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"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary likes watches so much that he wore two of them at the Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards. "The watch market has actually beat the S&P now for the eighth year in a row," O'Leary said Monday at Benzinga's Fintech ...

Crypto once again doesn’t fit into the regulatory round hole. The proposed 6045 digital asset broker regulations – currently in a comment period – are filled with problematic requirements. A few of them make taxpayer compliance impossible.This post is part of Co

Can Sun, former general counsel of FTX, is spearheading the creation of a new exchange, Backpack, along with other ex-FTX executives. This development is especially noteworthy in the context of the upcoming Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets ...

At the forefront of pioneering the next wave in the cryptocurrency world, Andrew Winn, CFO of Unicoin, took the stage Monday to introduce what he terms a "second generation crypto" at the Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards. The session, moderated by ...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Prudent Investors Should Care Please click here for a chart of the federal deficit. Note the following: The chart goes back to 1900. The chart shows that large federal deficits are a relatively ...

South Korea-based crypto exchange Bithumb announced its plan to go public, eyeing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the second half of 2025. This significant development arrives as the industry looks forward to discussions at Benzinga's Future of ...

The situation in Gaza remains critical with major hospitals out of service and a deepening health crisis, 38 days after the onset of Hamas’ attacks, while escalating military activities at the Israel-Lebanon border stoke fears of a broader regional ...

Welcome to the world of crypto taxes, where investors are finally starting to see black and white rules! It's crucial to understand the basics of crypto taxes to ensure you stay on the right side of the law, especially since the IRS is looking to crack down on crypto investors mo

On November 2, 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all counts in his federal criminal trial in the Southern District of New York.The most recent superseding indictment was filed on August 14, 2023, and included seven criminal counts such as wire fraud, securities fraud, c

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Stock futures point to a modestly lower open on Monday as the indices struggle to find a clear direction following the setback in late July. The rate uncertainty has remained an overhang on the market. Therefore, inflation data and speeches by Federal ...

Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, in a new substack post, lauded a couple of election results from last week and weighed in on her uncle’s recent rhetoric. Democrats Not Given Their Due: Contrary to the expectations of Republicans and the media, ...

Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood took aim at the index-based investment strategy and explained its shortcomings, taking Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) as an example to make her case. Alphabet At Risk: Despite large-language models poised to ...

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) may have taken one more step toward manufacturing its next-gen, affordable EV models. The Irvine, California-based company reportedly received approval for starting construction of the Georgia plant, which is ...

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), once called an ‘Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) killer' has experienced a remarkable surge in price, surging by 40% in the past week and reaching a new high for the year 2023 at approximately $58.  What Happened: Crypto analyst Jacob ...

The Palestinian militant group has shifted its financing methods to cryptocurrencies, enabling it to receive financial support from Iran while evading detection, according to a Wall Street Journal report. What Happened: The report sheds light on how ...

Hong Kong's leaders are currently evaluating the potential to open up the market to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would invest directly in cryptocurrencies. This move is part of a broader initiative to establish Hong Kong as a central hub for ...

Popular cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe has updated his outlook on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ahead of the expected approval of BlackRock Inc.'s (NYSE:BLK) spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). What Happened: According to van de Poppe, ...

Crypto lender Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL) saw its CEL token trade 27% higher, taking its seven-day trading gain to 39%, on the heels of a dramatic bankruptcy case. What Happened: Market cap and trading volume in the past 24 hours increased 27% and 20%, ...

Halloween marked the 12-year anniversary of the collapse of MF Global, the eighth largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, where a major political donor caused a multi-billion dollar shortfall of customer segregated funds by transferring them to cover losses on proprietary trading. So