Important news 1. The Federal Reserve's interest rate decision hits tonight, and "standing still" is almost a foregone conclusion. 2. The DeepSeek app is no longer available in Apple and Google Play in Italy. 3. The United States is launching a national security investigation into DeepSeek. Stock news 1. Alibaba (BABA. N) Qwen 2.5-Max is officially released, surpassing GPT-4o and DeepSeek-V3. 2. Trump Media Technology Group (DJT. O) will join hands with Schwab Wealth Management (SCHW. N) to ente...
Cardano's Plomin hard fork will go live later on Wednesday. The network will transition to fully decentralized governance. Before the upgrade to fully decentralized governance, Cardano's ADA token trading price increased slightly. After the upgrade, ADA holders get voting rights to support parameter changes, treasury withdrawals to decide the future of the hard fork and the blockchain. It is reported that the Plomin hard fork requires the equity pool operator to upgrade the node and pass the upg...
In 2024, Ethereum charges $2.48 billion, the most of all blockchains, followed by Tron with $2.15 billion. According to a report by CoinGecko on January 21, Bitcoin is in third place with $922 million. Ethereum's fee revenue last year increased by 3% compared to $2.41 billion in 2023. Lim Yu Qian, research analyst at CoinGecko, wrote: "This shows that while the Dencun upgrade in March 2024 has reduced L2 transaction costs, users are migrating from the L1 chain to their L2 extensions.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's appointee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, holds assets worth between $6.90 million and $29.50 million, according to forms published Wednesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Under his ethics agreement, he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin, his most valuable asset, which he does not plan to sell. Trump has promised to provide a more friendly regulatory environments for cryptocurrencies than the administration of former President Joe ...
David Solomon, Goldman's chief executive, said in an interview that the bank still could not own, dominate or participate in bitcoin from a regulatory perspective, saying: "If the world changes, you and I can discuss it." In response to whether Trump's potential strategic bitcoin reserves would affect the bank's handling of crypto, he said: "First of all, you know, we've talked about this many times, and the underlying technology is what we spend...
Swedish compliance crypto asset manager Virtune has announced that Finland's first cryptocurrency ETPs have been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, with a total of five euro-denominated ETPs, all of which are 100% physically backed and fully collateralized: Virtune Bitcoin ETP, Virtune XRP ETP, Virtune Staked Solana ETP, Virtune Staked Ethereum ETP, and Virtune Crypto Altcoin Index ETP.
Swedish-regulated crypto asset manager Virtune has announced that Finland's first crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) have been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, with a total of five euro-denominated ETPs currently approved to start trading: Virtune Bitcoin ETP, Virtune XRP ETP, Virtune Staked Solana ETP, Virtune Staked Ethereum ETP, and Virtune Crypto Altcoin Index ETP.
BlackRock (BLK. N), the world's largest asset manager, reported on Wednesday that fourth-quarter corporate profits jumped 21 percent, as the stock market boom boosted commission revenue and its assets under management hit a record high of $11.60 trillion. Its assets in the same period last year and in the third quarter were 10.01 trillion and 11.48 trillion, respectively. BlackRock's fourth-quarter long-term net inflows were $201 billion. Overall net inflows reached $281.4 billion, up from $95.6...
On January 15, market news: Thailand may allow bitcoin ETFs to list on local exchanges for the first time.
South Korean police are expected to try again on Wednesday to execute the arrest warrant against Yoon, according to Yonhap.
On January 14, the HKMA (HKMA) recently allowed digital banks to open physical branches, a move that Hong Kong's largest digital bank, ZA Bank, is considering to improve customer experience and transaction processes. The establishment of physical branches will enhance the competitiveness and customer trust of digital banks, promote financial inclusion, and accelerate the development of the industry. At the same time, the HKMA has also launched the "Distributed Ledger Technology Regulatory Incuba...
Layer 1 relational blockchain platform Chromia on Wednesday unveiled its priorities for Quarter 1 2025, highlighting the development of blockchain-enabled AI tools to support decentralized AI applications. According to Chromia's recent blog, the company's roadmap also includes the release of Postchain Python client side and Neural Interface v2.0, as well as a Mimir mainnet upgrade. Chromia's Mimir mainnet upgrade, scheduled for the end of Quarter 1, is expected to expand support for blockchain a...
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced at the Thai Marketing Association seminar on Wednesday that Thailand will launch a new cryptocurrency payment project, starting with the popular tourist destination of Phuket. The project will allow foreign tourists to use digital assets to make purchases in the tourist city. The government's goal is to enable foreign tourists to use their digital assets to shop in tourism-focused cities.
1. Tencent Holdings (00700.HK): It was a mistake to be included in the list of military enterprises by the US Department of Defense, and plans to start a reconsideration process. 2. Ping An Good Doctor (01833.HK): Received a full purchase offer from Anxin, the controlling shareholder. 3. Country Garden (02007.HK): Sales 3.42 billion yuan in December 2024. 4. Yashi Optics (01120.HK): Intends to cooperate in the development of smart glasses and virtual reality-related optical accessories. 5. Accor...