Germany’s Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks. “I will not be seeking any political post after my term ends,” she told a news conference in Berlin. She also said she would not seek re-election as leader of the centre-right CDU party in December. She has […]

The term “institutional crypto” sounds like an oxymoron. There’s something quite ironic about financial institutions adopting a renegade technology that was designed to do away with them. Yet a string of developments this past month suggests that – to put it bluntly – the institutions are coming for your crypto. Whether this is something to […]

Israeli Blockchain Association, an organization whose primary objective is to educate, develop and empower Israel’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) community, encourage best practices and connect it with global leaders in the blockchain space, has released its third Israeli Blockchain Startup Map. According to a recent press release by the organization, there are now more than 200 blockchain-based businesses in Israel. […]

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on the company’s growth, the success of the company’s cloud computing technology and how the company is tackling cyber security. The global cyber threatOpens a New Window. is getting more dangerous. Whether it is bad state actors looking to infiltrate a government or individual hackers looking to steal […]

  A brand-new jet airliner carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Indonesia’s capital on Monday, prompting a major effort in the region that soon turned from rescue to recovery when officials disclosed there were likely no survivors. The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft had just taken off from Jakarta […]

Demi Moore discussed her recovery after going on a downward, self-destructive path early in her career. Speaking at Peggy Albrecht Friendly House’s 29th Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Moore recalled how she “never felt good enough” despite the success she gained, People reported. “I feel like there are defining moments in our lives that shape who we […]

Announced today, Hollywood star Johnny Depp has signed a deal with a new cryptocurrency related platform called TaTaTu. The platform, like Depp himself, aims to provide social entertainment. A ‘New Approach’ To Entertainment With a name sounding like it’s from Pirate’s of the Carribean, TaTaTu is a cryptocurrency based platform that rewards users in tokens, as payment for […]

The past 1 year or more has witnessed the dawn of a new technological era with the emergence of the revolutionary Blockchain technology. The distributed ledger tech is facilitating solutions to the problems faced by many industries- from healthcare, real estate, supply chain, logistics, to education. We’re currently witnessing the adoption of this tech across […]

Around the world, regulators are weighing the costs and benefits of blockchains. Here is why regulators should resist the urge to ban cryptocurrencies. Like all technologies, cryptocurrencies can be used for good or ill. We urge regulators to consider five points that mitigate against a categorical regulatory approach like an outright ban. 1. CryptoCrime Happens […]

SHENZHEN  – More than 70 percent of U.S. firms operating in southern China are considering delaying further investment there and moving some or all of their manufacturing to other countries as the trade war bites into profits, a business survey showed on Monday. U.S. companies operating in China believe they are suffering more from the […]