cryptocurrency: Bitcoin rally and ‘short memories’ reignite everything in crypto

cryptocurrency: Bitcoin rally and ‘short memories’ reignite everything in crypto

Bitcoin’s rally to near a record high is reawakening animal spirits — not just in the cryptocurrency market itself, but in the broader financial world that had left the digital asset sector for dead last year. The change of heart can be seen in the improved outlook for deal flow, highlighted by Robinhood Markets Inc.’s … Read more

Wall Street returns to T+1 stock trading after a century

Wall Street returns to T+1 stock trading after a century

The US stock market is finally as fast as it was about a hundred years ago. That was the last time share trades in New York settled in a single day, as they will from Tuesday under new Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The change, halving the time it takes to complete every transaction, also … Read more

Wall Street: Speedier Wall Street trades putting global finance on edge

Wall Street: Speedier Wall Street trades putting global finance on edge

New York: When US markets reopen next Tuesday after the long weekend, everything will likely seem normal. It’s only after the close and in the following days that any cracks are expected to appear. A spike in the number of failed trades, operational glitches and additional costs are among industry fears as the trading process … Read more

Supreme Court declines to hear Musk challenge to SEC order over Tesla posts

Supreme Court declines to hear Musk challenge to SEC order over Tesla posts

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Elon Musk’s challenge to a 2018 settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that required lawyers to approve some of the billionaire’s public posts about Tesla.   The Tesla CEO filed an appeal with the Supreme Court in December, arguing that the agreement is a … Read more

SEC accuses Musk of distorting scope of investigation into Twitter purchase

SEC accuses Musk of distorting scope of investigation into Twitter purchase

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Elon Musk on Wednesday of distorting the scope of its investigation into his 2022 purchase of Twitter as the agency attempts to force him to sit for a deposition. “Musk continues to distort the true scope of this investigation — his only hope for establishing that the SEC … Read more

Firefighters Aren’t Prepared To Deal With The EV Fire Risk

Firefighters Aren’t Prepared To Deal With The EV Fire Risk

Good morning! It’s Friday, March 1, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Research Needed To Prepare Firefighters For EV Blazes Cars burst into flames all the time and, … Read more

Bitcoin breaks $60k for first time since November 2021

Bitcoin breaks k for first time since November 2021

The price of one bitcoin topped $60,000 on Wednesday for the first time since November 2021, when the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit its current record of nearly $67,000. The boom is a massive turnaround from a year ago, when bitcoin kicked off 2023 below $20,000 and economists were anticipating a wider recession. Bitcoin has rallied … Read more

SEC approves Truth Social, Digital World merger

SEC approves Truth Social, Digital World merger

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a merger between former President Trump’s media startup and the blank-check company attempting to take his platform Truth Social public. Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) said Wednesday that the agency declared the registration statement for its merger with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) to be effective. … Read more

Republican senators slam SEC over ‘deeply troubling’ conduct in crypto case

Republican senators slam SEC over ‘deeply troubling’ conduct in crypto case

Several Republican senators slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday over its “deeply troubling” conduct in a recent case against the cryptocurrency company DEBT Box. The SEC brought the case against DEBT Box in July, accusing the company of “an ongoing, sprawling, fraudulent securities offering” that defrauded investors of at least $49 million. … Read more

SEC account hack result of ‘SIM swap’ attack, agency says

SEC account hack result of ‘SIM swap’ attack, agency says

The hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, earlier this month was the result of a ‘SIM swap’ attack, an agency spokesperson said Tuesday. An “unauthorized party” used SIM swapping to obtain control of the phone number associated with the SEC’s X account and reset … Read more