Investors looking at the Federal Reserve after the latest jobs data got a rough answer on Friday. The labor market is getting weaker, inflation is still above the Fed’s 2% target, and officials now have less room to sound comfortable. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February. Economists had
Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are exploring fundraising rounds that could value each company near $20 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Both companies have recently held early discussions with potential investors about new funding rounds, according to people familiar with the matter. Each platform was last valued at roughly half that
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SEOUL, South Korea – Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) has delivered a nuanced ‘Neutral’ investment rating for Kbank, the digital-focused lender that recently achieved a landmark listing on the KOSPI. This pivotal assessment, however, carries a significant caveat: the bank’s future valuation may hinge decisively on its strategic foray into the virtual asset sector. According
Robinhood Markets, Inc. made a landmark move on Friday, March 6, 2026, debuting its flagship $658.4 million venture fund – Robinhood Ventures Fund I – on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “RVI.” The fund is designed to give everyday retail investors access to high-profile, privately held technology companies, a space that has
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has capped investor withdrawals from one of its flagship private credit funds. This move follows a surge in redemption requests that exceeded internal limits. While the move affects a traditional finance (TradFi) vehicle, the liquidity pressures behind it could ripple into the Bitcoin and crypto markets. BlackRock Caps Withdrawals
As majors sell off, Tether quietly doubles down on turning Bitcoin into a $-settlement backbone via Lightning-native $USDT rails. Summary Tether co-leads a $7.5M round in Utexo to enable native $USDT settlement on Bitcoin and Lightning. Utexo promises fixed, pre-confirmable fees, atomic settlement and stronger privacy anchored to Bitcoin’s security. Move comes as $BTC trades
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs in February. The market had expected a gain of about 58,000 jobs, while unemployment rose to 4.4%, above forecasts of 4.3%. The miss immediately pushed Fed rate cut expectations higher as investors reacted to clear weakness in the labor market.
At a certain point, Strategy investors might start asking themselves what the difference is between STRC and just buying bitcoin ($BTC) on a credit card. Michael Saylor has called STRC his company’s “greatest feat of financial engineering to date,” but its costs keep getting worse. Indeed, its dividend obligations have increased 27% since July,worsening every