital shilling must “do no harm” to existing private sector digital money. The lender insisted the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) must “not...
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Predict Euro-Area Recession
29.7.2022
Global investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have predicted an imminent recession in the euro area. “The risks to our forecast are skewed toward a sharper recession in the event of an even more severe disruption of gas flows, a renewed period of sovereign stress or a U.S....
Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings
28.7.2022
Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed revenue and earnings expectations, with Meta seeing its first quarterly sales decline ever...
Biggest Movers: UNI, BCH Surge by Over 20%, Hitting Multi-Month Highs
28.7.2022
Uniswap was trading over 20% higher in Thursday’s session as the token rose to its highest point since April. This comes as crypto markets surged on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the Fed rate decision. Bitcoin cash moved to a six week high on the news. The global crypto market cap is 6.51%...
Global Economic Growth Slows Amid Gloomy and More Uncertain Outlook
28.7.2022
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is the Economic Counsellor and the Director of Research of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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The world’s three largest economies are stalling, with important consequences for the global outlook. Inflation is a major concern....
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IMF global outlook suggests dark clouds ahead for crypto
27.7.2022
The IMF has forecast economic growth to slow from 6.1% last year to 3.2% in 2022, which some believe will have negative consequences for crypto
Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group
26.7.2022
The first Southeast Asia edition of the prominent Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group was co-hosted by Vietnam Blockchain Union, V2B Labs, and D.lion on July 11th and 12th, 2022, at the Intercontinental Landmark72 Hanoi, Vietnam. This edition’s main themes were: Vietnam, Land...
Hong Kong positioned as the most crypto-ready country in 2022
26.7.2022
Factors considered to calculate a country’s readiness were the number of crypto ATMs proportional to the population and geographical size and the number of blockchain startups per 100,00 people
Moelis & Co. co-founder to head group advising blockchain companies
26.7.2022
Moelis & Co.'s John Momtazee stated the firm was unfazed launching the group amid a crypto bear market, acknowledging that any new “disruptive” tech comes with volatility
Biggest Movers: ATOM Drops for Fourth Straight Session, Hitting 1-Week Low
25.7.2022
Cosmos was trading lower for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, as prices approached a one-week low. Decentraland was also trading close to a one-week low on Monday, as the global cryptocurrency market fell by over 3% as of writing. Cosmos (ATOM) Cosmos (ATOM) declined for a fourth straight...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $22,000 to Start the Week
25.7.2022
Bitcoin fell below $22,000 to start the new trading week, as sentiment in crypto markets seems to have turned bearish. The world’s largest token saw recent price declines extended on Monday, with ethereum also experiencing similar downwards momentum. The global market cap is down over 3%...
Metaverse Real Estate Sales to Grow by $5 Billion by 2026
25.7.2022
The real estate market in the metaverse is projected to pass $5 billion by 2026. This is the prediction of the latest metaverse report by Technavio, a global market research firm. The report states that the rise will be fueled by the growth of the metaverse into a mixed reality environment, where...
Targeting the US Dollar’s Hegemony: Russia, China, and BRICS Nations Plan to Craft a New International Reserve Currency
24.7.2022
While inflation data in Europe and the U.S. has risen significantly higher last month, Russia and members of the BRICS countries revealed leaders in the five major emerging economies are in the midst of “creating an international reserve currency.” Analysts believe the BRICS reserve...
LBank Exchange Will List Cryptostone (CPS) on July 25, 2022
24.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Jul. 24, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Cryptostone (CPS) on July 25, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the CPS/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 20:00 (UTC+8) on July 25, 2022....