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This ‘crypto winter’ is unlike any downturn in the history of digital currencies. Here’s why
There’s something about the latest crypto crash that makes it different from previous downturns. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The two words on every crypto investor’s lips right now are undoubtedly “crypto winter.” Cryptocurrencies have suffered a brutal comedown this year, losing $2 trillion in value since the height of a massive rally […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Uber, DoorDash, Coinbase and more
Uber Eats delivery Jonathan Raa | NurPhoto via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Uber, DoorDash – Shares of Uber slumped 4.6% and DoorDash fell 9% on news that Amazon agreed to take a stake in Grubhub in a deal that will give Prime subscribers a one-year membership to the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Uber, DoorDash, Spirit, Altria and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Uber (UBER), DoorDash (DASH) – Uber fell 3.1% in the premarket while DoorDash tumbled 7.5%, following the news that Amazon (AMZN) struck a deal to add membership in rival food delivery service Grubhub as a free benefit for its “Prime” members. Amazon’s deal also gives it […]
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Crypto lender Nexo offers to buy embattled rival Vauld as market consolidates
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, is down more than 50% since the start of 2022. Nurphoto | Getty Images Beleaguered cryptocurrency lender Vauld has been thrown a lifeline from larger competitor Nexo, in a sign of mounting consolidation in the crypto market. Nexo said Tuesday it had signed a term sheet with Vauld giving it […]
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The last remnant of Facebook’s crypto project shuts down September 1
The logo for Diem, formerly known as Libra, is seen is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Facebook logo in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Meta plans to shutter its Novi digital wallet on Sept. 1, just eleven months after the company formerly known as Facebook debuted […]
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Bitcoin just had its worst month on record
Bitcoin just finished its worst month on record, losing more than 38% of its value in June, as of Thursday afternoon. Ether, the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, ended the same period down by about 47%. Though weakness in the digital assets sector is part of a broader flight from risk, confidence in the crypto market, in […]
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Coinbase seeks licenses in Europe as it looks to ramp up growth outside the U.S.
Coinbase reported a 27% decline in revenues in the first quarter as usage of the platform dipped. Chesnot | Getty Images Coinbase is seeking licenses with various countries in Europe as part of an aggressive expansion in the region. The exchange already has an active presence in the U.K., Ireland and Germany, but wants to […]
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Crypto is not replacing the U.S. dollar, Bitfury CEO Brian Brooks says
Crypto prices should be viewed more like internet stocks than currency, said Brian Brooks, the former U.S. Acting Comptroller of the Currency during the Trump Administration. The biggest misunderstanding around cryptocurrencies is that if they’re “not doing a great job of replacing the U.S. dollar, then crypto is failing in its mission,” Brooks, now the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, Spirit Airlines, Robinhood and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Spirit Airlines — The budget airline’s shares fell more than 7% amid news that advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services told Spirit shareholders to vote for the proposed merger with Frontier Airlines. It comes after Frontier Airlines upped the cash portion of its offer by $2 a […]
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UiPath to cut 5% of its workforce as part of restructuring plan
UiPath IPO at the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE UiPath will reduce roughly 5% of its total workforce as part of a restructuring plan, according to a new SEC filing. The company, a provider of software for automating office tasks, said that it had 4,200 employees as of April 30, 2022. Most of the […]
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