Shares of HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, fluctuated on their trading debut, as investors shunned risk amid a downturn in both equity and digital asset markets. Trading under the stock code 3887, HashKey shares first changed hands on Wednesday at HK$6.70, or 0.3 per cent above the offer price of…
Key Insights: BTC price fell 5%, and in latest Bitcoin news, China’s mining crackdown have fueled concerns. Recent Chinese regulations on Bitcoin mining have affected approximately 400,000 miners, temporarily reducing network hashrate and revenue. The CCP has taken measures that effectively limit Bitcoin and crypto activity in the country. The past few months have been…
The People’s Bank of China just logged its thirteenth straight month of gold purchases, extending one of the most deliberate reserve-management campaigns of the post-crisis era. These purchases signal that the world’s second-largest economy is shifting deeper into sovereign-controlled, seizure-resistant assets. Against this backdrop, crypto analysts see the PBoC’s buying streak not as a bullish…
When Alvin Kwock, co-founder of digital insurer OneDegree, took part in the inaugural Hong Kong FinTech Week in November 2016, it was held at a venue suitable for only a few hundred people. “As it was the first ever fintech event in Hong Kong, only fintech start-ups were interested, no big financial institutions paid attention,”…
Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings late Wednesday set up the stock market for a ferocious rebound as the chipmaker appeared to ease fears that an AI bubble was about to pop. Thursday began with a massive rally with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 700 points, regaining some ground after an earlier AI-related selloff. Upbeat results from…
Thursday was a bizarre day in the stock market. Investors are still scratching their heads over what caused a sudden and dramatic reversal around midday after a morning of solid gains, but there might be some clues in the latest bout of bitcoin selling. The Dow was up as much as 700 points in Thursday’s…
Bitcoin continued to slide on Friday, extending a weeks-long slump that has wiped out nearly $800 billion in value since the cryptocurrency hit its 2025 peak last month. The downturn has stripped away all of bitcoin’s gains this year — and raised questions about where it might go from here. Since closing at almost $125,000…
Bitcoin BTC$83 292,08 staged a modest rebound in morning U.S. hours Friday after a 10% selloff overnight as the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December jumped sharply following dovish remarks from New York Fed President John Williams. “I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range…
Global stock markets sold off sharply this morning as investors continued to question whether the ‘Magnificent 7’ tech companies have fueled an unsustainable bubble in AI. The selling is brutal. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.36% this morning after losing 2.38% yesterday. S&P 500 futures were flat but volatile this morning, and the VIX volatility…
It’s getting frothy out there. Pick any stock market metric, whether it’s the Nasdaq’s closing price or a more technical measure like the Shiller P/E ratio, and the number will look unusually large. Throw in crazy AI valuations, for privately held startups and publicly traded stocks alike, and what we’re seeing looks a lot like…