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Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla, a YouTuber and crypto journalist has voiced criticism regarding Michael Lewis’ latest book centered around Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of FTX, who is currently facing trial for alleged fraud ...

Wednesday’s recovery could prove short-lived, going by the trading in stock futures, which points to a slightly lower opening on Thursday. Bond yields continued to ease and oil prices saw incremental weakness, and these could help improve the risk ...

A Parisian cocoa trader told Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial jury that pricey ads and FTX’s confident CEO helped convince him the crypto exchange was a safe place to deposit over $100,000 so he could trade cryptocurrencies – but he never expected that anyone but him w

An NFT community that holds the original “Doge” meme is collaborating with local governments to erect a physical statue in honor of Kabosu, the dog that inspired the viral meme. The statue is scheduled for unveiling on Nov. 2 in Sakura, Japan, ...

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) witnessed an approximately 8% drop in after-hours trading on Wednesday after announcing a debt offering. Alongside this, the company also provided a preliminary print of its third-quarter revenue, which fell in ...

Top Kremlin mouthpiece, Margarita Simonyan, suggested“blowing up a nuke over Siberia to scare the West,” amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. What Happened: Simonyan, who is the editor-in-chief of RT, voiced her thoughts on the ongoing war in Ukraine ...

Sales of Donald Trump NFTs from his second collection have experienced a spike of over 350% in the last 24 hours, as reported by data from OpenSea. The surge in sales has resulted in a total of 54 transactions during this period. What Happened: The ...

The first day of the criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried saw mentions of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum  (CRYPTO: ETH), Dogecoin  (CRYPTO: DOGE), and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), but notably excluded FTX’s native token, FTT ...

Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his clear stance on figures such as Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. What Happened: Kennedy Jr. in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine published on Wednesday vowed to pardon them on ...

Major cryptocurrencies rose higher on Wednesday evening as headwinds in traditional markets alleviated and the crypto markets showed signs of calming down, following Monday’s sharp rally. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded 9:30 p.m. ...

The 10 richest people in the world are worth $100 billion or more. Many on the list are over the age of 50 and have years of experience founding and leading companies, including Elon Musk who tops the list with a wealth of more than $200 ...

Merrill, a Bank of America company, has thrown a curveball, challenging the traditional wisdom surrounding the predictive power of the U.S. yield curve inversion for recessions. In Merrill’s latest Capital Market Outlook, penned by Joseph P. Quinlan, ...

With Benzinga's Fintech Deal Day just around the corner, scheduled for Nov. 13 in NYC, we reflect on an insightful interview from last year's event with a leading figure in the crypto industry. "Bitstamp is the longest running cryptocurrency ...

Wire Network announced on Wednesday it opened its decentralized MegaMask wallet to the public for alpha testing.  Currently, in this early-access phase, MegaMask wallet allows users to send, receive and buy cryptocurrency across platforms such as Wire ...

Despite the collapse of FTX and the downfall of its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, investor confidence in the apex cryptocurrency stands strong as the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has rallied over 60% since his arrest. What Happened: Once a major ...

Steven Schoenfield, former managing director at BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and current CEO of MarketVector Indexes, anticipates the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will greenlight a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot ETF within "three to six months." ...

Irwin Simon, chairman and CEO of Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) was asked Wednesday whether conversations with stockholders are at times frustrating when the company's stock price isn't always performing to everyone's satisfaction. Tilray's first-quarter ...

Picture this: a groundbreaking moment in the world of cryptocurrencies, where the lines between traditional finance and digital assets blur. It's not just a distant dream; it's happening now. The recent news that Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest filed for the first spot ether (ETH)

Risk sentiment rebounded during midday Wednesday trading in New York as stocks surged, driven by a retreat in Treasury yields after several sessions of substantial surges. The ADP National Employment Report, which fell short of expectations (89,000 ...

One of the most highly anticipated movies of 2024 is “Deadpool 3” with Ryan Reynolds returning in the title role and Hugh Jackman, joining to reprise his iconic Wolverine role. A hit musician is also rumored to be making a cameo in the film. What ...