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SEC v Ripple ruling - How can this landmark decision shape the crypto legislation prospects in the US?

SEC v Ripple ruling - How can this landmark decision shape the crypto legislation prospects in the US?

Last week, the crypto space scored an important, albeit controversial, win.

July 19, 2023 at 08:42 am

What future for the NFT collectibles market?

What future for the NFT collectibles market?

Exploring the spectacular rise and fall of NFT collectibles and the potential avenues for evolution

July 12, 2023 at 05:24 am

How popular is crypto?

How popular is crypto?

How many people actually own and use crypto? The answer to this question can help understand not only the market's maturity, but also gauge the technological progress within the industry and its...

July 07, 2023 at 05:31 am

FTX : A damning report against Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto Recap

FTX: A damning report against Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto Recap

A new investigative report into the defunct FTX platform and its hedge fund, Alameda Research, sheds light on alleged fraudulent practices. The report, published by John J. Ray III and his FTX...

June 30, 2023 at 10:01 am

Institutional Finance Storms into Crypto : Early Sign of a Bull Market?

Institutional Finance Storms into Crypto: Early Sign of a Bull Market?

The recent influx of major traditional finance actors into the crypto space is impressive and somewhat reminiscent of the previous wave of 2019.

June 28, 2023 at 10:25 am

A Bitcoin ETF from BlackRock? Good and bad news? - Crypto Recap

A Bitcoin ETF from BlackRock? Good and bad news? - Crypto Recap

After a decade of SEC rejections of various bitcoin Spot ETF applications, BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is considering launching an exchange-traded fund . Why has the SEC rejected so...

June 23, 2023 at 09:34 am

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Filing : Implications for Crypto and Financial Worlds

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Filing: Implications for Crypto and Financial Worlds

The battle for the future of crypto in the US continues, and last week saw a very powerful player step in. On June 15, BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager with $9.6 trillion of assets under...

June 21, 2023 at 10:41 am

SEC - Crypto : Money, missteps and misrepresentations - Crypto Recap

SEC - Crypto: Money, missteps and misrepresentations - Crypto Recap

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent prosecutions of crypto giants Binance and Coinbase have sent shockwaves through the industry. Let's have a look at the roots and implications of...

June 09, 2023 at 09:54 am

SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase : What it means for the crypto space

SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase: What it means for the crypto space

Crypto industry is entering a major turning point. The SEC suing Binance US and Coinbase with concrete complaints instead of vague accusations marks a new period of open discussion.

June 08, 2023 at 08:29 am

Worldcoin : a mirage of philanthropy and profits? - Crypto Recap

Worldcoin: a mirage of philanthropy and profits? - Crypto Recap

Sam Altman's Worldcoin recently raised $115 million in venture capital. Despite this significant fundraising, the project is the subject of growing criticism and skepticism. Worldcoin's key features,...

June 02, 2023 at 10:41 am

Is Bitcoin running out of gas?

Is Bitcoin running out of gas?

After a strong start to the year, bitcoin is struggling to keep the pedal to the metal. Is Bitcoin running out of gas to regain its former highs? Let's lift the hood of the machine to dust off the...

May 31, 2023 at 10:15 am

Surfing the hype : Top 5 cryptoassets with AI exposure

Surfing the hype: Top 5 cryptoassets with AI exposure

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the world, and the recent stock market's reaction to its hype has been unparalleled... unless in the crypto markets....

May 31, 2023 at 10:56 am

Bitcoin, Pizza, and Beyond : The Global Currency's Evolution

Bitcoin, Pizza, and Beyond: The Global Currency's Evolution

On May 22, 2010, a mysterious young cryptocurrency made its first step into the real world. Laszlo Hanyecz, a Florida-based developer, bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC, making the first real-world...

May 24, 2023 at 08:34 am

How Bankman-Fried manipulated U.S. politics - Crypto Recap

How Bankman-Fried manipulated U.S. politics - Crypto Recap

The relationship between Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of the FTX platform, and Long Island Congressman George Santos is the subject of serious criminal charges. We try to unravel a...

May 19, 2023 at 05:41 am

The State of Crypto Investment : Asset Management, Family Offices, and Hedge Funds

The State of Crypto Investment: Asset Management, Family Offices, and Hedge Funds

Cryptoassets have established themselves as a separate investment class and continue generating interest from traditional finance, despite last year's dramatic failures and the ensuing market...

May 17, 2023 at 11:34 am

Bitcoin, the speculative madness of BRC-20 - Crypto Recap

Bitcoin, the speculative madness of BRC-20 - Crypto Recap

For several days now, Bitcoin has been battling the memecoin storm with the introduction of the new BRC-20 token standard, stirring up the already turbulent waters of the cryptosphere. Despite the...

May 12, 2023 at 10:27 am

Finding refuge : US crypto firms in search of favorable regulations

Finding refuge: US crypto firms in search of favorable regulations

The regulatory landscape for crypto firms in the United States has grown increasingly challenging, prompting many companies to explore other jurisdictions.

May 10, 2023 at 10:31 am

Bitcoin faces banking chaos - Crypto Recap

Bitcoin faces banking chaos - Crypto Recap

While the U.S. government is busy saving the banking industry, the Bitcoin network is recording a record number of daily transactions. Is this just a coincidence or a sign of fate? We'll come back to...

May 05, 2023 at 05:43 am

Social media decentralization underway : the progress of Lens protocol

Social media decentralization underway: the progress of Lens protocol

Social media is becoming an increasingly big part of our lives, both personal and professional. However, even as its importance grows, its structure stays untouched: our social profiles, together with...

May 03, 2023 at 10:29 am

FTX : The dark side of effective altruism - Crypto Recap

FTX: The dark side of effective altruism - Crypto Recap

Recent revelations by Time Magazine have highlighted the links between the effective altruism movement and the FTX fraud scandal. Prominent figures in the movement have been accused of aiding and...

April 28, 2023 at 10:02 am

The Key Factors Affecting Ethereum's Value Proposition

The Key Factors Affecting Ethereum's Value Proposition

Macroeconomic factors are often the driving force behind $ETH price, but they are not the only one. The technical evolution of the blockchain, as well as the development of its ecosystem, are key to...

April 26, 2023 at 10:06 am

Europe pioneers cryptocurrency regulation - Crypto Recap

Europe pioneers cryptocurrency regulation - Crypto Recap

While European lawmakers this week confidently passed the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation to regulate the industry in the European Union, their American counterparts remain mired in wrangling and...

April 21, 2023 at 10:21 am

Gary Gensler vs Crypto industry : The battle escalates

Gary Gensler vs Crypto industry: The battle escalates

The chasm between the US crypto industry and the SEC has never been so wide. After years of mutual accusations, it looks like both sides have reached the point of no return. SEC Chair Gary Gensler,...

April 19, 2023 at 10:50 am

Ethereum, the consequences of Shapella - Crypto Recap

Ethereum, the consequences of Shapella - Crypto Recap

After unbearable suspense, which has lasted since 2020 for some, the long-awaited update to Ethereum, dubbed Shapella, was successfully deployed this week. This resulted in the release of over 18...

April 14, 2023 at 10:43 am

Can DeFi be AML-compliant? Fresh methods for the new technology

Can DeFi be AML-compliant? Fresh methods for the new technology

Anti-money laundering compliance is one of the most critical topics in crypto, and the recent report published by the US Treasury only added to its significance... without, however, bringing any...

April 12, 2023 at 11:18 am

Binance in US crosshairs - Crypto Recap

Binance in US crosshairs - Crypto Recap

Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao are being sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for allegedly violating federal laws and failing to register the platform in the US. This comes a month...

March 31, 2023 at 10:42 am

The big American crypto crackdown

The big American crypto crackdown

The US regulators are getting serious about the crypto industry, and not in the way its players would have hoped for. Since crypto's inception, only a few cases of regulatory attacks on the sector...

March 29, 2023 at 09:33 am

DeFi insurance : navigating decentralized finance's risks

DeFi insurance: navigating decentralized finance's risks

As the flaws of centrally managed financial companies are once again all over the headlines, decentralized finance, or DeFi, can seem like a promising way to fix them. It's not. At least for the...

March 22, 2023 at 11:19 am

Circle : Which bank will host the USDC? - Crypto Recap

Circle: Which bank will host the USDC? - Crypto Recap

Who would have thought that the US regulator would guarantee stablecoins? In the wake of successive U.S. bank failures in recent days, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department and the FDIC have...

March 17, 2023 at 10:47 am

US banks collapse and its impact on the crypto space

US banks collapse and its impact on the crypto space

Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature. Last week not one, but three US banks failed. All three were mostly catering to tech and crypto startups, and their collapse can have a profound impact on...

March 15, 2023 at 11:55 am

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Big US asset managers cool on climate issues -think tank

Big US asset managers cool on climate issues -think tank

Large U.S.-based asset managers have shown waning interest in encouraging companies in which they invest to phase out fossil fuels since 2021, while their European counterparts have remained more...

August 31, 2023 at 08:06 pm

Western Digital's first-quarter forecast disappoints as weak cloud demand weighs

Western Digital's first-quarter forecast disappoints as weak cloud demand weighs

Memory chipmaker Western Digital Corp forecast first-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street targets on Monday as weak demand, particularly for its cloud business, forces it to cut production. ...

July 31, 2023 at 05:08 pm

J&J; shares on track for biggest daily drop in 3 years on talc setback

J&J shares on track for biggest daily drop in 3 years on talc setback

Shares in Johnson & Johnson were down 4.1% on Monday and looked set for their biggest one-day percentage loss since June 2020 after a U.S. judge shot down its second attempt to resolve tens of...

July 31, 2023 at 03:30 pm

Headlines

Eramet : France's last mining company

Eramet: France's last mining company

Tetra tech: growth aligned with environmental challenges

July 28, 2023 at 04:14 am

Tetra tech : growth aligned with environmental challenges

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July 26, 2023 at 05:07 am

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Interviews

Moody's economist: "The United States will not experience a recession this year"

Moody's economist : "The United States will not experience a recession this year"

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, says inflation is slowing encouragingly and will continue to moderate, as he believes the Federal Reserve has done all it needs to do. On the health...

July 31, 2023 at 09:33 am

INTERVIEW - Andrew Forrest, Fortescue Metals: We'll get out of countries that ignore climate change

INTERVIEW - Andrew Forrest, Fortescue Metals : We'll get out of countries that ignore climate change

As Rishi Sunak announced the approval of dozens of new oil and gas exploration and production licenses in the North Sea, Fortescue's Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest said he would withdraw his...

July 31, 2023 at 07:48 am

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Forex Analysis

Dollar tentative as investors await Fed minutes

Dollar tentative as investors await Fed minutes

November 22, 2022 at 08:57 pm

Currencies : Focus on Foreign Exchange Reserves

Currencies: Focus on Foreign Exchange Reserves

November 02, 2022 at 12:21 pm

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Index Analysis

Why the Nasdaq will be rebalanced

Why the Nasdaq will be rebalanced

July 12, 2023 at 10:57 am

ETF Overview : Small-Cap, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical...

ETF Overview: Small-Cap, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical...

June 28, 2023 at 07:37 pm

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Commodity Analysis

UK Energy Regulator Sets Out Network Prices, Five-Year Investment Package

UK Energy Regulator Sets Out Network Prices, Five-Year Investment Package

November 30, 2022 at 02:36 am

Commodities :
Global executives see Ukraine conflict accelerating energy transition

Global executives see Ukraine conflict accelerating energy transition

November 22, 2022 at 08:01 am

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