Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Wednesday, according … Read more
Donald Trump is an unlikely crypto ally. The power of bitcoin, embodied in Satoshi Nakamoto’s founding document, is that it frees participants from murky assessments of trust, instead relying on the bedrock of proof. Bitcoin is truth. So it was cosmically weird last week to hear the attendees of the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville … Read more
Block beat on profit in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock rose in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG. Earnings per share: 93 cents adjusted vs. 84 cents expected Revenue: $6.16 billion vs. $6.28 billion expected Block, formerly known as Square, posted $2.23 billion in … Read more
A visual representation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on November 20, 2018 in London, England. Jordan Mansfield | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Bitcoin tumbles with stocks on Thursday Disappointing data out Thursday fueled investor worries that the U.S. economy could be at risk of a recession – a day after the Federal Reserve … Read more
Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures while giving a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee on July 27, 2024. Jon Cherry | Getty Images News | Getty Images NASHVILLE — On Saturday morning at around 11:00 A.M. at the world’s biggest bitcoin conference … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 30, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more
Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures while giving a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee on July 27, 2024. Jon Cherry | Getty Images News | Getty Images With the price of bitcoin hovering around $70,000 again, experts have tax advice for new … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rose to begin the final week of July as traders digested a slew of political developments that took place over the weekend and looked ahead to central bank meetings this week. Bitcoin was last higher by 2% at $69,640.00, according to Coin Metrics. Ether rose 3% to … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 24, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump stopped short of promising to establish an official U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve currency during his Saturday keynote speech at the biggest bitcoin conference of … Read more
