Cryptocurrency
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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Solana slides as Argentina’s president faces scandal for promoting a crypto token: CNBC Crypto World
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, a judge in Argentina reportedly investigates the country’s president after he promoted a cryptocurrency in a now-deleted post on X. Plus, FTX begins payouts to creditors as its bankruptcy saga winds down. And, Eric Chen […]
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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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Powell squashes the possibility that the Fed will develop its own digital currency
Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell asserted Tuesday that the central bank will not develop its own digital currency as long as he is in charge, ending several years of speculation. Over the years, multiple officials have raised concerns, with most saying there was no obvious need for a CBDC and citing concerns over privacy […]
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Affirm plans to bring Buy Now, Pay Later debit cards to more users through deal with FIS
PayPal Inc. co-founder and Affirm’s CEO Max Levchin on center stage during day one of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada. Vaughn Ridley | Sportsfile | Getty Images Affirm, the online lender founded by Max Levchin, expanded beyond credit and entered the debit market four years ago with a card that let users […]
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