The city's digital asset push stands in contrast with the mainland, where Beijing has effectively banned trading and stamped out crypto-related activities.
The $3.2 billion rescue deal came after a weekend of crunch talks, with the chairman of UBS describing it as "absolutely essential to ... global finance."
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure markets and lawmakers that the government will protect U.S. bank deposits amid a rash of bank failures.
"BlackRock is not participating in any plans to acquire all or any part of Credit Suisse, and has no interest in doing so," a company spokesperson told CNBC.
According to a lawsuit obtained by CNBC, former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has missed payments on three promisorry notes and owes Theranos creditors $25 million.
The World Health Organization said new data linking the virus to animal samples at China's Wuhan Market provides more clues about the Covid pandemic's origins.
Google's layoffs announced in January included employees who were on medical and maternity leave and who are now at risk of not getting paid out for time off.