Just when you might have thought that financial markets could not turn any funkier — they have. On Tuesday, Jay Powell, US Federal Reserve chair, indicated that the Fed may raise rates further than expected in order to combat inflation. Two-year Treasury yields duly jumped above 5 per cent for the first time since 2007.
After Silvergate Bank announced its voluntary liquidation, U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren is attributing the financial institution’s downfall to “crypto risk.” According to Warren, she had previously warned about Silvergate. However, some critics are dismissing Warren’s opinion as “terribly misinformed” and claim that she is “tossing out egregious accusations.” Crypto Proponents Offer Different Perspectives on Silvergate
The largest tax cut in West Virginia’s history has been signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice. “The world is watching West Virginia. The world sees West Virginia in a different light today,” Justice said at the signing ceremony in Charleston on Tuesday. “We’re not the blunt end of a bad joke. We’re the diamond
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Women don’t invest in the market at the same rate as men, and the reasons for this are more nuanced than lower earnings power. Experts point to factors such as how women are perceived and treated by the investment community, among other hurdles for this gender investment gap.
Polygon fell to its lowest point since January earlier in today’s session, as overall sentiment in crypto markets remained bearish. Overall, the global market cap is now down 1.46% as of writing. Solana also slipped on Thursday, as the token neared a two-month low. Polygon (MATIC) Thursday saw polygon (MATIC) drop to its weakest point
California has no plans to issue short-term notes to manage cash flow this year despite faltering revenues and disaster declarations that delay the income tax filing deadline for most Californians until October. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on March 2 the state, like the IRS, would extend the tax filing deadline to Oct. 16 for Californians
The US has privately urged some of the world’s largest commodity traders to shed concerns over shipping price-capped Russian oil, in a bid to keep supplies stable and regain some oversight of Moscow’s exports. US Department of Treasury officials met executives and traders at Trafigura and Gunvor among others, according to five people familiar with
XRP price extended its gains on March 9, rising around 1.5% to $0.40, despite a general downturn in the cryptocurrency market. XRP price four-day winning streak The rally in the XRP/USD pair started on March 5 with the XRP market capitalization gaining over 10% in the past four days. In contrast, the entire crypto market’s cap
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary to Cambridge University Data, Analyst Says Bitcoin Mining Uses 52.6% Sustainable Energy These days, there
Bitcoin (BTC) rested at multi-week support at the March 9 Wall Street open as concerns over a deeper BTC price drop increased. Trader: $19,700 “on the table” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $21,800 on Bitstamp. With $22,000 in danger of flipping from support to resistance, popular trader Pentoshi was among
Countries lead blockchain adoption for various reasons, including recognizing its potential to transform multiple sectors of the economy, promoting innovation and economic growth, and creating a favorable regulatory environment to attract blockchain businesses. Types of blockchain communities that lead blockchain adoption Blockchain communities refer to groups of individuals, organizations and companies involved in developing and
Clara Bullrich must have cloned herself or possibly invoked dark forces that shouldn’t be meddled with. Somehow, she’s managed to cram about four careers into one life. Her main gig is leading her own financial entity, AlTi, managing a whopping investment fund, which grew to $54 billion under management following a recent merger. That’s a
Kansas legislation targeting environmental, social, and governance criteria in public investments and contracts was held in House and Senate committees Wednesday as lawmakers work on changes after concerns were raised about projected big pension fund losses due to divestment. Anti-ESG efforts have popped up in several state legislatures with bills seeking to protect certain industries,
In this video, we will look at creating a double calendar spread on TSLA (Tesla) and share with you a setup depending on if you want to be bullish or bearish. A calendar spread is a nice options strategy if you want to be positive vega in this choppy market environment to hedge off any
Certain multisignature (multisig) wallets can be exploited by Web3 apps that use the StarkEx protocol, according to a March 9 press release provided to Cointelegraph by Multi-Party Computation (MPC) wallet developer Safeheron. The vulnerability affects MPC wallets that interact with StarkEx apps such as dYdX. According to the press release, Safeheron is working with app
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has expressed a mixed stance on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) after a year of war in the country. The central bank of Ukraine sees both good and bad in digital assets, taking a more skeptical approach to crypto due to financial and economic issues caused by the invasion,
Interest rates are ticking up, but even so, the thought of getting a 25 per cent boost on your savings is something most can only dream of. If you’re under 40, it’s possible with the Lifetime Isa (Lisa). Launched six years ago, the Lisa allows UK millennials to save for their first home, or invest
Bitcoin continued to trade lower on March 9, as prices fell to a fresh multi-week low in today’s session. The decline came as crypto bank Silvergate confirmed that it will be winding down operations. Ethereum also edged lower. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, as markets reacted to news that
The writer is founder of Sifted, an FT-backed site about European start-ups Science fiction writers are often credited with predictive powers. On some subjects, their ability to foresee the future is deserved: on submarines, the internet, mobile phones and driverless cars, for example. On others, they have been mostly wrong (or maybe just too early).
According to Hong Kong police, in 2022 there were 2,336 reported crypto scam-related cases in which more than $216.6 million was lost. Although losses relating to crypto scams only constituted just over 10% of the nearly 23,000 reported technology crimes, they still accounted for more than half of the $407.7 million that was lost to
In this article CSG.N-CH UBER HLT ETSY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the opening bell: Etsy — Shares fell more than 6% in premarket after Jefferies double-downgraded the online marketplace to underperform from buy. The firm cited the company’s need