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Skybridge Capital’s Crypto Investments Rise by 130%, Says Founder Anthony Scaramucci
12.12.2023
Image Source: CNBC Investment firm Skybridge Capital has reported an increase of 130% in its cryptocurrency investments courtesy of the recent surge in prices. Anthony Scaramucci, the company’s founder, shared the impressive returns in a recent interview with Bloomberg, while acknowledging...
HTX Sees $258 Million in Net Outflow Since Resuming Operations Last Month
11.12.2023
Source: YouTube / CNBC Justin Sun-linked crypto exchange HTX has seen $248 million in net outflow since resuming operations after a major security breach last month. The breach resulted in the loss of $30 million worth of crypto tokens and prompted HTX to temporarily halt withdrawals and deposits....
Liz Warren Claims North Korea Funds Half Of Its Nuclear Weapons Program With Crypto – Is It True?
9.12.2023
Source: YouTube/Senator Elizabeth Warren Scathing crypto critic Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is continuing to sound the alarm on Bitcoin’s role in terrorist financing – though industry figureheads think her claims may once again be exaggerated. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday,...
Rep. French Hill Estimates Crypto Legislation to Pass in Early 2024
1.12.2023
Representative French Hill, vice-chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, stated intent to bring two crypto regulation bills to the floor and pass them in early 2024. Hill told CNBC that Congress wants to give the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...
Israeli Officials: 70% Spike in Donations Made to Hamas-Related Charities Since Oct 7
29.11.2023
Image source: Pixabay There has been an increase in donations to charities linked to Hamas following the resistance group’s attack on Israel on October 7. According to Israeli officials, the surge in donations is estimated to be around 70%, CNBC reported on Tuesday. The report noted that...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: Binance Settlement Marks a Turning Point for Crypto
28.11.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. Source: Source: Getty Images In an interview with CNBC, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has expressed optimism about the crypto industry’s future following the historic $4 billion settlement imposed on Binance. In the interview, Armstrong said he believes...
Jim Cramer Shifts to Bullish Outlook for Bitcoin – Will the Inverse Cramer Curse Still Play Out?
28.11.2023
Jim Cramer. Source: CNBC Jim Cramer – the eccentric host of CNBC’s finance show “Mad Money” – has flipped bullish on Bitcoin (BTC), signaling to some investors that it might be time to sell. The famous commentator has spent the past 12 months urging investors to steer clear of crypto markets...
“If You Like Bitcoin, Buy Bitcoin” – Financial Analyst Jim Cramer Admits He Was Wrong On Bitcoin
24.11.2023
Financial analyst Jim Cramer has admitted he was wrong on the direction of Bitcoin (BTC) as he previously urged users to sell the asset. In a part of his CNBC Mad Money show where he advises callers on assets to increase their exposure to dump, he revealed his present stance on investors acquiring...
Kraken Faces SEC Charges for Unlawful Crypto Trading Operations
21.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added Kraken – a San-Francisco-based crypto exchange – to its hitlist of industry giants charged with a litany of securities law violations and internal control failures. In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court on Monday...
Worldcoin’s WLD Gains 6% as Sam Altman Joins Microsoft to Lead its New AI Research Team
20.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC Wroldcoin’s WLD has gained around 7% amid the news that Microsoft has hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, co-founders of OpenAI, to spearhead a new advanced AI research team. At the time of writing, WLD is trading at $2.41, up by more than 6.5% over the past day, according...
Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today's Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC
17.11.2023
The widespread use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) does not have enough justification at the moment as customers are so comfortable using today's type of money, a senior Mastercard official has said
CBDC’s Not Yet Ready for Mainstream, Says Mastercard Expert
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / AKuptsova Mastercard’s expert Ashok Venkateswaran has expressed skepticism about the current viability of widespread central bank digital currencies (CBDC), claiming that the broad adoption of CBDC could be “difficult,” according to CNBC. Venkateswaran, Mastercard’s Blockchain...
Kevin O’Leary Says Binance Could Lose Half of its Customers to Abu Dhabi’s M2 Exchange
15.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has predicted that Abu Dhabi’s M2 exchange could pose a significant threat to industry giants. According to O’Leary, M2 will emerge as the largest regulated crypto exchange globally as it is backed by substantial capital and...
Cathie Wood Speculates SEC Chair’s Political Aspirations Are Hindrances Towards Judgment Call on Bitcoin Spot ETF
14.11.2023
Source: Bloomberg The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains unyielding amidst escalating interest in a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), and Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood believes she may have identified the reason. Making a special appearance on CNBC’s Squawk...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Criticizes SEC for Losing Focus on Investor Protection
13.11.2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Ripple / YouTube Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of the US-based blockchain payments firm Ripple, has expressed strong criticism of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the agency of deviating from its core mission to protect...
Roblox CEO “Dreams” of Adding Cross-platform NFTs As Part of Open Ecosystem
10.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Popular gaming platform Roblox could look to add cross-platform NFTs in-game, founder and CEO David Baszucki said. In an interview with CNBC, Baszucki said that adding cross-platform NFTs in Roblox was “a bit of a dream here.” “I want to highlight there’s a bit of a dream here about...
Ripple CEO: ETF Approval Could Unleash Flood of Capital into Cryptocurrency Market
10.11.2023
Source: iStock/Photographer, Filmmaker, Designer Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes there will be a flood of new capital pouring into crypto if a spot Bitcoin ( BTC) ETF is approved. “An ETF getting approved could create a lot of capital flowing into the market,” he said in a recent...
Gary Gensler: Crypto Frauds Extend Beyond a Single Case
9.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued a warning about the prevalence of fraud in crypto, stating that there are multiple “notorious fraudsters” operating in the space. Gensler’s comments come on the heels of the criminal...
SEC’s Gensler hints he’s open to a FTX reboot under proper leadership: Report
9.11.2023
“If Tom or anybody else wanted to be in this field, I would say, ‘Do it within the law,’” SEC Chair Gary Gensler iterated
Vanguard Has No Plans to Join Asset Management Rivals in Pursuing Bitcoin ETFs: CEO Tim Buckley
31.10.2023
Asset management firm Vanguard has revealed that it will not be joining its competitors in pursuing a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). While rivals like BlackRock and Fidelity have pending applications for Bitcoin ETFs, Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley stated in a recent interview with CNBC that...