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Block reports revenue miss but a slight beat on earnings
Block reported third-quarter revenue on Thursday that trailed Wall Street expectations. The stock initially sold off after hours but erased most of its losses as investors focused more on profitability metrics. Here is how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Earnings per share: 88 cents adjusted vs. 87 cents expected Revenue: […]
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Affirm beats on top and bottom lines
Affirm, the provider of buy now, pay later loans reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Loss per share: 31 cents adjusted vs. a loss of 35 cents expected Revenue: $698 million vs. $664 million expected Affirm reported gross merchandise volume (GMV) of $7.6 billion, topping the […]
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FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, reported to a low-security federal prison in Connecticut on Thursday, according to a spokesman […]
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Trump claims presidential win. Here is what he promised the crypto industry ahead of the election
Former President Donald Trump arrives for his campaign rally at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Donald Trump celebrated his prospective victory on Election Night at Mar-a-Lago, he was joined by a roster of high-profile supporters. Among them […]
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Bitcoiners celebrate as $40 million campaign brings down Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown
Crypto fans are celebrating the results of the Ohio Senate race, where blockchain entrepreneur Bernie Moreno has defeated Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown, a three-term incumbent, in a contest that was key in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate. Some $40 million of crypto money was directed at defeating Brown, with one PAC […]
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Crypto’s $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto
Stand With Crypto’s bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto Alliance LAS VEGAS — In Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, a crypto PAC spent nearly $2 million on ads this cycle to support the reelection of Steven Horsford, a Democratic congressman who’s voted in […]
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Bitcoin drifts near $69,000 on election night as crypto investors see choppy trading ahead
Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were slightly higher Tuesday evening as investors waited for direction on the potential outcome of the U.S. presidential election. The price of bitcoin was last higher by 2% at $69,105.03, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $70,522.84. It is currently 5% off […]
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Coinbase’s big election bet is about to be tested
WASHINGTON — In the first few years after founding Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong shied away from Washington, D.C. But as his ambitions for his crypto exchange scaled, so too did his need to curry favor on Capitol Hill. “About five or six years ago, we realized that crypto was getting big enough that we needed […]
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Cryptocurrencies little changed as investors brace for U.S. presidential election, bitcoin hovers below $69,000
Bitcoin and USA flag on a cracked wall. Ruma Aktar | Istock | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were slightly higher as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election. Bitcoin rose 1.9% to $68,783.69, according to Coin Metrics. It’s sitting 7% below its all-time high, after coming within spitting distance of it last week. […]
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