Bitcoin
Bitcoin drops to a 3-month low below $90,000 in risk-off move
A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images Bitcoin fell through the $90,000 level overnight, weakened by sell pressure in equities as the crypto market awaits its next catalyst. The price of bitcoin fell 6% […]
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Crypto exchange Bybit says it fully replenished reserves after record $1.5 billion hack
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bybit said it replenished its reserves following a $1.5 billion hack last week, the largest in the history of the crypto industry. In less than 72 hours, Bybit pieced together hundreds of thousands of ether tokens through a mix of emergency loans and large deposits. While the rapid […]
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PayPal brings many of its brands under a single umbrella, but Venmo remains a stand-alone
A PayPal sign is seen at its headquarters in San Jose, California, on Jan. 30, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images For Frank Keller, it’s a pivotal moment at PayPal. After two years, two CEOs and endless brand strategy meetings, the company is, in his view, ready to redefine the world […]
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Fintechs like Block and PayPal are battling like never before to be your all-in-one online bank
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter Inc., speaks during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jack Dorsey’s Block got started as Square, offering small businesses a simple way to accept payments via smartphone. Affirm began as an online lender, giving consumers […]
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Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist
Ben Zhou, chief executive officer of ByBit, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Joseph Nair | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history. The attack […]
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Block shares plunge 17%, head for worst day in 5 years after earnings miss
Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images Block shares plunged 16% on Friday and headed for their steepest drop since 2020 after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed estimates and issued guidance for 2025 that failed to reassure investors. In its financial report late Thursday, Block reported earnings of 71 cents per share, falling […]
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Block shares fall on profit, revenue miss
Jack Dorsey creator, co-founder, and Chairman of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Block reported fourth-quarter results on Thursday that fell short of […]
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Crypto and Trump gang up on FDIC over debanking: ‘Our story is pretty ridiculous’
A US Postal Service worker outside a Signature Bank branch in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley wants everyone to know what happened to his crypto company in 2023 during the Biden administration. “Our story is pretty […]
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Coinbase revenue surges more than 130% driven by postelection crypto rally
In this photo illustration, a Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages on the background. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its biggest quarterly revenue in three years, strengthened by a raging postelection rally that pushed crypto prices to new high after […]
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FIS shares plunge most since 2023 on disappointing revenue, guidance miss
Lori Moffett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Fidelity National Information Services plunged the most since 2023 on Tuesday after the company reported quarterly earnings that fell short of Wall Street estimates and issued a disappointing forecast. The stock dropped 12% as of afternoon trading, heading for its biggest drop since March 2023. Here’s […]
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