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Shiba Inu SHIB/USD , the self-proclaimed Dogecoin DOGE/USD Killer's burn rate has surged over 145%. What Happened: In the past 24 hours, Shiburn, the burning mechanism, reported that 92 million SHIB tokens have been transferred to inferno wallets, effectively removing them from circulation forever. This substantial burn activity includes a single transaction of 34,547,609 SHIB
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Private equity firms are increasingly offering sweeteners such as fee discounts to secure backing from deep-pocketed investors, in a sign that the industry is facing its toughest-ever fundraising environment. Blue-chip firms including CVC Capital Partners, Ardian, TPG and Cinven have all in recent months offered investors either a discount on management fees or other incentives
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Berkshire Hathaway’s cash and investments in short-term Treasuries surged to $147bn at the end of the second quarter, underscoring Warren Buffett’s faith in the backbone of global financial markets despite the rocky political climate in Washington. The sprawling conglomerate — which owns the BNSF railroad and Geico insurer — increased the holdings by nearly $17bn
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Affirm Holdings, IncAFRM stock is trading lower afterPiper Sandleranalyst Kevin J. Barker downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight with aprice target of $11.00. Barker expects persistently higher rates to pressure operating margins as AFRM needs to hold more loans on the balance sheet. In addition, he expects tighter underwriting standards, increased pricing, and the
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So far, 2023 has been a tough year for crypto, with a persistent down market and regulatory uncertainty that will likely send many blockchain ventures overseas for more favorable conditions. Yet the potential of blockchain to improve life for everyone remains with an increasing number of projects with practical use cases. A recent survey by
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South Korean Fintech CompanyU Fintech Hub Incannounced today that it has successfully raised $4 million in a recent capital funding round led by Forest Partners. What Happened?With this current funding round, U Fintech Hub has raised approximately $10 million in capital. U Fintech Hub operates the global remittance platform "Utransfer," specializing in B2B and C2C
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The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
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In the early hours on Monday, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and the driving force behind AI models like ChatGPT, launched his latest venture Worldcoin (WLD). With OpenAI going from a non-profit private organization, to a for-profit private organization in 2019, some questions bear asking: What is Worldcoin? Is it safe? What is it for?
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A White House advisory board has recommended that Congress place new restrictions on the FBI’s access to a foreign surveillance tool to prevent the bureau from using it to spy on Americans’ electronic communications. That surveillance programauthorized by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)was intended to track foreign spies and potential terrorists
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In the early hours on Monday, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and the driving force behind AI models like ChatGPT, launched his latest venture Worldcoin (WLD). With OpenAI going from a non-profit private organization, to a for-profit private organization in 2019, some questions bear asking: What is Worldcoin? Is it safe? What is it for?
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