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$1.7 billion was stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges, custodial services, and in ICO exit scams in 2018. That’s a dramatic rise from the year before, despite the shrinking market. And according to the Q4 CipherTrace Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, that money.

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s quarterly revenue grew at its weakest pace since 2016, as the impact of a slowing Chinese economy and a crippling Sino-U.S. trade war kept buyers away during its top-sale season. The result is likely to add.

The Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell, changed their tune Wednesday, striking a surprisingly dovish tone that sparked a stock-market rally, tanked the U.S. dollar and roiled other financial markets. The Fed hinted that it may be at the.

Important upcoming events and publications for January 31 (GMT): 10:00 Euro area GDP preliminary estimate may have a visible impact on EUR. Economists, on average, are expecting to see the slowdown from 1.6% to 1.2% y/y, which would be the.

SWIFT, the 11,000-member global payments network, has announced a partnership with enterprise blockchain consortium R3, and the news is already being felt in the cryptocurrency market where the rusty gears of the ripple (XRP) rumor mill have begun to turn.

Analysts are unanimous that FOMC will keep the rate unchanged at 2.5% later today along with other key policy parameters. However, this is not an ordinary meeting. Starting from this year, the Fed holds press conferences after each meeting, that.

The earnings season rolls on and this time it’s Apple’s turn. Their report exceeded expectations and drove the stocks up by 5.5% at the pre-markets before the official sessions began. Earlier in the year, the company has made revenue warnings,.

A new front in geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Russia has opened in Venezuela, with both now declaring their support for rival leaders President Nicolas Maduro and the self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. Experts are now drawing parallels between.

In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has slightly recovered from $3,451 to $3,526 following the announcement of Fidelity to launch Bitcoin custody by the end of the first quarter. The valuation of the crypto market has increased by.

Another dramatic evening last night, as the UK Parliament votes down amendments to the draft Brexit agreement that could have potentially paved the way to an extension and a second referendum. The MPs instructed the PM to return to Brussels,.

Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday as traders awaited a Federal Reserve policy meeting and U.S.-China talks, though Japan’s benchmark declined. All eyes are on a Federal Open Market Committee meeting ending Wednesday. Although the Fed is expected to leave its.

A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year ahead, according to a poll released Tuesday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs.