The cryptocurrency crash is putting bitcoin miners in a squeeze, pushing down their company shares. Investors have been dumping the stocks in response to the crypto mining companies’ falling profits and high fixed costs. Bitcoin mining is the highly capital-intensive process of running the program that keeps the Bitcoin Network...
BlackRock has no plans to launch a bitcoin product, but is bullish on the blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, according to one of its most senior executives. “In terms of the underlying technology of blockchain, it is incredibly innovative and incredibly disruptive,” Salim Ramji, global head of iShares and index...
“‘I think the worst part is probably over. We’ve seen a pretty sharp drop.’” That’s Changpeng Zhao, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, discussing the recent skid in crypto prices, which some are labeling a full-scale crash. Zhao’s comments were documented by Coindesk crypto writer Sandali Handagama. The event had not...
Do Kwon used swagger and a cultlike Twitter following to build a cryptocurrency empire that collapsed last month in a $40 billion crash. Now, despite angry investors, government investigations and a crypto-market downturn, the South Korean entrepreneur is attempting a comeback. “I have great confidence in our ability to build...
It started a cryptocurrency investing opportunity that slid into George Kissi’s direct messages in late April. It’s ending with a bitcoin loss of almost $20,000 that the self-declared “risk taker” from Dublin, Ohio calls “a total scam.” “I don’t know why I fell for that, other than greed,” Kissi, 49,...
Acxiom’s data center services once brought in a significant portion of its revenue, but costs grew as the AI rush required more data storage and speedier processing to enable machine learning and other analytics. Salespeople and others were reluctant to welcome Silicon Valley cloud partnerships that could continue to eat...
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Bankers quitting mainstream finance to capitalise on the boom in digital assets have instead been greeted with a new “crypto winter”. Former staff at JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have been among those hit as crypto exchange Coinbase cut 1,100 roles and rescinded 300 job offers, while Gemini, Crypto.com and...
“The market has not bottomed out yet,” says ANC, a small-time investor of cryptocurrencies who is still sanguine about its future. “I expect Bitcoin, (currently trading at less than $20,000) to go down to $12,000-15,000 though some even expect it to touch $10,000. That is when I will buy,” he...
Crypto dominated the largest stage in the world with a series of ads during Super Bowl LVI. Now those companies are in the spotlight again as their industry falters. Four crypto firms were most prominent during the football game: Coinbase, COIN 0.33% Crypto.com, eToro, and FTX. Their spots helped lift...
