Joseph Branch

Joseph Branch

Ukrainian crypto startup Clarnium is in the top 100 projects of Paris Blockchain Week

In March, Paris Blockchain Week event was held in Paris. About 700 startups were presented during the event. Clarnium gameFi-platform, developed in Ukraine, got in the TOP 100 of the most promising projects. The Clarnium team was also invited to present their brainchild at the Startup Night at Web3Go in

China's economy grew at a record pace

China's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics. This was reported by the country's National Bureau of Statistics. GDP growth was higher than analysts polled by Reuters at 4

Brazil names alternative to IMF and World Bank

Political analyst Zabolotsky: New Development Bank of BRICS will be an alternative to the IMF and the World Bank Associate Professor of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, expert of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Brazilian political scientist Boris Zabolotsky said that the New Development Bank (NDB) created

Gold price to stay at $2000 per troy ounce until autumn

Gold price will remain at $2000 per troy ounce at least until autumn, RIA Novosti reported citing surveyed analysts. The stability of the gold price is helped by high levels of inflation around the world. "In particular, core inflation, which is in no hurry to decline to target levels,

Apple to open first shops in India

Apple plans to open its first shops in India: in Mumbai on 18 April and in Delhi on 20 April. Apple CEO Tim Cook may attend the opening ceremony, CNBC reported. "I am very optimistic about India," Cook said during a February conference call on Apple's

Philippine central bank governor says a multi-currency world is needed

The creation of a multi-currency world is necessary, but for now the dollar retains an advantage at the expense of the government bond market, Felipe Medalla, head of the Philippine central bank, told RIA Novosti. "We want a multi-currency world, but so far other currencies don't have

Instagram has stopped support for NFT

Social network Instagram has announced that it will stop supporting NFT and connecting third-party digital wallets. "We will begin deleting digital collection data on our systems, including your wallet address. The data will be stored and deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Digital

Economist says world economy in first crisis in 15 years

The world economy is already in crisis for the first time since 2008, with enormous imbalances accumulated over this period. Economist and former Russian Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "There has not been a global crisis since 2008 - almost 15 years. By

Swiss bank PostFinance to open up cryptocurrency access to its customers

PostFinance, one of Switzerland's largest retail banks, announced this week a partnership with the Sygnum platform. As part of the agreement, the bank's 2.5 million customers will be able to buy, sell and store BTC and ETH.

Swiss bank UBS has been preparing for the takeover of Credit Suisse for three years

Swiss bank UBS Group's takeover bid for rival Credit Suisse was completed in a matter of days in March 2023, but preparations began at least three years before the company collapsed. This is what Bloomberg writes. UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher, who took office in April last year, obtained