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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are rallying — watch out for another downward move
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were rallying on 20 May as digital assets continued a recent outperformance of stocks, though there are…
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Cannabis investors suffer comedown as high-flying pot funds shrink 45%
The high around cannabis stocks appears to have faded, with funds in the global sector reporting a sharp drop in inflows and woeful…
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MicroStrategy Won’t Change Bitcoin Plans Despite Recent Declines, New CFO Says
MicroStrategy Inc.’s new chief financial officer on Wednesday said its strategy to buy and hold bitcoin long term won’t change…
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SEC chair Gary Gensler says there is more crypto pain to come
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler said 18 May he worries that more investors will be harmed in cryptocurrency…
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Meet the 24-year-old who quit hedge fund Citadel to get rich in blockchain network Terra. Two months later, ‘there is no Terra anymore’
At the start of 2022, Neel Somani was a quantitative research analyst working at Citadel, billionaire Ken Griffin’s powerhouse hedge-fund…
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Schroders eyes some embattled Faangs as tech names approach value stock territory
The sell-off that has wiped more than $1tn from the market value of the world’s technology giants could see some…
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Hedge funds to crypto traders: ‘Told you it was a bubble’
Investors are being bombarded from all angles. Covid continues, inflation is rampant, war rages in Ukraine, and tech stocks are…
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Meet the man behind the UK sanctions regime
“It feels a little bit like on variety TV shows years ago. You had those people who spin plates, and…
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BlackRock, Franklin and Polar tech funds hit as rout wipes 30% off investor holdings
Some of Europe’s largest technology funds are nursing losses of more than 30% this year, as a brutal sell-off across the sector drags…
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Creator of TerraUSD plans to overhaul cryptocurrency
The price of the stablecoin TerraUSD was down sharply on 16 May as the cryptocurrency’s creator announced a plan to…
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Crypto prices are moving in lockstep with traditional markets — here’s what that means for investors
Cryptocurrency prices are moving in lockstep with stocks and bonds like never before, punishing those who bought bitcoin and other…
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Elon Musk says $44bn Twitter deal is on hold
Elon Musk said his deal to buy social media platform Twitter is on hold because of pending calculations over spam and…
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How More Than $1 Trillion of Crypto Vanished in Just Six Months
Traders’ flight from risky investments has halved the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, wiping out more than $1 trillion…
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FTX’s crypto clearing plan needs scrutiny, says CFTC chair Rostin Benham
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam said that a proposal by FTX, a crypto derivatives exchange, to create a…
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FCA warns greenwashing risks trust in $1bn carbon market as firms race to net zero
The City watchdog warns that greenwashing could damage trust needed to offset carbon in the race to net zero. At…
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How a stablecoin crash shook the crypto market
The cryptocurrency TerraUSD had one job: Maintain its value at $1 per coin. Since it launched in 2020, it had…
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Robinhood stake acquired by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
One of the biggest names in cryptocurrencies is betting on individual investors. Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old billionaire who founded the cryptocurrency exchange…
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Apple Is No Longer World’s Most Valuable Company
Apple’s stock is down roughly 20% for the year and down nearly 10% so far this month. Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg…
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Crash of TerraUSD Shakes Crypto. ‘There Was a Run on the Bank.’
The cryptocurrency TerraUSD had one job: Maintain its value at $1 per coin. Since it launched in 2020, it had…
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Bitcoin tumble continues amid TerraUSD fall
The price of bitcoin was under pressure again on 12 May, with even bigger losses among smaller cryptocurrencies, as the…
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WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Belated Disclosure of Twitter Stake Triggers Regulators’ Probes
WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s late disclosure last month of his sizable stake in Twitter Inc., TWTR -2.48% according…
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Bitcoin plunges as Terra’s meltdown drags cryptos lower
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remained under pressure, with the focus on the meltdown of stablecoin TerraUSD, which is designed to be pegged to…
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Coinbase Stock Keeps Sliding After Earnings Report
The biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. said it was bleeding users, reflecting continued destruction in the crypto market and…
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Algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD plunges as spooked investors step back
A selloff in a cryptocurrency that was supposed to be pegged to $1 accelerated 11 May, sending its price to…
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Market crash gives crypto its biggest test as 40% of bitcoin investors are now ‘under water’
The looming fear of rising interest rates spooked traders at the start of the week into selling anything and everything, causing global…
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Cryptocurrency TerraUSD Plunges as Investors Bail
The break in TerraUSD’s peg began over the weekend with a series of large withdrawals of TerraUSD from Anchor Protocol,…
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Coinbase says it is bleeding users as Nasdaq and bitcoin continue to fall
The biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US said it was bleeding users, reflecting continued destruction in the crypto market and…
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TerraUSD falls below its fixed value, triggering crypto selloff
One type of cryptocurrency, a so-called stablecoin, is meant to keep its value at $1. But on 9 May, the…
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Why bitcoin’s recovery may not happen anytime soon
Cryptocurrency prices tumbled over the weekend and on into 9 May, with Bitcoin nearing a yearly low as investors continued…
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Crypto’s just had a rough weekend — here’s what happened
The cryptocurrency market fell over the weekend, mirroring the slide of the broader stock market. The world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin,…
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Here’s why Elizabeth Warren is concerned over Fidelity’s bitcoin pension plan
Senator Elizabeth Warren voiced concerns about Fidelity Investments’ plan to include bitcoin in customers’ 401(k) accounts, calling it “a risky…
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Bitcoin, crypto prices slip as investors step back from risky stakes amid Fed moves
Cryptocurrency prices slid on the afternoon of 5 May along with major stock market indexes. Bitcoin fell to $36,431.57 at…
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Dow slumps more than 1,000 points as traders digest Fed rate rise
US stocks fell sharply, led by technology and other growth stocks, as investors assessed the implications of Federal Reserve’s most…
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Banks’ post-Brexit ‘desk-mapping’ review will end up being a damp squib, City predicts, as finish line nears
A major review into how UK banks structure their operations in the EU after Brexit could end in an anticlimax,…
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The Fed isn’t going to save bitcoin’s bear market
A bear market has settled in for tech stocks as the Fed turns hawkish. It doesn’t bode well for bitcoin and…
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SEC to Hire More Crypto Cops to Fight Digital Frauds
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission will boost the size of its special unit devoted to investigating cryptocurrency frauds and other…
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Citi probes how sell orders triggered ‘flash crash’ among European markets
Several European stock markets suffered a “flash crash” on Monday morning, 2 May, following sell orders by Citigroup, according to people…
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US Labor Department has ‘grave concerns’ about Fidelity’s bitcoin pension plan
Labor Department officials believe Fidelity Investments’s plan to allow investors to put bitcoin in their 401(k) accounts risks the retirement security of…
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Bridgewater’s first major European short in two years is $12m bet against oil tanker firm Euronav
Hedge fund Bridgewater disclosed its first major short position since the first quarter of 2020 — a position in Belgian…
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AQR to review LME ties as exchange sees funds’ nickel positions plunge 30%
In one of the most shocking events in London trading circles, last month’s massive short squeeze on nickel led the…
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LME nickel debacle a sign commodities are next market stability risk, watchdog warns
In 2008, it was sub-prime mortgages. In March of 2020 it was money-market funds. And now, regulators fear, a crisis is…
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In shock U-turn, London Metal Exchange says CEO Chamberlain to remain in post
Matthew Chamberlain, the chief executive of the London Metal Exchange who was set to depart for a cryptocurrency venture at…
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The ultimate goal: Inside private equity’s play for football
All eyes will be on Wembley stadium next month, when Chelsea face Liverpool in the FA Cup final. But away…
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Plaid Co-Founder Takes Aim at Rickety Banking Tech
Lots of tech entrepreneurs who strike gold splurge on trophy homes. William Hockey bought a bank. Northern California National Bank…
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Netflix stock drops 30% as analysts question strength of model
Netflix shares were on course for their worst day in nearly a decade after the streaming giant reported that it lost subscribers in…
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Robinhood signs a deal to acquire UK’s Ziglu as part of expansion plans
Weeks after Robinhood Markets extended cryptocurrency wallet services to more than two million users in the U.S., the investing platform…
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Bitcoin is acting like a high-risk tech stock — and pro traders love it
A line often repeated among crypto enthusiasts at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami last week: Bitcoin is an excellent gold-like haven…
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What the crypto selloff means for Coinbase, Silvergate and Riot Blockchain
The picks and shovels of the cryptocurrency world have been a worse bet lately than cryptocurrencies themselves. The cryptocurrency market…
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Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank shares plunge after large investor offloads stakes
A large investor simultaneously sold major stakes in Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, Germany’s biggest lenders, causing shares in both to…
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Deloitte probed by watchdog over Go-Ahead audits
The Financial Reporting Council is investigating Deloitte over its audits of transport company Go-Ahead, the regulator said in a statement.…
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