Thumzup Media Corporation, backed by Donald Trump Jr., announced in its investor letter that it has taken an important step towards crypto assets. Trump Jr.-Backed Thumzup Media Makes Crypto Move: $1 Million Bitcoin Purchase and DOGE Mining Investment The company announced that it has purchased $1 million worth of Bitcoin and has also authorized investments
As of the close of trading yesterday, David Bailey’s bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto (NAKA) had lost 90% of its share price and its multiple-to-Net Asset Value (mNAV). Increasingly desperate to restore investor confidence, he swore that he was “as all in on bitcoin as you can possible [sic] be.” Bailey’s firm was supposed to somehow
The blockchain analytics specialist Elliptic has released a due diligence toolset for stablecoins. According to Elliptic, the product can scrutinize wallets and track assets moving from one blockchain to another. According to James Smith, the founder of Elliptic, Companies in mainstream finance can use the tracking tools and dashboard. The tools can be used by
U.S. stocks rose as investors reacted to the softer-than-expected jobs report, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inching higher to lead the bounce for major gauges. Summary S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose after latest jobs report showed a labor market in slowdown. Cryptoccurrencies also gained as Bitcoin jumped above $113,000. The S&P 500 gained 0.4%
The share price of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is rising after the company announced a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk. By press time, TSLA stock was trading at $354, up about 4.5% for the day. Investors appear to be reacting to the proposed compensation plan for Musk, potentially valued at about
The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seesawed on Friday as investors weighed a weaker-than-expected jobs report against the increased likelihood of rate cuts. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 22,000 in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said, while economists anticipated that the U.S. economy would add 75,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate meanwhile
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Crypto markets quickly sold off in mid-morning U.S. Friday hours even as August employment data argued for a quick pace of monetary easing from the Federal Reserve. At first, news that the U.S. added just 22,000 jobs last month had all markets – crypto, stocks, bonds and gold — in rally mode amid anticipation of
Chinese enterprises involved in Belt and Road investments may soon adopt RMB-denominated stablecoins to reduce exposure to volatile local currencies, a move that could accelerate the internationalization of the digital RMB. Recent remarks from Liu Jing, chief economist for Greater China at HSBC Global Investment Research, indicate that the convergence of enterprise stablecoin issuance, the
Bank of America (BAC) sees tokenization, the creation of a virtual investment vehicle on the blockchain linked to a tangible asset, as the next phase in the evolution of investment products, describing it as “mutual fund 3.0,” the Wall Street bank said in a Friday report. Just as mutual funds first emerged in 1924 and