20:39 2025-03-21
Perplexity AI is interested in acquiring TikTokArtificial intelligence company Perplexity AI announced its intention to take over TikTok U.S. business before the U.S. government ban takes effect, saying "Perplexity is uniquely positioned to rebuild TikTok algorithm without creating a monopoly." Currently, multiple buyers including Oracle, Microsoft, Walmart, and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Roblox CEO Jesse Tinsley have also been rumored to be interested in buying TikTok.
20:03 2025-03-21
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed up slightlyThe three major indices of US stocks rose slightly, the Dow rose 0.07%, the Nasdaq rose 0.52%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.08%, most popular technology stocks rose, Tesla rose more than 5%, Apple and Meta rose more than 1%.
19:57 2025-03-21
Tether is in talks with Big Four accounting firms about reserve auditsTether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, is in talks with a Big Four accounting firm to press ahead with its long-promised reserve audit. Tether, which has issued more than $140 billion worth of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies, claims each token is backed by dollar-denominated assets and only publishes quarterly reports and has yet to complete a full audit. Paolo Ardoino, Tether's chief executive, did not disclose the firm or audit timeline under discussion, saying: "This [audit] is our hig...
16:48 2025-03-21
South Korea plans to impose sanctions on unregistered trading platforms such as BitMEX and KuCoinSouth Korean financial authorities are planning to impose sanctions on crypto trading platforms such as BitMEX, KuCoin, CoinW, Bitunix and KCEX that are not registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) but offer Korean-language website services. The FIU said the exchanges were not registered as virtual asset service providers (VASPs) as required and were therefore considered to be operating illegally. Officials said plans to block access to these unregistered overseas exchanges are bein...