Cryptocurrency
Stablecoins to hit $2 trillion in the next three years and spur demand for Treasurys, says Standard Chartered
Stablecoin legislation could fuel an explosion in the supply of the cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to an external asset, spurring demand for U.S. Treasurys and helping support the dominance of the U.S. dollar, according to analysts at Standard Chartered. Stablecoin assets – most of which are backed by Treasury bills – could grow to […]
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Global Payments shares plunge 17% after company announces $24 billion Worldpay deal
The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images Global Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it’s buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while simultaneously selling its Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services. The company said that in acquiring Worldpay, […]
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Apple, Google, Cash App alums ditch Big Tech to build on bitcoin, fueled by VC money and friendly White House
AUSTIN — On a Friday morning last spring, Mark Suman called out sick from his job as a senior engineering project manager at Apple and made his way downtown to a place called the Bitcoin Commons, a sort of clubhouse for enthusiasts of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, situated a few blocks south of the Texas […]
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Bitcoiners take a victory lap as crypto holds up well during market turmoil
Bitcoiners are taking a victory lap after it held up relatively well this week, as the broader market took it for a wild roller coaster ride. The flagship cryptocurrency followed equities higher on Friday to end the week with a 5% daily gain. That move put it up 5.4% for the five days ended Friday, […]
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Fintech’s Affirm, Paypal sink as stocks pull back from massive tariff pause rally
Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fintech’s relief rally is already losing steam. Shares of Affirm, Toast, Bill.com, PayPal and other consumer-focused fintech firms turned lower Thursday. The retreat followed a powerful bounce Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on dramatically higher import tariffs. While the administration simultaneously escalated duties on […]
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Bitcoin to hit $250,000 this year and Magnificent 7 to adopt stablecoins, Cardano founder predicts
Bitcoin could hit $250,000 as early as this year with technology giants such as Microsoft and Apple entering the cryptocurrency space, industry veteran and founder of the Cardano blockchain Charles Hoskinson told CNBC. Crypto markets have been hammered amid a sell-off of risk assets stoked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on countries across […]
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Affirm surges 20% as fintech rallies on tariff pause, but risk remains
Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The fintech sector is rallying Wednesday following the Trump administration’s announcement of a 90-day pause on planned tariffs. Affirm was up 20%, Toast and Block rose 13% and PayPal increased 10%. The 90-day pause doesn’t eliminate the threat of tariffs — it just delays it. […]
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Bitcoin surges more than 7% in broad market relief rally as Trump pauses some tariffs
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin spiked on Wednesday afternoon after President Donald Trump said on social media that he authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 7% at $82,350.37, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell as low as $74,567.02 as […]
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Why bitcoin is showing ‘impressive’ resilience through tariff tumult, according to Bernstein
While recession fears and uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans have taken stocks for a ride, bitcoin’s resilience through it all “has been nothing but impressive,” according to Bernstein. Bitcoin lost about 7% from last Thursday — the day after Trump revealed his sweeping tariffs plan — to this Monday. During the same period, […]
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DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud
Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2022. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department abruptly shut down its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, signaling a major shift in how the federal government will handle crypto-related crimes going forward, according to a memo obtained by NBC News […]
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