Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Shares of MicroStrategy rallied Monday after the corporate bitcoin holder earned a spot in a key stock index, an apparent institutional vote of confidence in the company whose stock has been red hot amid the cryptocurrency boom. MicroStrategy chairman Michael Saylor speaks at a 2021 conference. Getty Images…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinOne Bitcoin. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As the global economy evolves, a new arms race is emerging, not in conventional weaponry but in Bitcoin. The world’s most prominent cryptocurrency is now at the center of geopolitical…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinBlackRock has been a big bitcoin ambassador to traditional finance (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Getty Images With bitcoin crossing the $100,000 mark, the largest money manager on the planet, New York City-based BlackRock appears to be falling down a crypto rabbit hole. In a new release from Blackrock…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The head of India’s central bank on Friday said the country was not pursuing a policy of de-dollarization and no decisions have been made so far on the BRICS currency, a week after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap 100% tariffs on the BRICS group of nations if…
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinCLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities had a strong day despite a very strong US dollar overnight, as Taiwan, the Philippines, and Pakistan outperformed, and South Korea underperformed again, as the KOSPI and growth-focused KOSDAQ are now off -15% and -28% year-to-date. I have not seen any calls for…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinAn authentic picture of Elon Musk. Getty Images Artificial intelligence has so much to offer to society, but AI deepfakes are creating a multi-billion dollar criminal industry. AI-generated deepfakes, especially those featuring Elon Musk, are being used to trick consumers out of savings and more, driving and estimated $12…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinJack Dorsey is an anchor investor in African Bitcoin venture capital firm Recursive Capital. Image courtesy of Recursive Capital (Jack Dorsey photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Recursive Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in African Bitcoin companies, announced the first close of its Fund I today. The…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinFederal investments like the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program … [+] require next generation partnerships between community colleges, research universities, economic development, states and local government, and industry. U.S. National Science Foundation Implementation approaches may shift under the new Congress and administration, but the multi-billion dollar…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai Getty Images Late on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed sweeping proposals for remedies in Google’s landmark antitrust case, where a federal judge ruled earlier this year that it has an illegal monopoly in the online search market. Among the marquee requests: Forcing Google…