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Market Strategist Draws Parallels Between Bitcoin and 1930 Stock Market Crash
22.8.2023
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, has explained that bitcoin appears similar to the stock market in 1930. At that time, elevated equity prices led to the stock market losing almost 90%. The crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash, contributed to the Great...
Coinbase takes equity stake in Circle as USDC Centre Consortium shuts down
21.8.2023
Circle will take on full operational and governance responsibility after five years, thanks to increased regulatory clarity
BRICS Summit Looms: Expert Warns of ‘Dramatic’ Shifts, US Dollar’s Wane, and Wall Street’s Blind Spots
18.8.2023
Market expert Peter Grandich is urging the masses to keep a close eye on the BRICS bloc of burgeoning countries, hinting that specific partnerships might usher in “dramatic” ramifications. In just five days, the much-awaited BRICS Summit will convene, and Grandich believes...
ZetaChain raises $27M in equity round to enable chain-agnostic interoperability
16.8.2023
Participants in the round include Blockchain.com, Sky9 Capital, Jane Street Capital, VistaLabs, Human Capital, VY Capital, CMT Digital, among other investors
Core Scientific's bankruptcy plan includes equity stake for Bitmain and Anchorage
8.8.2023
If the plan is approved, Core Scientific could buy 27,000 Bitmain miners for roughly $23 million in cash and $54 million in company equity
Private Equity Giant David Rubenstein Makes the Case for Bitcoin
8.8.2023
Billionaire private equity titan David Rubenstein believes Bitcoin (BTC) is here to stay thanks to growing institutional interest as evidenced by BlackRock’s application for a spot bitcoin ETF as well as general global demand for a form of money that can’t be controlled by governments
Bitmain, Anchorage Expected to Take Equity in Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific as Part of Bankruptcy Plan
8.8.2023
The world's largest machine maker is set to take a $54 million stake in Core Scientific as the miner emerges out of Chapter 11 proceedings
FTX Unveils Reorganization Strategy, Proposing ‘Offshore Crypto Exchange’ and New Trust
1.8.2023
In the midst of the bankruptcy proceedings, FTX presented its primary reorganization strategy and term sheet to the U.S. bankruptcy court, detailing an ambitious plan to reinvent FTX as an “offshore crypto exchange” while also founding a new limited liability trust. At this time, the proposed...
Asset Tokenization in Europe Gets a Boost With Securitize's Landmark Tokenized Equity Issuance
27.7.2023
The firm started issuing tokens representing equity in a Spanish real estate investment trust under Spain’s new digital asset supervision
Bitcoin And Crypto Benefit From Bullish Sentiment In Equities Market
18.7.2023
Crypto bulls are looking to extend gains recorded in the first half of the year with positive signals trickling in from bonds and the equities markets.
The correlation between the crypto and the stock market led to many observers predicting a decline in prices following macroeconomic factors that...
Pokémon Go Dev Accused Of ‘Boys Club’ Workplace Culture In Lawsuit
10.7.2023
Just under two weeks after the Pokémon Go dev laid off over 200 workers, Niantic is now the subject of a lawsuit alleging the company has a “systemic sexual bias” against women employees.Read more
VC Chamath Palihapitiya Warns of Chaos in the Equity Market Due to Debt Issues
20.6.2023
Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of VC company Social Capital, has warned about a looming crisis in equity markets due to the issuance of low-interest debt. According to Palihapitiya, this might be the “biggest business secret hiding in plain sight right now,” as many companies won’t...
Digital Asset Trust Firm Bitgo Sets Sights on Prime Trust Acquisition
9.6.2023
In a recent development, Bitgo, the digital asset trust firm, disclosed that it has penned a letter of intent to acquire Prime Trust, a crypto custodian based in Nevada. Should the acquisition proceed, Prime Trust would become an integral part of Bitgo’s network of regulated trust companies....
StepStone VC Raises $97M for Two Blockchain Funds
31.5.2023
SEC filings show pooled investment figures for the two private equity funds
African Fintech M-Kopa Secures $200M in Debt Financing Plus $55M in Equity Funding
24.5.2023
Kenya-headquartered African fintech M-Kopa is reported to have secured $200 million in debt financing and an additional $55 million in equity funding. Financial services group Standard Bank Group led the debt financing round while the investment company Sumitomo Corporation led the equity round...
10T Private Equity Firm Seeks $200 Million for New Crypto Startup Investment Fund
12.5.2023
Crypto-focused investment firm 10T Holdings is launching a new digital-asset startup investment fund seeking to raise $200 million from investors.
The new venture, dubbed TenSquared Capital, or 10SQ, aims to back digital asset startups at various stages of growth, Bloomberg reported, citing people...
Private equity tokens aim to bring greater liquidity, transparency and accessibility
9.5.2023
Despite a few reservations, tokenization stands to streamline the way retail and institutional investors can access the private equity market
Private-Equity Giant Apollo Is Part of a Bid to Buy Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius
8.5.2023
The $500 billion-plus firm is involved in NovaWulf's offer for Celsius, according to a person familiar with the matter
Bitcoin Provides Insurance Against Fiat Currency Failure, Says Validus Power Corp.’s Greg Foss
7.5.2023
On May 4, in a recent Youtube video, Validus Power Corp.’s executive director, Greg Foss, discussed the potential for the banking industry’s failures to wipe out $10 trillion in equity. Foss expressed his support for “hard assets” such as real estate, gold, and bitcoin....
Fed Reveals 722 Banks Reported Unrealized Losses Over 50% of Capital as Concerns Over US Banking Crisis Grow
7.5.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve has revealed that 722 banks reported unrealized losses exceeding 50% of their capital at the end of the third quarter of 2022. “Rising interest rates are creating significant unrealized losses in investment securities and in some cases depressing tangible equity,” according...