United States Senator Cynthia Lummis expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal for a Bitcoin (BTC) reserve after Trump won the 2024 US presidential elections on Nov. 5.  Lummis, a Wyoming Republican and strong crypto advocate, highlighted her intention to pursue the legislation in the Senate, suggesting the US acquire 1 million BTC — about
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Dave Sanchez, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities, let attendees at The Bond Buyer California Public Finance conference know that new-issue pricing was, as set forth in the 2025 exam priorities, well, a priority.  The focus: municipal advisors — part of your regulatory responsibilities and duties (if you don’t agree
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Bitcoin miner Hive Digital is upgrading its infrastructure as it begins construction of facilities in Paraguay, the fourth country it will operate in. The Nasdaq-listed Canadian miner has purchased 6,500 Canaan Avalon A1566 application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for delivery from December through March 2025. Hive Digital revs up The first 500 new ASICs were delivered
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20209026/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Election uncertainty and Fed rate cuts have led tax-exempt and taxable money market funds to reach 2024 highs as more market participants have taken a defensive position. As more market stability comes and rates fall, investors may move some of these funds back into fixed income markets, sources say.
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“There is a correlation between the IRS budget funding and enforcement, and this relationship will carry over to the tax-exempt bond enforcement side,” said Ed Oswald, partner, Orrick. ”My general take is that if there is a curtailment in IRS funding, we will see a reduction in the frequency and duration of municipal bond audits.” Burwell Photography
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Howard Lutnick’s BGC Group has brought contempt of court proceedings against a former UK employee, accusing him of hiding assets after he took part in a £24mn scheme to defraud the US broker dealer. Lawyers
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Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 edged higher Monday, extending Friday’s postelection all-time highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was basically flat. Club chip names Advanced Micro Devices , Broadcom , and
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President-elect Donald Trump during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Sept. 5, 2024.Bloomberg News A second Trump administration is expected to make some changes, whether big or small to the state and local tax deduction, an issue Trump campaigned on and that has been talked about within the context
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Cointelegraph has announced that Rooch Network, a blockchain project building a native application layer for the Bitcoin ecosystem, has joined the Cointelegraph Accelerator program. Bitcoin (BTC) was conceived as an alternative payment system, a digital cash. With a gigantic increase in value over the years, BTC rapidly became an appealing investment vehicle. Thus, the original
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