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Geopolitics. Crypto. Equities. Global Macro. Regulations. I take it all in. The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea.
The Grayscale Bitcoin Miners ETF ($MNRS), the latest ETF offering from #Grayscale, tracks an index whose biggest constituents include the Bitcoin miners listed on the chart below:
#BTC $MNRS #Bitcoin #ETFs $MARA $RIOT $CORZ $CLSK $IREN $BTC #crypto
January 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In Bloomberg House at #Davos, #BlackRock's Larry Fink noted that he has had discussions with sovereign wealth funds about buying #bitcoin and described a scenario where bitcoin could fetch up to $700,000. #crypto $BTC #cryptocurrency
January 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
At the #WorldEconomicForum in #Davos, the consensus appears to be bullish on the U.S. but bearish on #Europe. Economic forecasts out of the #IMF this month raised the U.S.'s outlook but lowered Europe's, aligning with this consensus. #Davos2025 www.ft.com/content/7071...
January 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it has brought charges against #ElonMusk. It alleges he failed to timely file a disclosure report of his #Twitter stock purchases in 2022, costing other shareholders $150 million. #SEC #Stocks $TWTR
January 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
According to the FT, despite sanctions, "Businesses based in #G7 and #EU nations accounted for 17 of the top 20 contributors of corporate profit tax in Russia in 2023." $3.5 billion has been paid in taxes to #Russia specifically by US and EU companies in 2023. #RussiaUkraineWar
January 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Equity indices across Asia are broadly down with the #Nikkei225, #ASX, #HangSeng, Shanghai Composite and the BSE SENSEX all down. #Japan #China #HongKong #India www.reuters.com/markets/glob...
January 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The price of #Brent crude oil has exceeded $81 per barrel. On Friday, the U.S. announced additional sanctions, affecting Russia's #energy sector. One analyst quoted by the Wall Street Journal doesn't believe prices will soar. #crudeoil #RussiaUkraineWar www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#ElonMusk announced that a third person had a #Neuralink Corp. brain-computer interface implanted. The firm plans to implant the device in 20 to 30 more people in 2025. #BrainImplants #Elon finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-sa...
January 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
69,000 BTC, currently worth $6.5 billion, seized in connection with online black market Silk Road has been approved to be sold, according to DB News. #bitcoin #crypto
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#Gold futures increased 1.2% today. One analyst noted his belief that market sentiment is supportive of higher prices for the metal. t.co/njiwX3JxJ2
January 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Department of Justice announced that $4.3 billion was distributed to 40,930 victims in 127 countries for losses from Bernard L. #Madoff Investment Securities in connection with one of the largest #Ponzi schemes in history. Victims received closed to 94% of their money back.
December 31, 2024 at 8:52 PM
A unit of Jump #Crypto Holdings has agreed to a $123 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors about the stability of the purported algorithmic #stablecoin - #Terra USD. A court filing alleged Jump made $1 billion trading the token.
December 27, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Business confidence in #SouthKorea has dropped the most since the pandemic, according to the Bank of Korea's composite sentiment index. Earlier in the month, #SouthKorean President #YoonSukYeol declared martial law and is now facing an impeachment.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Here is a look at the volatilities of #Bitcoin, #Ether, #Solana, and #Doge. #crypto $BTC $ETH $SOL $DOGE #tastycrypto
December 18, 2024 at 4:02 AM
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is close to a 9-year low. One U.S. Dollar can now fetch as much as $1.4325 Canadian. It last hit this level in January 2016. #currencies #USDCAD www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
December 17, 2024 at 8:13 PM
#Gold is flat in morning trading in Asia. Spot gold is currently trading hands for $2,655.60 an ounce. Markets are carefully monitoring the U.S. Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting. #Commodities #preciousmetals $GLD
wsj.com/finance/comm...
December 17, 2024 at 3:42 AM
#Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $106,495.73 on CoinDesk's #BTC to USD Price Index before retreating back a bit. Its implied volatility remains elevated as market participants price in a greater expected move. #Crypto $BTC
December 16, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Here is a look at the open interest of #Bitcoin options across several crypto exchanges going back to the middle of 2020 as reported by @theblock.bsky.social.
$BTC #BTC #CryptoOptions #Deribit #Binance #OKX #DeltaExchange #OptionsTrading #Crypto
December 11, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently announced that it filed a civil enforcement action against a pastor and related entities in connection with a $5.9 million multilevel marketing scheme involving #DigitalAssets targeting Hispanics. #crypto #BTC #ETH $BTC $ETH
December 10, 2024 at 7:16 PM
2/2 Here is a look at the relative 1-week, 1-month, 3-month as well as the price momentum of several #cryptocurrencies captured earlier today. #tastycrypto #BTC #ETH #LTC #BCH #SOL #DOGE #crypto
December 10, 2024 at 3:30 AM
1/2 Here is a look at the absolute 1-week, 1-month, 3-month and year-to to-date performance as well as volatility and price momentum of several #cryptocurrencies captured earlier today. #tastycrypto #BTC #ETH #LTC #BCH #SOL #DOGE #crypto
December 10, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Here is a look at #cryptocurrencies with the highest trading volume as tabulated by #CoinGecko. #BTC #USDT #ETH #DOGE #XRP #pepecoin #USDC #VNST
December 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
NYPD believe they have found the backpack carried by the man who shot #UnitedHealthCare CEO #BrianThompson. The bag is currently being analyzed in a forensics lab. Authorities think the shooter left Manhattan shortly after the attack. #unitedhealthcareceo apnews.com/article/unit...
December 7, 2024 at 2:34 AM
#Bitcoin crossed the $100,000USD mark, according to the CoinDesk BTC to USD Price Index. #Crypto $BTC #BTC #cryptocurrency
December 5, 2024 at 2:46 AM