Tag: cryptocurrencies
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Bitcoin and gold benefit from the spreading banking contagion as SVB Financial Group files for bankruptcy
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GameStop Leads a Meme Stock Rally. This Skeptic Sees Problems Ahead.
Shares of GameStop and other meme stocks outpaced the broader market’s rally on Thursday. But as the videogame retailer’s fiscal fourth-quarter report approaches, an analyst at Wedbush warned of cash burn ahead. GameStop stock (ticker: GME) rose 5.1% to $16.76, while AMC Entertainment stock (AMC) was up 4.3% to $4.39. Bed Bath & Beyond shares ... -
Gold mining rights have now been tokenized and recorded on the blockchain
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Retail digital currencies in cross-border deals won’t hit central bank autonomy
The study was a collaboration between the Bank of Israel, Norges Bank, Sveriges Riksbank and the BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre. A project to test cross-border payments using retail central bank digital currencies indicates that the regulators can retain nearly full autonomy, the Bank for International Settlements said in a statement on March 6. “Project ... -
Coinbase and Other Crypto Stocks Are Getting Shorted Big Time.
Betting against crypto stocks would seem like a sure thing. But it’s turned into a nightmare for traders over the last month–another sign of how tough it can be to make money in crypto. With Bitcoin down sharply and the crypto industry reeling, investors have piled into bets against crypto-related stocks. Companies including Coinbase Global ... -
Crypto can’t be treated as sovereign currencies, Centre agrees with RBI | Latest News India
The Centre, in principle, agrees with the Reserve Bank of India that cryptocurrencies cannot be treated as sovereign currencies, but it is not in favour of banning the blockchain technology that operates them because of its potential to further boost the fintech industry using it, two officials aware of the development said. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} ... -
Cathie Wood’s ARK Swoops In to Buy Shopify Stock After Recent Slump
High-profile fund manager Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management has increased holdings of e-commerce company Shopify and shed chip maker Nvidia, the group said in a statement. ARK snapped up about $35 million worth of Shopify shares. The stock has dropped this week after investors were disappointed with the outlook the e-commerce company gave for the ... -
Bitcoin’s rally outpaces gold in start of the new year
Bitcoin has not only started the new year with a rally, its gains have outpaced those of gold. That’s reversed — at least temporarily — part of the 76% decline in the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio over 12 months through November, a period during which the cryptocurrency tumbled into a bear market, as per Bloomberg. The gauge ... -
HFRI 500 macro gains in December leads the industry to record outperformed in 2022
Tweet Print Email Track Keywords Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds posted mixed performance in December to conclude the volatile 2022, though still outperformed accelerating declines in equity and fixed income markets as investors positioned for continued macroeconomic uncertainty in 2023 driven by generational inflation, rising interest rates and ... -
Silvergate shares post big losses for second straight day as Wall Street reacts to steep drop in deposits
Shares of Silvergate Capital Corp. marched sharply lower for the second straight day on Friday on the heels of at least two downgrades of the cryptocurrency bank’s stock as well as one debt-rating cut. Silvergate Capital’s stock continues to face questions over deposit-funding concerns, along with the suspension of its stablecoin initiative — both of ...