UAE VC Companies Launch $1 Billion Fund For The Tech Ecosystem

Venom Foundation has announced the creation of Venom Ventures Fund, a next-generation venture capital incubator that will invest in Web3 and related blockchain projects and help them reach their full ...

Netflix, Goldman Sachs, United Airlines, Morgan Stanley, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 10%, its biggest move since October

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty metric has risen just over 10%. The mining difficulty — which determines how hard it is to create the next block of transactions — reset just after 4 p.m. ET, f...

where will Bitcoin’s price head next?

We’re two weeks into 2023, and the crypto news cycle shows no signs of slowing down. Heading into the new week, some of the month’s major headlines continue to develop. There’s...

Martin Marietta Stock Can Thrive in Both Inflation and Deflation

Despite a solid start to 2023, the stock market could still get rocky. That’s where sand and gravel supplier Martin Marietta Materials comes in. Martin Marietta (ticker: MLM) is a producer of aggregat...

Endava Stock Is a Buy. Even a Recession Won’t Stop It.

Software is in a slump, but people are in short supply. That’s the kind of environment that could be good for information-technology consultant Endava With recession concerns rising, corporate spendin...

Samsung Knocks Longtime Patent Leader IBM Off Its Perch

In a year when the U.S. issued the smallest number of patents since 2018, Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics nosed past IBM with the most new patents, the first time in 29 years that IBM fai...

Citigroup, Target, Lennar, and 2 More Companies Keeping Their Dividends Steady

PPL, a utility based in Allentown, Pa., said this week that it plans to raise its next quarterly dividend by 7%. It was an otherwise light stretch for such announcements among large U.S. companies. PP...

Where Are the Stock Market and Economy Headed? Barron’s Roundtable Pros Weigh In.

Bullish or bearish, our 10 panelists help make sense of increasingly complicated market dynamics. Plus: nine stock picks. Jan. 13, 2023 8:40 pm ET The optimist sees bubbles and thinks champagne. The p...

Crypto companies accused by SEC of offering unregistered securities

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The cryptocurrency lenders Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust were accused of selling unregistered securities through a sche...

For All His Criticisms of Disney, Peltz and Iger Probably Agree: Streaming Has to Be Fixed

“Great news: Nelson Peltz made a slide deck about me,” said no CEO ever. But maybe Walt Disney Bob Iger had mixed feelings about the 35-pager that dropped this past week. One one hand, it says that he...

The storm has passed, but bitcoin mining difficulty is about to blow through the roof

Bitcoin miners are bracing for a massive jump in difficulty this weekend. The increase could land somewhere around 10%, according to estimates from BTC.com, Bitrawr, Luxor and Braiins. Numbers c...

Ex-president of FTX US says SBF relationship reached ‘total deterioration’

Brett Harrison, former president of FTX US, shared his experience at the company and working with Sam Bankman-Fried — and ultimately why he left his so-called “dream job.” In a 49-pa...

Bed Bath & Beyond Ponders Bankruptcy, Exciting the Meme Crowd

What were shareholders thinking? Shares of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond zoomed 179%, to $3.49 this past week, despite the retailer warning of a possible bankruptcy. One explanation: Meme stock mania...

Alameda lost $1 million in liquidations: report

Troubled crypto trading firm Alameda Research lost over $1 million in assets from liquidation last night, according to a report from the crypto intelligence firm Arkham. The account initially he...

DMCC Crypto Centre Surpasses 500 member companies in 2022 – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

The presence of over 500 blockchain and Web3 firms inside the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)’s Crypto Centre shows that demand for space is still very high, a statement has said. According to C...

Exxon Mobil Stock Should Shine, Even in a Recession

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The Block: Bitcoin mining report: Jan. 13

Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block were mostly higher on Friday, with 13 gaining and the other 5 declining. Bitcoin rose 5.2% to $19,827 by market close. Here is a look at how the ...

Bitcoin steady above $19,000 at the US close as traditional markets rise

Bitcoin was up o.6% at the close of U.S. markets, trading around $19,460 while traditional markets reversed earlier losses to close higher.  The biggest cryptocurrency is up almost 16% over the ...

Digital asset-focused funds dominate top 14 equity ETFs: Bloomberg

Digital asset-focused trading funds comprised the top 14 equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) in 2023 (excluding leveraged funds), according to data compiled by Bloomberg.  Some of the top perfor...

Scaramucci changes tone on FTX, says it’s clear there was fraud now

Anthony Scaramucci has done a 180 on FTX. “It’s very clear now that there was fraud,” the SkyBridge Capital founder told CNBC. “We’ll, of course, have to let the le...

Ignoring digital assets would be like sticking with paper over computers, BNY Mellon CEO says

BNY Mellon is committed to continue exploring the digital asset space, albeit cautiously. CEO Robin Vince said on an earnings call today that digital assets are the bank’s “longest-t...

Gemini, Winklevoss twins hit with new lawsuit seeking class-action status

Crypto exchange Gemini and its co-founders, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, were hit with a lawsuit that’s seeking class-action status. The main plaintiff, Joshua Berdugo, invested $13,000 i...

Crypto execs agree lending needs to mature, outgrow its cliquish nature to thrive

Crypto lending needs to diversify if it hopes to thrive, according to panelists speaking at the CFC Conference in St Moritz. The bull cycle of 2021 marked a period of wild exuberance that sent t...

MetaMask Staking beta now live with Lido and Rocket Pool, ConsenSys says

Crypto wallet provider MetaMask will now support liquid staking through Lido and Rocket Pool, ConsenSys announced today. In a public beta for the protocol, users that want to stake ETH, and earn...

Coinbase, crypto-related stocks buoyant as traditional markets slide

Crypto-related stocks from Coinbase to Hut 8 are trading higher, bucking the trend for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which are sliding.  Bitcoin has been trading firmly above $19,000 over the past...

Celsius sells bitcoin mining machines for $1.3 million

The bitcoin mining arm of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius is selling machines worth $1.3 million. The firm is letting go of nearly 2,700 “new-in-box” MicroBT M30S units, according to ...

Bitfarms seeks to avoid BlockFi loan default with renegotiation

Bitfarms is seeking to modify a loan with BlockFi to avoid default as the value of equipment plummets. Last year, Bitfarms’ Backbone Mining Solutions entered into a $32 million equipment financi...

Nexo sees withdrawals of $158 million in day after Bulgaria raid

Crypto lender Nexo has seen withdrawals worth more than $158 million in the last 24 hours after Bulgarian authorities raided its offices. Nexo had 133,263 BTC (around $2.5 billion) in customer l...

How China’s Leading Female Healthcare Investor Backs Billion-Dollar Biotech Companies

As managing partner of Qiming Venture Partners, Nisa Leung has invested in over 30 of China’s healthcare giants. Underlying her prolific track record is her goal to solve as many incurable diseases as...

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest adds another $2.5 million in Coinbase shares

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest loaded up on more Coinbase shares Thursday, continuing this week’s spending spree as the stock rallies.  Ark added 52,813 Coinbase shares to its Ark Innovati...