In that context, Siemens and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have partnered aiming to transform Dubai. Official reports reveal that the new partnership will strive to make Dubai the first government globally to conduct all of its applicable transactions through blockchain by 2020. Siemens and DEWA are rapidly implementing multiple strategies to achieve these digital transformation goals in Dubai. The essential strategies include a series of lectures and seminars....

As of July 12, the total number of smart contracts that are based on Plutus, a smart contracts platform that is powered by Cardano, has hit a new milestone of 2,900, placing it within 100 smart contracts of reaching the 3,000 mark, as data from Cardano Blockchain Insights shows. The graph represents Plutus-based smart contracts that are now operating on the Cardano blockchain. Specifically, the update allowed Cardano to provide a decentralized finance (DeFi) application development platform and programmability to the developer community....

Solana began 2022 trading at $173 but has since recorded a year-to-date (YTD) drop of about 77%, trading at $39 by press time. Notably, Solana’s YTD plunge is double that of Bitcoin. Meanwhile, over the last 24 hours, the token plunged by over 11% in the wake of another wide-scale outage where validators on the network could not process new blocks for several hours. Solana confirms outage The outage was confirmed by Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko who stated the issue was due to a durable transaction nonce that affected the blockchain’s ability to process transactions designed for offline use-cases....

The antitrust regulator imposed the fine after it found the manufacturer guilty of false advertisement linked to gas emissions of the company’s diesel passenger vehicles, Reuters reports. According to KFTC, Mercedes altered the vehicle’s pollution mitigation devices by installing illegal software. The cited software was installed in 15 Mercedes models. The regulator notes that the move resulted in the vehicles performing at lower levels in ordinary driving conditions compared to during certification tests....

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Specifically, a study by BitWise Asset Management has discovered that only 15% of investment advisors were willing to suggest clients allocate a portion of their portfolios in crypto in the previous year, as reported by The Wall Street Journal on March 25. This leaves 85% of the 600 interviewed financial advisors still not trusting cryptocurrencies as a valid investment choice for their clients. And even those who are ready to suggest it would only carve up to 5% of the clients’ portfolios for these purposes....

The shares dropped almost 6% during the pre-market session on Monday, September 19, trading at $117.01, extending its six-month losses to almost 18%. The leaks have partly dented the prospects of Take-Two after analysts hoped that the release of Grand Theft Auto VI would improve the short-term outlook for the video game industry. This comes after Take-Two warned that a pullback in discretionary spending would likely impact revenues. Sources close to the company confirmed that the video leaks were authentic....

The funding was announced by the platform’s founder Pavel Durov on March 23, 2021, although he did not divulge more on the specific investors. Through his channel, Durov said the money was raised by some of the largest and most knowledgeable investors globally. He adds that the funds would be used to help roll out expansion plans for the messaging app. UAE investors lead Telegram’s funding The funding round includes a combined $150 million investment by Mubadala Investment Co and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners....

In particular, LUNC has surged 21% in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.00012, with the value peaking at $0.00013 during the early trading hours on August 26. The spike in LUNC’s price was partly triggered by capital inflow that gained about $137.7 million within 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. LUNC’s burn accelerates Although LUNC was projected to vanish after the controversial crash, the community has been active and supportive of the crypto despite the associated label of scam coins....

Indeed, research has found that Terra Labs had close to $3.6 billion in USDT and UST that may have been used for price manipulation or money laundering in centralized and decentralized finance (DeFi) exchanges, according to a CoinDesk Korea article published on June 28. During this study, CoinDesk Korea worked together with blockchain security company Uppsala Security and used on-chain data forensic techniques which allowed them to investigate the collapse of Terra after the incident on May 7....

Data by the China Passenger Car Association indicates that in August, Tesla’s total sales volume surged 275% year-over-year, totaling 44,264 units. The sales included 31,379 exported vehicles, recording an increase of 29% from the previous month. Elsewhere, local sales for vehicles made in China increased to 12,885 vehicles from 8,621 units sold in July. Tesla’s local sales remained low considering that the company has put more focus on maximizing exports....

Major indexes in the US have been performing well since their massive crash in March. The S&P 500, for example, had recovered over 40% hitting a three month high of over 3200 points this week. Stock market pullback Things turned south on Thursday, however, as the index shed over 6% in a dump which took it below 3000 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 7%, or nearly 1,900 points, in its worst single-day drop since the Covid-19 sell-off in March....

While consumer demand slumped and unemployment numbers ticked higher, the governments, especially in most developed countries, announced billions of dollars in federal benefits to help individuals and businesses. The markets then mounted an equally impressive snapback rally to end 2020 near record highs. However, experts believe this rally to be short-lived, and here’s why. #1 Equity markets are not in sync with the economy While the global GDP rates were falling in 2020, stock markets were moving higher....

The Bitcointalk.org posts indicate some of Nakamoto’s aspirations with Bitcoin alongside his early concerns about adopting the asset at an infancy stage. Through his Twitter account, ARK Investment Management analyst Yassine Elmandjra has sampled some of the gem posts made by Nakamoto and other community members from over a decade ago. #1 The problem with conventional money The first gem is from the introductory post on February 11, 2009 where Nakamoto detailed the motivation behind the development of Bitcoin, citing the new protocol as a solution to the shortcomings of traditional money....

From the data, the US has more Gold reserves than Germany and Italy combined, which are the closest ranked countries. Compared to Germany, the US has 5,256.01 tons more gold in its reserves which represents a percentage difference of 82.93%. In the third place, there is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which is the highest-ranked financial institution with 3,101.53 tons in gold reserves. On the other hand, Italy is the second-highest European country with gold reserves of 2,702....

However, this challenging market has also led short sellers to increase their bets in response to unfavorable conditions, with a risk-averse approach. In turn, Finbold analyzed the five companies with the highest number of short positions, based on the float shorted as of January 24, Notably, PaxMedica Inc. (NASDAQ: PXMD), an American pharmaceutical firm, was the most shorted stock, with 71.5% of its entire float shorted. The second most shorted stock as of January 2023, with 60....

CryptoKitties is an Ethereum blockchain-based game that allows players to adopt, raise and trade virtual cats. The collectible kitties are an example of NFTs, which means these digital felines are unique, and their ownership can be validated through blockchain. Bullish signal for CryptoKitties Trading volume for CryptoKitties was low over the past few months, but it surged in March. DappRadar reported that on March 1 alone, collectors spent more money on CryptoKitties than during the last ten days of February....

Indeed, the average purchase amount of TRX in the last 24 hours is $9,392, making it the third most bought token on the network, while the average token quantity bought is 103,648, according to metrics from the top 1000 BSC wallets on WhaleStats. Aside from that, EIFI Finance (EiFI) is the most purchased token on the network, with an average buy value of $156 501. It is followed by the Metaverse token Axie infinite (AXIE), which has an average purchase amount of $19,147....

Indeed, the Commonwealth of Dominica is launching the Dominica Coin (DMC) in partnership with the TRON Protocol (TRX) after the nation passed the Virtual Asset Business Act in its Parliament earlier in 2022, according to TRON’s press release on October 12. Promoting Dominica’s tourism via crypto The purpose of issuing the coin is to aid in promoting the country as a place with great tourist capacities and its rich natural heritage, driving its economic advancement....

At the end of January, Twitch streamers stood at 3.94 million but slightly dropped in February to 3.75 million. In March, at the height of coronavirus lockdowns, the streamers skyrocketed by 35.4% to 5.08 million. The upward trajectory continued in April when the steamers hit 7.21 million. In May streamers stood at 7.4 million a growth of about 2.6 percent. Between 2018 and 2020, the streamers were lowest in February 2018 at 2....