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As Bitcoin’s energy demand -- and associated carbon footprint -- have rapidly expanded, so has public scrutiny of this model’s outsized environmental impact.

Companies are changing behaviors and new business ideas to support the transition are emerging. All this needs financing, and EU regulatory initiatives have great potential to play a central role for transition to a more sustainable society, says Nasdaq's Fredrik Ekström.

Companies that opt for equity funding on the public markets create more jobs than companies that stay private, and it also allows a broader investor community to share the growth journey. This is why Nasdaq's Bjørn Sibbern is convinced of the societal benefits of equity funding.

Not long ago, the market used to trade 6 billion shares a day on a pretty regular basis. Today, 10 billion shares are “normal,” and we’ve even been seeing 9 billion shares a day in the middle of summer. This raises the question, is the stock market really that much more liquid?

These products are primarily aimed at a fickle demographic, and what is hot one year can easily become stone cold the next as another brand takes center stage.

El Salvador, a Central American nation with a population of 6.4 million, made history this week when it became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency.

Here’s a look at the nations with the lowest per capita income, which makes them the poorest nations in the world.

The crypto world is known for its volatility, and hard forks—blockchain updates with security patches or other changes in the code—reinforce this perceived lack of stability.

Today’s fast evolving advisor technology has been focused on issues like heightening advisor capacity and effectiveness, enhancing client engagement and capturing a deeper level of customer information.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services' Energy Team.

As Europe looks to lead the world in electric vehicle (EV) uptake, many governments are incentivizing the switch from traditionally-fueled cars to electric alternatives, hoping to end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles and get on the path to net-zero carbon emissions

Zscaler is set to report fourth quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results after the closing bell Thursday.

Like any stock, Bitcoin needs new investors to continue growing. That’s why the cryptocurrency has a lot riding on El Salvador. But it has a lot of hurdles to overcome.

APIs allow data to be shared between different applications. Without APIs, different technologies wouldn’t be able to talk to one another, leaving integrations between different platforms and applications more difficult, if not impossible.

Among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity.

Privacy is fundamental to any healthy and prosperous society, and was once an immovable cornerstone of the human experience

The largest American fast-food chain McDonald's (MCD) is now accepting Bitcoin-as-payment through Lightning Network, a layer-two payment protocol that is designed to make Bitcoin (BTC) transactions more scalable, at all of its restaurants in El Salvador.

The Great Resignation is already drastically reshaping the corporate landscape, but its impact could have repercussions far beyond big businesses.

El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. Based on most of the coverage of that that I have seen, it seems that that is either an historic, forward-thinking move that will change the world forever, or a blunder of epic proportions. Neither is quite true.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services' Energy Team.