Day: May 17, 2023

Tether to buy Bitcoin based on monthly net profits

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Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin Tether (USDT), is following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy to manage its reserves. The stablecoin issuer plans to strengthen its reserves with the help of Bitcoin (BTC) and move away from United States-based government debts. In an announcement on May 17, Tether revealed that it plans to invest a portion of its profits into BTC on a monthly basis. The firm said it will “regularly allocate up to 15% of its net realized operating profits towards purchasing Bitcoin.” The announcement comes within a week…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops Below $27,000 as US Debt Ceiling Fears Grip Markets

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Bitcoin fell below the $27,000 level on May 17, as market uncertainty remained high amidst the debt ceiling crisis in the United States. Congress continues to negotiate terms of a potential increase to the limit, before the U.S. government runs out of cash on June 1. Ethereum also dropped, breaking out of the $1,800 level. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) moved below the $27,000 level on Wednesday, following yesterday’s U.S. Retail Sales report. BTC/USD moved to a low of $26,785.41 earlier in today’s session, which was following Tuesday’s peak at $27,223.07. Today’s…

Tencent Q1 2023 Earnings Statement Rides High on Increased Payment Volumes, Ad Sales, Gaming

Chinese tech giant Tencent saw its Q1 2023 revenue jump 11% YoY to $21.4 billion amid relaxed industrial regulations.  Tencent Holdings posted its Q1 2023 results, reflecting the company’s fastest jump in quarterly revenue in over a year. The latest quarterly figures also mark a resounding rebound for the Chinese tech giant following a series of underwhelmingly flat quarters. For Q1 2023, Tencent posted an 11% year-over-year revenue jump to 150 billion Chinese yuan ($21.4 billion) compared to analysts’ expectations of 146.09 billion yuan. The Shenzhen-based tech and entertainment conglomerate attributed…

Bitcoin Startup River Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding Round

Due to the recent failures and flaws of the traditional banking system, Bitcoin’s potential to foster a more secure global economy may have come to light in a new way. River, a Bitcoin technology and financial services startup, has completed a $35 million Series B funding round. This follows after its $12 million Series A round in 2021. The new round was led by Kingsway Capital and also saw participation from contributors such as Alarko Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Goldcrest, Cygni, and M13 among others. Billionaire investor Peter Thiel also…

Apple Allows Axie Infinity Game to Feature on App Store

Makers of Axie Infinity are hopeful that launching the game on the Apple platform will spurt growth. They are also hopeful of Apple making policies friendlier for NFTs in the future. In the latest development, Sky Mavis, the creator of the popular blockchain-enabled Axie Infinity video game, announced that the video game will be now available for download on the Apple App Store. Axie Infinity is a play-to-earn crypto game that allows gamers to battle one another while collecting or trading earning rewards as well as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The…

USDT Issuer Tether Says It Will Buy BTC with Realized Profits for Bolstering Stablecoin Reserves

The company said it will exclusively utilize realized profits from its investment operations for buying BTC, disregarding unrealized capital gains. It means that the firm considers “only the tangible gains from its operations,” consisting of the difference between the purchase price and net proceeds from an asset sale or, in case of maturing assets such as Treasury bills, between the purchase price and the reimbursed amount, per the statement. Original Source BolsteringBTCBuyIssuerProfitsRealizedReservesStablecoinTetherUSDT CryptoX Portal

Swiss Banking Giant UBS May Record $17B Loss from Credit Suisse Takeover

According to the UBS post-acquisition plans, it is going to implement a phased integration of the Credit Suisse brand which may last a couple of years.  Swiss multinational banking giant UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) has revealed new details about what its liabilities are likely to be from the acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN). According to a CNBC report based on the filing, the firm lodged with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a total financial hit of $17 billion may be incurred from the…

Coinbase to Expand to Singapore as US SEC Denies Answerability

The firm also conducted a survey recently to asses the constructive stance of policymakers towards crypto and Web3 in Singapore. Crypto exchange Coinbase is looking into relocating to Singapore as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission rejects the company’s requests for regulatory clarity. The US SEC recently asked the judge to deny Coinbase’s bid to coerce the agency to answer Coinbase’s rulemaking petition. The petition was submitted last year asking for clarity on how securities laws applied to cryptocurrency. Last month, Coinbase filed a lawsuit against SEC asserting that…