Crypto Liquidations Top $477M as Bitcoin Slips Below $90K
Akash Girimath / decrypt - Bitcoin’s dip below $90,000 has triggered a liquidation spree as bullish momentum fades amid ETF outflows and thin liquidity.
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China’s first 'AI tiger' goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut
cnbc - Shares of China-backed Zhipu made small gains on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial public offering.
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 17625 / 7 stories in 1 month
Samsung reports record Q4 operating profit amid booming chip demand
Samsung Electronics reported historic Q4 operating profits, with projections near 20 trillion won driven by surging memory and AI chip demand. Multiple outlets note unprecedented profit gains fueled by a chip market supercycle, underscoring Samsung’s dominant position in global semiconductor production.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 17622 / 14 stories in 1 month
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.
- Board opts Netflix over risky Paramount bid (13)
- Industry warns of broader deal risks (2)
- Larry Ellison’s backing falls short for Paramount (2)
- Shareholder blasts board’s negotiation approach (1)
Board opts Netflix over risky Paramount bid
Industry warns of broader deal risks
Larry Ellison’s backing falls short for Paramount
Shareholder blasts board’s negotiation approach
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 17590 / 18 stories in 1 month
MSCI Keeps Strategy and DATCOs in Indexes After Policy Review Ends
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR MSCI has decided not to exclude Bitcoin treasury companies from its global equity indexes. Companies like Strategy will remain in MSCI indexes under the current eligibility criteria. MSCI will conduct further consultation to assess how to classify di…
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Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin, solana ETFs
Reuters / fastcompany - Morgan Stanley is seeking regulatory approval to launch exchange-traded funds tied to the price of cryptocurrency tokens, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, the first such move by a big U.S. bank.The bank is …
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Oil and defense stocks react to Venezuela news: Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Palantir, Lockheed, Halliburton, more
Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - The geopolitical implications of President Trump’s controversial weekend attack on Venezuela and the capture and extradition of its president, Nicolás Maduro, are still being digested by legal and security experts in the two days following the shocking an…
- Geopolitical ripples: Global political and military maneuvers (7)
- Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge (11)
- Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge (6)
- Tech response: Starlink steps up for Venezuela (3)
Geopolitical ripples: Global political and military maneuvers
Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge
Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge
Tech response: Starlink steps up for Venezuela
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 17494 / 27 stories in 2 months
(2nd LD) KOSPI soars over 3 pct to hit fresh record high on tech rally
Choi Kyong-ae / co - SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares surged by more than 3 percent Monday to c...
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Bitcoin dips, but quickly recovers as U.S. captures Venezuela's Maduro
Stephen Alpher / coindesk - The U.S. overnight launched a military strike against Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extracting them from the country.
- Global outcry and political fallout (6)
- Market moves and betting speculations (4)
- On-site operation details and capture timeline (6)
- Other reactions: disinformation, disruptions, and reporting delays (5)
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BitMine Stock Jumps 14% as Tom Lee Seeks 50B Share Authorization
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR BitMine stock rose by 14 percent and closed at $31.03 following a new shareholder proposal. Chairman Tom Lee asked shareholders to approve an increase in authorized shares to 50 billion. The company currently has 500 million authorized shares and is …
Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 17434 / 3 stories in 2 months
Tesla reports 418,227 deliveries for the fourth quarter, down 16%
cnbc - Tesla's fourth-quarter deliveries report follows a steep rally in the company's stock in the last few months of 2025.
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The $6.5 Billion Race: Chinese AI Firms Sprint to Hong Kong as the Exit Door Swings Open
Maria Garcia / implicator - Chinese AI firms MiniMax and Zhipu AI race to Hong Kong IPOs at $6.5B valuations despite massive losses. Zhipu burned $271M on $27M revenue in six months. The Manus-Meta deal reveals the emerging pattern: Chinese talent, Singapore HQ, American buyer.
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Grayscale Targets AI Crypto Exposure With Proposed GTAO Bittensor ETF
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Grayscale pushes GTAO ETF conversion as TAO halving fuels renewed demand momentum Spot GTAO ETF plan brings staking rewards and in-kind flows to investors worldwide OTCQX debut sets stage for NYSE Arca listing and future ETF effectiveness ahead TAO p…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 17371 / 10 stories in 2 months
Nvidia Finalizes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
PYMNTS / pymnts - Nvidia has purchased $5 billion in Intel shares as part of a larger tech partnership. Intel confirmed the purchase of 214.7 million shares in a securities filing Monday (Dec. 29), concluding a deal first announced in September. A report on the purchase by…
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- On-scene coverage of Nvidia's finalized Intel share deal (13)
- Reporting Nvidia's swift financial gains from Intel deal (2)
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Intel share reactions amid Nvidia's landmark deal
On-scene coverage of Nvidia's finalized Intel share deal
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DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm
cnbc - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.
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Xiaomi Co-Founder Lin Bin Announces Long-Term Share Sale Plan of Up to USD 2 Billion
pandaily - Xiaomi co-founder and Vice Chairman Lin Bin has announced a planned sale of up to $2 billion worth of shares over several years, starting in late 2026, with proceeds earmarked for a new investment fund.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Buys $3 Million of Nike Shares
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple CEO Tim Cook disclosed a roughly $3 million open-market purchase of Nike shares this week (via Reuters).According to a regulatory filing published yesterday, Cook purchased 50,000 Class B shares of Nike on December 22 at an average price of $58.97 p…
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NVIDIA Tested Intel's 18A Node but Did Not Commit to Intel Foundry
techpowerup - According to a report from Reuters, NVIDIA has explored using Intel Foundry's 18A node but has not proceeded to mass production. Reuters states, "NVIDIA recently tested out whether it would manufacture its chips using Intel's production process known as 1…
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17264 / 7 stories in 2 months
Bitcoin Miner Slowdown May Be Setting Up the Next Bullish Phase
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Hashrate fell ~4%, the sharpest pullback since April 2024 amid tighter markets Past hashrate contractions often preceded stronger 90- and 180-day returns ahead Rising power costs squeezed margins, forcing high-cost miners to shut rigs fast Institutio…
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Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40 billion Larry Ellison backing
Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - It's the latest attempt by one major Hollywood superpower to acquire another.
Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 17212 / 12 stories in 2 months