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China’s rate decision dampens APAC markets

A stock market ticker shows financial gains and losses.  Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region mostly traded in the red on Friday...

Liquid Heist: Hackers siphon off about US$97M from Japanese crypto e...

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple coins - largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation.  Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has revealed th...

Are these 5 NZX, ASX energy stocks capitalising on surging electrici...

Highlights The New Zealand electricity market is witnessing a rise in its prices due to reduced lake levels and limited gas supply. Genesis Energy...

Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy eyes direct listing on Nasdaq

Highlights Iris Energy has confidentially submitted a draft F-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a direct listing on Nasd...

Which are the four biggest movers in cryptocurrency today?

Highlights Algorand (ALGO) was priced at US$1.05 at 10:00 pm IST. The YTD return is 221.58%. Cardano (ADA) was trading at US$2.17, up 4.06% a...

What is Pendle crypto? How to buy it?

What is Pendle?       Pendle (PENDLE) is a protocol that enables tokenized future yield trading on its automated marke...

5 Best Crypto Card Wallets of 2021

Highlights A cryptocurrency wallet is a device, physical medium that allows the users to store and retrieve their digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethe...

Afterpay Day 2021: Check out the best fashion and tech deals

Highlights Afterpay is back with its sale event, which occurs twice a year. The four-day Afterpay sale, which began at 7 AM (AEST) on 19 August, i...

What is Alpaca Finance? Is it the New Dogecoin?

As decentralised finance (DeFi) becomes more mainstream, one of the leaders of leveraged yield farming is doing its best to attract institutional inve...

A quick look at 10 most influential economists

As a field of study, economics has taken a diverse path over years, which is characterised by rapid developments and changing philosophies. Meanwhile,...

Over 100M US households didn’t pay federal income tax in 2020, says...

The COVID-19 pandemic has jacked up the number of nontaxpayers in the US. In 2020, 61% of American taxpayers did not pay federal income tax in the US,...

Is Ghana currency going digital?

Highlights Ghana Government announced digitisation as its key objective Numerous programs have been proposed including introduction of a governmen...

The Rise of Ethereum – Can ETH hit the US$100K-mark?

Highlights  Besides its use as a digital currency, Ethereum can also be used to process other types of financial functions, including the util...

Taliban back at the helm of Afghanistan: What is in it for China?

China, over the last couple of decades, has quickly climbed up the ladder in the power league of the global nations. The world’s second largest...

APAC markets in green; Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency

Equity markets across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region were trading with gains on Wednesday as Japan decided to extend the COVID-19 emergency and Reserv...

How an allergy helped Johnny Boufarhat, 27, make it to billionaires’...

Johnny Boufarhat has become one the youngest self-made billionaires in the world -- a news that has taken the internet by storm. Who is Boufarhat? H...

Bitcoin’s sharp comeback brings back US$100,000 prediction

Highlights Bitcoin has risen more than 50% from its lows hit in July 2021. Bitcoin’s peers such as Dogecoin, Ethereum, Ripple etc. have also...

RBNZ Governor faces a tough choice in view of Level-4 lockdown

In view of new cases of Coronavirus in Auckland city and resultant Level-4 lockdown, the Reserve Bank Governor will face a difficult choice in decidin...

US stocks slip on retail data

Benchmark US indices closed lower on Tuesday, August 17, dragged down by loss in mega-cap stocks and weaker-than-expected retail sales data. The S&am...

Will Walmart start accepting Crypto?

As crypto has moved away from the fringes of finance, more major companies have helped its plight to become considered a mainstream part of the financ...