US inflation exceeded forecasts in August after fuel prices rose, but underlying price pressures eased. The headline rate of consumer prices rose 3.7 per cent year on year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.2 per cent in July and higher than consensus forecasts of 3.6 per cent. On a monthly basis,
The BNB Chain blockchain ecosystem is set to tap into Optimism’s rollup technology, powering its newly launched opBNB layer-2 scaling platform. BNB Chain announced the public mainnet launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible L2, which delivers lower gas fees and faster transactions to decentralized applications running within the ecosystem. The opBNB platform reportedly handled
Ask 10 different people to define a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and you’ll likely get 10 different definitions. But there is at least one thing most agree on: DAO governance is a mess. At best, it’s an experiment in the works. According to DeepDAO, DAOs today handle a whopping $17.2 billion in value. Yet many
Bitcoin (BTC) saw snap volatility on Sept. 13 as United States macroeconomic data showed inflation beating expectations. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Fuel, shelter boost August CPI beyond target Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as it threatened a fresh loss of the $26,000 mark. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) print
A “For Sale” sign hangs in front of a home in San Mateo County, California, Aug. 22, 2023. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Higher mortgage rates continue to take their toll on mortgage demand, especially for refinancing. Total mortgage application volume dropped 0.8% last week compared to the previous week, according
The writers are the finance ministers of France and Germany Europe’s economic strength in the next decades will be determined by our ability to mobilise private investment. We must accelerate the green and digital transitions of our economy. To do so, we must enable businesses to raise the massive amounts of private capital necessary —
If there is anyone who knows how to destroy the Conservative party it is Dominic Cummings. The leader of Vote Leave and former strategist to Boris Johnson delivered two huge victories for his cause but at a high price to the vehicle. Now, exiled and angry, he is turning his mind to smashing and replacing
Stablecoin issuer Paxos has published the first transparency report for the Ethereum-based stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD), stating that the coin is fully backed by assets. According to the report, the total assets held in PayPal USD custody “meet or exceed the token balance,” with total tokens outstanding amounting to $44.4 million as of Aug. 31,
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal believes the layer 2 blockchain firm is reaping the benefits of allocating $1 billion to develop zero-knowledge proof (ZK-proof) powered scaling solutions for the Ethereum ecosystem. Speaking at a keynote address during the latest edition of the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Nailwal touched on the development of ‘Polygon 2.0’ scaling efforts
Receive free US economy updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest US economy news every morning. Investment chiefs at two of the world’s largest asset managers have warned that the risk of a US recession is rising, even as government officials and a growing number of investors believe the
Popular messaging app Telegram has finally unveiled a crypto wallet nearly three years after it first revealed plans to build a Web3 ecosystem. The wallet was unveiled during the ongoing Token2049 event in Singapore. Telegram unveils TON based self custody wallet integration. Source:X The crypto wallet is developed on the TheOpen Network (TON) blockchain and is
The Nasdaq stock exchange has submitted an application to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval to list an Ethereum Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) offered by Hashdex, an asset management company. This ETF is designed to include a combination of spot ether holdings and futures contracts in its portfolio and pioneering a new approach to
Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed its decision to integrate layer 2 payment protocol Lightning Network as users seek faster and cheaper Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. Lighting Network (LN) was created to help solve Bitcoin’s scalability problem and to compete against newer cryptocurrency projects that promised comparatively faster and cheaper transactions. Up until recently, major crypto exchanges,
Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. At an event last week, a businessman suddenly pulled out his phone to show me his experience in a driverless taxi in downtown Beijing. In the video, a robotaxi impressively navigated a turn
Twenty-eight investment banks are working on chip designer Arm’s $50bn initial public offering. But one small advisory firm stands above the crowd. Headlining the IPO filing is The Raine Group, a tech-focused boutique, whose listing as financial adviser gives it top billing above Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, who are underwriting the
In May, hundreds of leading figures in artificial intelligence issued a joint statement describing the existential threat the technology they helped to create poses to humanity. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority,” it said, “alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” That single sentence invoking the
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 12, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Oracle — Shares dipped more than 12% a day after the software company posted disappointing earnings and revenue guidance for its fiscal second quarter. Oracle’s revenue, which came in at
Bitcoin experienced a 5% increase after testing the $25,000 support level on Sept. 11. However, this breakout rally doesn’t necessarily indicate a victory for bulls. To put today’s price action in perspective, Bitcoin (BTC) has witnessed a 15% decline since July. In contrast, the S&P 500 index and gold have maintained relatively stable positions during this
Much has been made of Bitcoin’s (BTC) poor price action as of late, with many analysts making the case for further bearish momentum in the weeks ahead. Yet it wasn’t too long ago that many investors and crypto pundits were raving about some noteworthy fundamental metrics that were, and continue to be, quite bullish. Let’s
On Sept. 12, crypto exchange CoinEx experienced abnormally large outflows to an address with no prior history, leading security experts to suspect the exchange was hacked. Blockchain security platform Cyvers Alerts has estimated the losses to be approximately $27 million. Red CodeOur AI-powered model detected suspicious transactions related to @coinexcom 2 hours ago The potentially
Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle Corporation, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Oracle – Shares fell 10% before the opening bell after the company posted weaker-than-expected revenue and revenue