Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel Investment Group, predicted at the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that Trump would be re-elected as president of the United States. "The expectation today is that Donald Trump will win the White House in just a few short days. We'll know soon," Griffin said. Griffin also commented on market volatility, suggesting the election outcome would reduce uncertainty and benefit asset prices. He said: "We are at the most uncertain moment. ...
Castle Island Ventures co-founder Nic Carter said on his social media platform that the meme hype is largely a reaction to the oppressive regulation of the Securities Exchange Commission. If the SEC regulates rationally, there will be less demand for trading meme coins in the market. Nic Carter also said that just as in the past decade, the basic desire to trade meme tokens has always existed.
According to Cointelegraph, former crypto-friendly bank SilvergateBank would probably have weathered the storm had it not been for the voluntary liquidation forced by U.S. regulators, according to CastleIslandVentures partner NicCarter, who believes this is an attempt by the Biden administration to "cut off" the cryptocurrency industry. "I believe Silvergate could have weathered the cash withdrawal and is moving in that direction," Carter wrote in the Sept. 25 article, citing Silvergate's recent...
据Cointelegraph消息,CastleIslandVentures合伙人NicCarter表示,如果不是美国监管机构强制其自愿清算,前加密友好型银行SilvergateBank很可能已经度过难关。Carter认为,这是拜登政府试图“斩断”加密货币行业的举措。 Carter在9月25日的文章中写道:“我相信Silvergate本可以渡过资金抽离难关,并且正朝这个方向发展。”他引用Silvergate近期的破产文件和内部消息称,拜登政...
Nic Carter, a partner at CastleIsland Ventures, said the intervention of US regulators forced Silvergate to liquidate voluntarily, or the bank could have survived. Carter pointed out that the Biden administration had asked Silvergate to limit cryptocurrency deposits to 15% or face serious consequences. This move is seen as "Operation Kill 2.0", which is to crack down on banks that support cryptocurrencies through crypto rules and weaken the development of the industry. Carter also pointed out th...
CastleIsland Ventures合伙人Nic Carter表示,美国监管机构的干预迫使Silvergate银行自愿清算,否则该行原本可以幸存下来。Carter指出,拜登政府曾要求Silvergate将加密货币存款限制在15%,否则将面临严重后果。这一举动被视为“扼杀行动2.0”,即通过隐秘规则打击支持加密货币的银行,削弱行业发展。 Carter还指出,Silvergate选择自愿清算而不是进入FDIC接管程序的决...
Castle Island Ventures 发布一份《Stablecoins: The Emerging Marke...
The latest survey conducted by Visa and Castle Island Ventures shows a surge in the use of stablecoins in the first half of 2024, with settlements expected to reach $5.28 trillion by the end of the year. The survey highlights the increasing use of stablecoins for real-world uses such as cross-border transfers, remittances, payroll, and trade settlement. For non-crypto stablecoin activities, 69% used stablecoins for currency substitution, 39% for payments for goods and services, and another 39% f...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Geoffrey K. Auyeung, a resident of Newcastle, Wash., has been indicted in connection with a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme, facing "conspiracy to launder money, and nine counts of launder money by concealment or expenditure." Auyeung, who was arrested on Aug. 12, defrauded investors by posing as an escrow agent for oil and gas investments, then transferred client funds to accounts under his control, the DOJ said. "Once...
Gold Ten Futures, July 2, according to foreign media, the number of ships queuing at Australia's key coal port Newcastle reached 31 on July 2, a 23-month high, as climate protests and storms disrupted operations. According to Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS), the average ship turnaround time at the two PWCS terminals in Newcastle increased to 7.61 days in June from 5.05 days in May. Shipments at PWCS terminals increased to 7.90 million tonnes in June from 7.40 million tonnes in May, but were do...