Pantera CEO Dan Morehead highlighted the potential growth and value of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Web3 functionality, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and Metaverse applications in his opening keynote speech at Token2049 in Singapore. Thousands of attendees converged on Wednesday at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center for the start of the two-day conference which features prominent speakers
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says decentralized finance (defi) has “very significant structural issues,” emphasizing a “real need” for more appropriate regulation of the defi ecosystem. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Defi Regulation Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talked about the regulation of decentralized finance (defi) Tuesday during a panel discussion on digital finance hosted
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The IMF has launched a biting attack on the UK’s plan to implement £45bn of debt-funded tax cuts, urging the government to “re-evaluate” the plan and warning that the “untargeted” package threatens to stoke soaring inflation. The multilateral lender said it was “closely monitoring” developments in the UK and was “engaged with the authorities” after
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Indian stocks and the rupee have surged this month, we discuss why and what lies ahead. IShares MSCI India ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/INDA/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID WisdomTree India Earnings Fund: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/EPI/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID IShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SMIN/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Infosys Limited: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/INFY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Container Store: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/TCS?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID ICICI Bank Limited: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/IBN?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on
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Guido Cannetti, an Argentinian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, is now the first martial arts athlete in the country to receive 100% of his salary in stablecoins amid rising inflation and Argentina’s economic deterioration, announced the crypto payroll company Bitwage on Monday. Dubbed El Ninja, he returns to the Octagon on Oct. 1 in the United
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Under the oversight of a state review board, the troubled finances of West Haven, Connecticut, are moving in the right direction, according to Moody’s Investors Service, which last week affirmed the city’s Baa3 general obligation bond rating after a two-month review. Financial mismanagement and federal corruption charges have dogged the New Haven suburb, which is
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Topline New home sales unexpectedly surged much more than economists projected in August even though same-day data showed prices collapsing due to a dearth in demand—fueling volatility that some experts argue could signal that the housing market slowdown could hike up the odds of a recession. Key Facts About 685,000 new single-family houses were sold
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Interoperability-focused blockchain network Cosmos has dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its native ATOM token.  The new Cosmos whitepaper was released on Monday at the Cosmoverse conference in Medellin, Colombia. The upgrades outlined in the whitepaper are still technically in “proposal”
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Tracey Ryniec and Sheraz Mian look at an apparel giant and a regional bank. Comerica: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CMA?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID PVH Corp: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/PVH?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
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David Jones takes us through all the steps of opening a trade in Trading 212. He also shows us where we can set a stop loss and take profit order to manage risk and returns when trading gold, oil, Forex and indices. Test and practice your strategies in real market conditions with virtual money. Learn
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UK government borrowing costs are on course for one of their biggest ever monthly rises — and mortgage rates are set to increase as well — following the bond market meltdown triggered by Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal policy announcement last week. The 10-year benchmark gilt yield has increased by 1.26 percentage points so far in September
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Patrick Brett’s tenure as chair of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has been marked by his embrace of technology, highlighted in the launch of EMMA Labs and an updated MSRB.org in addition to a handful of new rule proposals, including the controversial request for information on environmental social and governance considerations. All of that was
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Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images Amid higher interest rates and a softening housing market, home buyers are continuing to back out of purchase contracts at an elevated rate. About 64,000 home-purchase agreements were canceled in August, according to a new report from Redfin. That’s equal to 15.2% of home contracts initiated during the
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The pound tumbled to an all-time low against the dollar on Monday, losing as much as 4.7 per cent to $1.035 after UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng vowed to pursue more tax cuts. The fall takes the pound to its lowest level since the decimalisation of the currency in 1971. The sharp moves in sterling came
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