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Latin America’s largest investment bank, Brazil’s Banco BTG Pactual S.A., has announced plans to launch Security Token Offerings (STOs) on the Tezos blockchain. The news marks a major step for the Tezos Foundation. $ 1 Billion Worth of Security Tokens to be Issued Banco BTG Pactual will work in collaboration with Dubai’s Dalma Capital “to host […]
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Dow Jones futures launched a triple-digit rally in early trading on Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the China trade deal is 90 percent complete. Speaking to CNBC, Mnuchin confirmed that Trump and Xi Jinping were inching closer to a resolution with their G20 meeting just days away. After back-to-back losses on the stock […]
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By CCN Markets: Most analysts think Donald Trump would rather ink a trade deal with China than let the stock market fall. But the big question is, how far would the Dow Jones and S&P 500 have to collapse before Trump steps in? According to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the key level for money managers is the December 2018 stock market low. Dow Jones crisis point – 21,792 S&P 500 crisis point – 2,351 Trump will sign trade deal if Dow falls 16% The survey, which polled US money managers with a total $ 528 billion under
By CCN Markets: Canada’s largest chain of pharmacies announced a big partnership at the World Cannabis Congress on Monday. Shoppers Drug Mart will be working with TruTrace Technologies (until recently known as BlockStrain) to bring blockchain-based verification to the medicinal marijuana market. If successful, it could help power cannabis stocks higher as more doctors become comfortable with prescribing the drug. For interested investors, TruTrace’s stock trades as symbol “TTT” on the Canadian stock exchange. Shoppers Drug Mart operates roughly 1,300 pharmacies in Canada and already sells various products containing marijuana. It hopes to make doctors and patients feel more secure.
Remember that layer two scaling solution they promised for Bitcoin back in the day? Does anyone know what happened to it? It feels like we’ve been waiting for a finished Lightning Network longer than Mt. Gox victims have been awaiting restitution. For now, Lightning is accessible to users with the skills to navigate its quirks and complexities, but for beginners, LN can be bewildering – and its challenges don’t end there.
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AJ is a British bitcoin miner who loves privacy and hates KYC. When he needs cash to pay his bills, he meets bitcoin buyers in person. EZ is a full-time bitcoin trader who spends his days driving from city to city buying and selling BTC. This week, the two strangers met to conduct a $ 20K trade. News.Bitcoin.com watched the deal go down, noting the steps each party took to protect their assets.
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Earlier this month, blockchain startup Blockstream announced that its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) was launching on Bitcoin’s mainnet. Now, one enterprising bitcoiner has used this platform to beam the U.K.’s proposed Brexit deal into space.
The application allows users to beam data into space, which can be downloaded by anyone with the appropriate receiver. Users can pay for the service using the Lightning Network.
Following our initial report that suggested that Nike (NKE) had entered into its first esports deal with the Chinese League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the athletic giant came out today to officially announce a four-year deal with the league. LPL x Nike Starting from the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational, you can purchase @Nike and LPL […]
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The United States and China are making progress in negotiations to end their ongoing trade war, but the world’s two largest economies won’t sign a new bilateral agreement just yet, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump Oval Office Negotiations Won’t Bring Trade Deal Writing on Twitter, Trump said that while he plans to meet with “China’s top trade negotiators” today in the Oval Office, he has no intentions of striking a formal trade deal until he meets face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s top trade negotiators are in the U.S. meeting with our representatives. Meetings are
By CCN.com: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross quelled expectations of an imminent free-trade agreement with China Thursday after he said Washington and Beijing remain “miles and miles” apart on a new deal. No Deal Yet In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Ross indicated that the United States and China are nowhere near finalizing a
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By CCN.com: On January 23, the Trump administration reportedly rejected the offer from China to send two vice-ministers to the US to continue the trade talks. The Dow Jones, which has been on a decline since January 18, may face a major trend reversal. Following a steep decline from 25,826 points to 21,792 points in
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U.S. stocks pared losses Monday morning after President Donald Trump predicted the United States would soon reach a comprehensive trade deal with China. Stocks Bounce Off Lows The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by as much as 230 points Monday morning, an extension of a volatile pre-market session for Dow futures. At the time of
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G FUEL, the self-styled official drink of esports, announced this weekend that it is now an official sponsor of Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie — who currently has around 80.7 million subscribers on his channel. ‼️ANNOUNCEMENT ALERTTT‼️ Please join us in formally welcoming the newest addition to the #GFUEL Family…@pewdiepie!!!!! It’s time for some #MEMEFUEL!!! Oh, and before we […]
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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co will buy pioneering cancer treatment development company Loxo Oncology Inc for approximately $ 8 billion. The deal is one of a number of early major healthcare and pharma mergers and acquisitions this year. Lilly announced the deal today which will see the $ 120 billion-dollar company purchase around 68% of Loxo’s
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The trade war between the United States and China has placed immense pressure on the stock market of both countries since mid-2018. With a new trade agreement in the works, China-U.S. relations are expected to improve in the months to come. U.S. President Donald Trump said on December 29 that a comprehensive trade deal is
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The litecoin logo is to take prime place in the Octagon at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event this Saturday.
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In the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia, lawyers have taken matters into their own hands. A new advisory body of legal experts will look into cases where the current legislation does not reflect the specifics of the growing digital economy and propose solutions.
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During a round table discussion on these issues, the Russian Lawyers Association and an educational organization called Blockchain Lawyers have agreed to establish a specialized commission that will address the legal challenges in the crypto industry. It will also work with companies in other related sectors such as blockchain development, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and the internet of things.
Nike (NKE) has reportedly inked a 5-year sponsorship deal with the Chinese League of Legends Pro League (LPL) for $ 144 million. According to a recent unconfirmed report by Chinese media outlet Lan Xiong Sports, the sponsorship will bring Nike apparel and other accessories to the LPL, similar to what is commonly found in traditional sports leagues. The […]
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Bitstamp, one of the oldest and largest bitcoin exchanges, has been acquired by Belgian investment firm NXMH. Fortune reports that the Brussels-based NXMH purchased an 80 percent ownership stake in the Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange, which launched in 2011, shortly after the first “bitcoin bubble” drove the bitcoin price up as high as $ 31 and then
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