Author: Steven Sahiounie

“Experts claim that the use of such technologies can [lead to] and has already prompted a social transformation,” Nikolay Patrushev said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev urged Russia on Tuesday to counteract US efforts to launch a biological war against it and other countries. “Specific biological research being used by the United States in developing military programs requires the closest attention of our scientific community,” Patrushev said, urging proactive efforts to counteract preparations for a biological war against Russia and other countries. Patrushev elaborated on technological breakthroughs that he said “may affect the global balance of power further down…

An official in the Syrian Foreign Ministry says the sanctions are based on propaganda and Western lies. Syria slammed on Tuesday Europe’s new wave of sanctions targeting government officials, which hindered the process of responding to quake-affected areas and providing victims with dire aid. The EU imposed fresh sanctions on 25 Syrian officials and eight entities, including a Russian company, allegedly involved in violations of human rights and drug trafficking. The bloc claimed that the sanctions “are not meant to impede the provision humanitarian assistance to any part of the country,” which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake in February, leaving…

The Chinese President Xi Jinping received credentials of the Syrian Arab Republic Ambassador to China, Muhammad Hassanein Khaddam, and credentials of 69 ambassadors from other countries. During welcoming the ambassadors at the Great People Hall in Beijing on Monday, President Xi has affirmed China’s willingness to boost friendship relations, expand mutually-beneficial cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and pushing the bilateral relations forwards, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua Xi expressed his hope that the ambassadors would gain a comprehensive understanding about China, stressing China’s determination to provide all kinds of support for…

More than 101,270 Dogecoin addresses are at risk of losing their positions if the price of DOGE drops to the $0.745 per token level. This is evident from data from crypto intelligence portal IntoTheBlock. According to the data, over 37.2 billion DOGE were bought at the $0.745 to $0.786 area, making this the largest of the clusters near the current Dogecoin price of $0.79. Moreover, if the data is to be believed, this number represents almost half of all Dogecoin purchases now in profit, $74.38 billion DOGE. About 40 billion Dogecoin went underwater amid a decline that began last Wednesday…

Coinbase has asked a court to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to its July 2022 petition that asked for clearer crypto regulation guidelines. On Monday, the company filed a lawsuit with a federal appellate court in Philadelphia, arguing that the SEC hasn’t been reasonable or prompt in providing a response. The lawsuit alleged that “the SEC refuses to address Coinbase’s rulemaking petition” even as the agency expresses intentions to initiate enforcement proceedings against Coinbase for listing allegedly unregistered securities. In July last year, Coinbase filed a petition with the SEC to write regulations explaining how securities laws apply to…

The Ethereum price has dropped by 2% in the past 24 hours, falling to $1,810 following the news that a participant in the cryptocurrency’s 2016 ICO has moved 1 ETH to a new address. Today’s dip means that ETH has declined by 13% in a week, although it’s still up by 3% in the last 30 days and by 51% since the beginning of the year. However, with the aforementioned ICO investor potentially testing the waters for a larger transfer and possibly a sale, there’s a chance that ETH could witness a few further decreases in the near future. Yet in the…

Bitcoin has been experiencing a significant drop in value over the past few weeks, causing many investors and analysts to speculate about the future of the cryptocurrency market. As the world’s largest digital currency, Bitcoin has a significant impact on the broader cryptocurrency market, and its movements are closely monitored by traders and investors. With the recent market instability, the question on everyone’s mind is whether Bitcoin will stabilize or continue to plummet below the $25,000 level. In this article, we will explore the current state of the Bitcoin market and provide a price prediction for the near future. Uncertainty in US Crypto…

Millions of dollars worth of pepe tokens are held by just a few wallets, with one such wallet seemingly a memecoin bull. The largest pepe coin (PEPE) holder is sitting on more than $1 million worth of the token even as concentration risks loom over the short-term future of the trending memecoin. Analysts have raised concerns about the behavior of investors who bought relatively large amounts of pepe after its issuance on Ethereum, turning about $1,200 of initial capital to over $9 million in just a few days. The frenzy surrounding the frog-themed token last week sent market capitalization of a few…

A break below the average would call into question the bull market’s strength, one analyst said. Bitcoin (BTC) has come under pressure of late amid weakness in technology stocks and an uptick in bond yields. The pullback has some analysts focusing on a key average of bitcoin’s price for cues about the next possible move in the cryptocurrency. The leading cryptocurrency by market value traded at $27,400 at press time, down 11% from the ten-month high of $31,000 reached on April 14, CoinDesk data show. The decline has brought attention to bitcoin’s 50-day simple moving average (SMA), currently at $27,244. According to…

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors assessed the outlook for the economy ahead of fresh data due this week which could provide hints about the Federal Reserve’s next policy moves. At 5:28 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by 7 basis points at 3.443%. The 2-year Treasury was last down by more than 8 basis points at 4.06%. Yields and prices have an inverted relationship and one basis point equals 0.01%. Investors considered what could be next for the U.S. economy and Federal Reserve policy, especially regarding interest rates, ahead of the central bank’s next rate-setting meeting on…