The U.S. dollar extended decline against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday. The greenback fell to 1-week lows of 1.1101 against the euro and 1.3157 against the pound, off its early highs of 1.1070 and 1.3114, respectively. The greenback dropped to a 2-day low of 0.8443 against the franc and near...
The Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar in the New York session on Friday. The loonie was trading at 1.3590 against the greenback, down from an early sessions high of 1.3565. The currency is seen finding support around the 1.38 level.
The Switzerland market closed higher on Friday, tracking positive cues from other European markets amid hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rate next week, and possibly announce more reductions before the end of the year. The benchmark SMI, which moved between 12,022.46 and 12,077.91, ended with a modest gain of 54.94 points or 0.46%...
Despite paring some early gains, the Canadian market holds in positive territory Friday afternoon with stocks from real estate, healthcare and materials sectors staying firm thanks to sustained buying interest. Technology stocks are also faring reasonably well. Consumer staples, industrials, energy and financials sectors are largely subdued. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, which climbed to...
In response to accusations stemming from a devastating $235 million cyber-attack on the Indian crypto exchange WazirX, Binance publicly refuted any responsibility on September 17. In a detailed blog post, Binance stated unequivocally that it has never been involved in WazirX’s operations. Binance Refutes Claims And Questioned WazirX’s Accountability The exchange emphasized that its 2021...
However, their activities have also taken them elsewhere. Officers have impounded suspects’ residences in Jeju Island and Gangwon Province in the past 12 months. In many cases, suspects were allegedly living a life of luxury with funds the unit thinks they embezzled from innocent victims. A walk through the crypto jungle at Korea Blockchain Week...
The latter is reportedly set to open a 500-rig crypto mining center in the historic city of Novgorod. Lawmakers have also spoken of the need to keep certain aspects of Russian crypto policy under wraps. They think that doing so will prevent the West from attempting to undermine new Russian state-backed crypto projects.
Monerium was founded in 2015 to provide on-chain fiat as infrastructure for Web3 builders. Besides EURe, it also issues GBPe and USDe, the first EU-authorized on-chain sterling and dollar, respectively. Meanwhile, Noble is a blockchain for integrating and transferring native assets to sovereign blockchains, enabling a seamless flow of stablecoins and other real-world assets (RWAs)...
Revolut is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, positioning itself to compete with major players in the space, as revealed by a Coindesk report on September 18. 🚨 JUST IN: Crypto-friendly Revolut is said to be quite far along in creating its own stablecoin. pic. .com/8pV48BpRyM — Satoshi Club (@esatoshiclub) September 18, 2024 The London-based...
The Swiss stock exchange operator, SIX Group, is reportedly considering launching a new crypto trading platform in Europe. SIX Group is considering using its reputation and the country's advanced crypto laws to muscle in on a market dominated by firms such as Binance, OKX and Coinbase. https://t.co/exwdRZLWHi pic. .com/7QtYDyEz5J — Financial Times (@FT) September 18,...