adventtr Positive news around EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EH) has continuously emerged in the past 6 months, including its first product’s listing on Taobao, the largest e-commerce platform in China, at a price of RMB 2.4 million (around $330,000), completion of a demo passenger flight in Japan, getting the approval and support from the government in…
Blackstation The Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:FLTW) tracks the FTSE Taiwan Capped Index and offers investors exposure to Taiwanese mid and large-capped equities. The fund offers indirect exposure to technologies that are enabling the ascent of AI. Despite the positive performance, the fund still remains exposed to high levels of geopolitical risk, as China continues…
Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty Images This article was coproduced with Leo Nelissen. As some of my longer-term followers may know, I have a background in supply chains. My Master’s degree had a focus on purchasing and supply chain management, which has guided me very well in my investing journey. I believe that buying companies that…
BNB Chain intends to disable its atomic swap feature in April and all Bridge providers will be expected to begin informing users by February. We are in the first few weeks of 2024 and the scene is seemingly being set for the rest of the year. The industry is still on a high note from…
Since launching as a cross-chain payments platform in 2017, Kava has gone on to score big wins in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). Moments ago, Kava blockchain announced “Kava Tokenomics 2.0”, an upgrade that makes it the first hard-capped, decentralized Proof-of-Stake Layer 1. According to the announcement, Kava will now offer competitive on-chain rewards,…
Tentatively, the BNB Chain Fusion has been set for April 2024. Developers of Binance’s BNB Smart Chain are keen on fusing the BNB Beacon Chain (BEP-2) and BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) into one single blockchain. The team revealed the reason behind its plans as one that is geared towards growth. In the Monday announcement, developers admitted…
Bruce Bennett Carrols Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:TAST) is the largest Burger King franchisee in the country operating ~15% of all U.S. Burger Kings. Since becoming a public company in December 2006, TAST has delivered a total return of 111%. Comparably, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return of 364% during the same time period. While…
Bitcoin Maxis are patting themselves on the back after the launch of the Taproot Assets protocol for Bitcoin and Lightning. And they’re quite right to do so. Lightning Labs mainnet Alpha launch last month was big news. Up till now Ethereum and Tron dominated smart contracts. Now with this latest protocol Bitcoin is poised to…
ESCC will introduce stablecoin-based gas fees and Ethereum compatibility on EOS. EOS Labs and EOS Network Foundation (ENF), the main stewards of the EOS Network have announced a strategic collaboration with EOS Stable Coin Chain (ESCC), an Ethereum-based stablecoin solutions provider. ESCC is a novel smart contract on the EOS Network using a customized implementation…
Cronos has announced a layer 2 network for the Ethereum blockchain in collaboration with Matter Labs, Crypto.com, Fulcrom, VVS, and Veno. Cronos Labs, the name behind the Cronos blockchain, and a partner to Crypto.com, has announced a new layer 2 platform built for the Ethereum network. Cronos Labs has now joined a growing list of…
The collaboration between Osmosis and the UX chain will focus on addressing potential security vulnerabilities and shared liquidity to enhance growth prospects. The ultimate growth of blockchain technology has been pegged to the multi-chain capabilities, whereby the Cosmos (ATOM) network has described it as blockchain 3.0. In the context of multichain capabilities, Osmosis (OSMO), a…
nasakid Semiconductors lie at the heart of supply chains ranging from computers and phones to autos and manufacturing equipment. Activity in the sector can be a guide to wider supply chain activity — indeed the shortages of chips during the pandemic were emblematic of how supply chains can fail under stress. Analysis of the semiconductor…
Kwon has requested input from Cosmos community members, as he asked them to put forward their ideas about a split. On Sunday, November 26, Cosmos founder Jae Kwon proposed a chain split to community members, following an earlier decision to reduce ATOM’s inflation. The Cosmos community had earlier agreed to take the inflation of ATOM…
With the current positive news surrounding XRP, the prevailing sentiment, and the increased participation of crypto whales, it is expected that the price will continue to rise. XRP’s market capitalization has surged to $36 billion, coming close to Binance Smart Chain (BNB), which boasts a market capitalization of $37 billion. This achievement followed a major…
It appears that the dYdX Chain is ready to take up an active role in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. The dYdX Foundation may have just made a series of new announcements signaling the arrival of a new phase in the ecosystem. This follows after it announced the launch of its mainnet on October 30,…
This shift denotes a substantial evolution for the project, moving it to a standalone Cosmos-based blockchain after previously relying on Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution StarkEx. dYdX Chain has marked a major milestone by officially launching its mainnet as an independent Cosmos Layer 1 blockchain. This launch, which occurred with the creation of the genesis…
SCM Jeans/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I have been covering General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) financial results since June 2023 and I attached a buy rating to the stock despite supply chain challenges. That rating has worked out well so far with a 15.8% appreciation in share prices and a total return of 17.2% while the broader…
By bridging wstETH to other chains, LayerZero is aiming to unlock new opportunities and use cases for the token within those ecosystems. Blockchain interoperability protocol LayerZero has introduced a new capability to transfer wrapped staked Ethereum (wstETH) across multiple blockchain networks. This new functionality aims to enhance the portability and accessibility of the popular staked…
Ceri Breeze/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Greggs (OTCPK:GGGSF) is a name widely familiar in the U.K. but not necessarily elsewhere. I last covered Greggs back in October 2020, in my hold-rated piece Greggs: Business As Normal Will Take A Long Time. At that point, I had concerns about the valuation given the lack of visibility…
shaunl Supply chain activity has largely returned to normal, although uncertainties remain around corporate strategy, global trade policy, and environmental measures. Lower consumer demand is evident in US seaborne imports of consumer goods that have fallen by 26%. Industrial manufacturing has declined globally for over a year. Trade policies are becoming more restrictive and sustainability…
Likica83 Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone and Watch updates this year come with important supply chain considerations, including the use of recycled materials, plans to shift transport modes and the use of new processors. Recycling as part of carbon initiative The iPhone 15 series will now include 75% to 100% recycled aluminum for cases and chassis…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen investors grow fearful amidst rising geopolitical tensions with China. With China ordering government agencies to ban the use of iPhones at work, investors may be wondering if the company’s Chinese revenues are at risk. Investors may be overlooking the bigger threat: the vast majority of Apple products…
Stack AV has a team of experienced developers working on an AI-powered technology to increase productivity and efficiency in truck businesses. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is expected to significantly revolutionize the automotive industry in the coming years, and Stack AV is well positioned to lead in the truck business. Backed by veteran investors from the…
CGinspiration Mexico has been a leader in reshoring of manufacturing both out of the US and away from mainland China. There’s plenty of evidence of reshoring over the past five years, but success in the future is by no means guaranteed given stiff competition from other countries including Vietnam. New cars, different computers: Reshoring on…
The copycat attacks on the BSC were attributed to a malfunctioning reentrancy lock in certain versions of the Vyper programming language. In a recent development, BNB Smart Chain (BSC), a popular rival to the Ethereum (ETH) network has experienced a series of copycat attacks that resulted in the theft of approximately $73,000 worth of crypto….