Crypto & Alternative Assets
Embrace AI or get left behind: Job cuts sweep through crypto firms
Bitcoin is down about one-third since hitting a peak in October
AI’s hottest private companies have booming crypto shadow market
The result is a new frontier in the financialisation of private markets
Bitcoin tops US$80,000 for three-month high as stocks rise
Optimism over a US stablecoin deal and potential Senate crypto legislation has lifted traders’ spirits
Robinhood gets Singapore regulators’ nod for brokerage offerings
MAS’ in-principle approval lets the firm tap Asian retail demand for buzzy overseas stocks
Crypto billionaire sues Trump-linked project alleging extortion
Early investors in the project are still unable to trade 80% of their tokens
Trump-linked World Liberty crypto project faces investor revolt
Billionaire backer Justin Sun calls it ‘a trap masquerading as a door’ in a post on X
Scott Bessent urges Congress to pass crypto regulation bill
Crypto companies have long argued that existing rules are inadequate for digital assets
Bitcoin jumps to three-week high on US-Iran ceasefire plan
Markets have swung since the war began on concern that a severe disruption to oil flows would stoke inflation and weigh on economic growth
Bitcoin ticks up even as Trump’s Iran war threats cloud markets
Oil prices crept up on concerns that an end to the war may not be on the horizon
IMF warns tokenised finance risks amplifying market crises ahead
Banks and companies such as BlackRock and JPMorgan test tokenisation to trade stocks and boost fee revenue