Technology
Regulators are growing anxious about stablecoins after Terra’s stunning collapse
The entire stablecoin market is now worth more than $160 billion. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images Regulators are getting increasingly worried about stablecoins after the collapse of controversial cryptocurrency venture Terra. TerraUSD, an “algorithmic” stablecoin that’s meant to be pegged one-to-one with the U.S. dollar, has erased much of its value this week […]
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World’s biggest stablecoin regains dollar peg after $3 billion in withdrawals
Tether has long faced questions over whether it has enough assets to justify its peg to the dollar. Tiffany Hagler | Bloomberg via Getty Images Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, regained its peg to the dollar after more than $3 billion worth of tokens left the system in a single day. The cryptocurrency — which […]
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For the first time, Japan’s SoftBank could spend more on share buybacks than new investments: CLSA
During a recent earnings presentation, SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son (pictured here in 2019) said the company will go into “defense” mode as a result of myriad headwinds that have roiled global markets. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group may for the first time spend more on share buybacks than investments through its […]
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Cryptocurrency luna crashes to $0 as UST falls further from dollar peg; bitcoin rebounds 8%
Bitcoin staged a rebound on Friday, jumping above $30,000 despite the ongoing woes of stablecoin TerraUSD which has caused panic in the crypto market. The world’s largest cryptocurrency bitcoin was trading at around $30,262.85 at 4 a.m. ET on Friday, according to CoinGecko data, up 8% in the last 24 hours after it dropped to […]
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Salesforce tells employees worried about abortion access that it will help them relocate
CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and private sector CEOs in the State Dining Room of the White House on January 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Salesforce told employees in a Slack message on Thursday that the company will help them relocate if […]
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Robinhood shares pop more than 20% after Sam Bankman-Fried buys 7.6% stake
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has taken a 7.6% stake in Robinhood, according to a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares of the investing company jumped 36% at one point in extended trading before pulling back. They were last up about 25%. In regular trading Thursday the stock hit […]
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Start-up investor Jason Calacanis raising millions of dollars for Musk’s Twitter deal
Jason Calacanis Adam Jeffery | CNBC Angel investor Jason Calacanis, an early backer of Uber and Robinhood, is seeking to raise tens of millions of dollars for a stake in Twitter as part of Elon Musk’s $44 billion agreement to buy the social media company. “We are now collecting interest to invest in Twitter with […]
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Why it’s bad news for the entire market when Apple has a big drop
Apple stock is down over 8% this week, wiping off about $200 billion in value, and dragging down the Dow and Nasdaq indexes. Apple is now officially in a bear market alongside other technology megastocks. Apple has fallen during a bad week for equity markets, which are selling off stocks in nearly every industry on […]
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Twitter’s market cap has dropped to $9 billion below Musk’s purchase price as concerns about deal emerge
The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters As Elon Musk pursues ownership of Twitter, shares of the social media company are dropping, suggesting some concern among investors that […]
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Twitter freezing hiring and cutting costs as execs depart
A person in a mask approaches the New York Twitter offices after they announced they will close their re-opened offices effective immediately in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Twitter is pausing most hiring this […]
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