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Overstock.com is going all in on failed retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. It will relaunch the Bed Bath & Beyond website in Canada within the next week, followed by a rollout of a website, mobile app and loyalty program in the U.S. "weeks later." "Bed Bath & Beyond is an iconic consumer brand, well-known in the home retail marketplace," Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said in a statement. Overstock will not acquire any brick-and-mortar Bed Bath stores as part of the deal. A number of bidders have expressed interest in Buy Buy Baby's stores but it remains unclear if any will be bought and kept open.
Persons: Overstock, Jonathan Johnson Organizations: United Parcel Service, Bed Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Overstock.com, Canada, U.S
BlackRock filed for a prospective spot bitcoin ETF on June 15, undeterred by the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) past record of rejecting every such application. Bitcoin's market value has grown to comprise nearly half of the $1.1 trillion overall crypto market, its highest share in over two years, according to data tracker CoinMarketCap.com. Since the BlackRock filing, Invesco and WisdomTree have also reapplied for spot bitcoin ETFs after they had previous applications rejected by the regulator. Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America at Morningstar, said a spot bitcoin ETF could be a more cost-effective way for investors to trade. "It doesn't appear that most crypto ETF holders are institutional – assets are pretty spread out," he added.
Persons: Satoshi, Exchange Commission's, Satoshi Nakamoto's, Mikkel Morch, hasn't, Andrew Bond, Rick Meckler, Bryan Armour, I'd, David Wells, Medha Singh, Lisa Pauline Mattackal, Pravin Organizations: BlackRock, Securities, Exchange, SEC, Rosenblatt Securities, U.S, Cherry Lane Investments, Reuters Graphics Reuters, North America, Morningstar, MorningStar, TrackInsight, Morgan Asset Management, State, Enclave Markets, Pravin Char, Thomson, Reuters Locations: United States, U.S, New Vernon , New Jersey, J.P, BlackRock, Bengaluru
LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - UK law can accommodate crypto assets by creating a new category of personal property that would include digital assets, independent body the Law Commission said on Wednesday. The group also said the government should create a panel of experts to advise courts on legal issues involving digital assets. These steps would support the UK government's aim of becoming a global hub for crypto assets, the Law Commission said in a statement. “The use and importance of digital assets has grown significantly in the last few years," said Sarah Green, law commissioner for commercial and common law. He asked the Law Commission to review whether current laws can accommodate digital assets.
Persons: Sarah Green, Rishi Sunak, Adam Sanitt, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sanitt, Elizabeth Howcroft, Mark Potter Organizations: Commission, Norton Rose, Thomson Locations: England, Wales
June 26 (Reuters) - Certain banks working with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trading firm Alameda Research raised questions about the firm's wire activity as early as 2020, according to a report released by FTX on Monday. Federal prosecutors have alleged that Bankman-Fried stole billions of dollars in customer funds to plug losses at Alameda. He has previously said that when FTX did not have a bank account, some customers wired money to Alameda and were credited on FTX. In 2020, certain banks working with Alameda pressed the firm on its wire transfers, according to the report. One bank representative wrote to Alameda about references to FTX in the company's wire activity and asked whether the account was being used to settle trades on FTX.
Persons: Sam Bankman, FTX, Fried, Hannah Lang, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Alameda Research, Federal, Alameda, Thomson Locations: Alameda, FTX, An Alameda, Washington
If approved, a bitcoin ETF from the world's biggest asset manager could attract investors reluctant to buy the high-risk cryptocurrency directly. Digital asset manager Grayscale had its proposal for a spot bitcoin ETF rejected last year. LESS CAPITAL OVERALLAfter surprise rate hikes in Australia and Canada, and as the Federal Reserve forecasts two more hikes, investors are now betting that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Bitcoin had benefited from ultra-low interest rates, which incentivised investors to take riskier bets in search of returns. "Albeit - there are likely to be further challenges with interest rates continuing to increase," he said.
Persons: Mike Caldwell's, Jim Urquhart, Bitcoin, Charles Schwab, Youwei Yang, BTCM, Wes Hansen, Gordon Grant, Grant, Strijers, he'd, Riyad Carey, Genesis Trading's Gordon Grant, There's, bitcoin, Usman Ahmad, Elizabeth Howcroft, Tom Wilson, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, BlackRock, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, Reuters Graphics, Silicon Valley Bank, SEC, Fidelity, Cboe, Kaiko, Federal Reserve, Blackrock, Zodia, Chartered, Technology, Thomson Locations: Sandy , Utah, Silicon, United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong
Thin liquidity and big playersCrypto "market depth" has been sitting at very low levels this year. Market depth is a measure of liquidity in a market. According to data firm Kaiko, bitcoin's market depth has fallen 20% since the start of this year. Low liquidity, which has been a feature of the crypto market all year, is also partly behind bitcoin's 80% year-to-date rally. "I think trading volumes and price volatility are two of the most telling indicators of crypto market activity.
Persons: Andriy Onufriyenko, Bitcoin, Kaiko, Jamie Sly, Sly, bitcoin, Clara Medalie, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Carol Alexander, Alexander, you've, Vijay Ayyar, Ayyar, CCData's Sly Organizations: BlackRock, CNBC, BTC, Securities, Exchange Commission, Retail, University of Sussex, Citadel, Fidelity Locations: U.S, CoinGecko, Invesco, Blackrock
Are investors ignoring the Federal Reserve’s warning?
  + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
CNN —Stocks fell last week as several signs pointed to the Federal Reserve continuing to hike rates this year. The Cboe Volatility Index, known as the VIX, is derived from S&P 500 index options prices and measures volatility expectations. Meanwhile, the May Producer Price Index showed that inflation at the wholesale level cooled to below its pre-pandemic average. Tuesday: Case-Shiller home price index and new home sales. Friday: May Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index and University of Michigan June consumer sentiment and inflation expectations final reading.
Persons: CNN — Stocks, Jerome Powell, BoE, Tom Graff, Price, , Graff, it’s, Liz Young, Gina Bolvin, Bitcoin, Charles Schwab Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal, Bank of England, Nvidia, Microsoft, Bolvin Wealth Management, , Valley Bank, Signature Bank, BlackRock, EDX, Fidelity Digital Assets, Citadel, Index, University of Michigan
For many crypto investors, this week felt like the beginning of a new era – and ironically, it was driven by the old guard of financial institutions. Bitcoin ended the week up 17.1% at $30,864.67, according to Coin Metrics, for its best week since March 17. At one point on Friday, bitcoin rose to as much as $31,412.72 , its highest level since June 8, 2022. BlackRock filed an application for its spot bitcoin ETF June 15, spurring a flurry of fund filings from other asset managers. In the past two weeks, bitcoin's trading volume has increased 0.5% on a week-over-week basis, according to JPMorgan.
Persons: Bitcoin, bitcoin, Polygon, Yuya Hasegawa, Invesco, Charles Schwab, CNBC's, it's, Owen Lau, Oppenheimer, Lau, Hasegawa Organizations: Solana, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq, SEC, BlackRock, Fidelity Digital Assets, Citadel Securities, JPMorgan Locations: Cardano
Bitcoin hits 1-year high amid BlackRock ETF excitement
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
June 23 (Reuters) - Bitcoin , the world's largest cryptocurrency, hit a one-year high on Friday at $31,458, capping off a week of gains helped in part by BlackRock's (BLK.N) plans to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) even as the digital asset sector faces U.S. regulatory scrutiny. Bitcoin was last up 3.39% at $30,903. Reporting by Hannah Lang in WashingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Bitcoin, Hannah Lang Organizations: Thomson Locations: BlackRock's, Washington
Bitcoin price hits its highest level in a year
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Bitcoin on Friday shot up to its highest level in about a year. The cryptocurrency rose above $31,400 a coin on Friday, its highest level since 2022, before paring back its gains. BlackRock last week applied to register a bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by firms such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity Digital Assets and Citadel, also launched its digital asset trading platform this week. The SEC earlier this month sued Coinbase, the US’s largest crypto exchange, alleging that it is acting as an unregistered broker.
Persons: CNN — Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Charles Schwab, Coinbase, bitcoin Organizations: CNN, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, BlackRock, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Fidelity Digital Assets, Citadel, SEC, Federal Locations: United States
A Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Buy Buy Baby, the baby goods retailer owned by Bed Bath & Beyond , has been attracting interest ahead of its bankruptcy-run auction. But as the auction nears, interest in keeping Buy Buy Baby's stores open has waned. "When we looked at the stores and the Buy Buy Baby store footprint, we really said like, does this accelerate this strategy? Initially, Go Global Retail – which owns the children's wear brand Janie and Jack – was interested in keeping Buy Buy Baby stores open, the people said.
Persons: Overstock.com, Babylist, Natalie Gordon, Gordon, Janie, Jack – Organizations: Bed, , CNBC, Go, Sixth, Partners, Street, Global Locations: Brooklyn, New York
Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023. Bed Bath & Beyond will live on in name only after Overstock.com won an auction for the failed home goods retailer's intellectual property and digital assets, according to court records filed early Thursday. In a rare move, Bed Bath chose to run a separate sale process for its Buy Buy Baby chain, considered the crown jewel of its assets. Buy Buy Baby assets garnered interest from buyers even before Bed Bath filed for bankruptcy in April. The auction for Buy Buy Baby's assets is slated to take place on Wednesday.
Persons: Overstock.com, Overstock, JOWA Brands Organizations: JOWA, Bed, CNBC Locations: Hawthorne , California
PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - CACEIS, the asset servicing business owned by Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) and Santander (SAN.MC), has registered with France's markets regulator AMF to provide custody services for digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies. The company registered as a digital asset service provider (DASP) on June 20, according AMF's website, adding a major traditional financial services group to the growing number of crypto companies registered by the French watchdog. France has been supportive of the nascent industry and was the first major European country to grant registration to the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. CACEIS had 4.1 trillion euros ($4.51 trillion) in assets under custody at end of last year, according to its website. Credit Agricole SA is its majority owner with a 69.5% stake, while Santander holds a 30.5% of the group.
Persons: Mathieu Rosemain, Jane Merriman Organizations: Credit Agricole, Santander, AMF, Binance, Societe Generale, AXA, CACEIS, Credit Agricole SA, Thomson Locations: France
Robinhood vs. Coinbase: The Biggest DifferencesRobinhood Investing and Coinbase are both popular online investment platforms offering a vast range of investment choices for active traders. Robinhood Account FeaturesRobinhood's virtual library provides a variety of financial research on investing, options trading, and more. Coinbase Account FeaturesThe Basic Coinbase account offers things like trading, crypto rewards, interest rewards, digital storage, and mobile access. Compared to Coinbase, Robinhood is the better option for investors who want to merge traditional investments, such as stocks and ETFs, with more digital assets like cryptocurrencies. Although Robinhood has a significantly more limited crypto selection than Coinbase, Robinhood offers a large variety of investment options.
Persons: Robinhood, Roth, Coinbase Coinbase, Roth IRAs, Coinbase, There's, Louis Oberlander, Henry Rodriguez, Christopher Underwood Organizations: Robinhood, Chevron, Reading Chevron, Coinbase, Trade, Pro, Morningstar, Nasdaq, Better, Bureau, BBB, Gamestop, SEC, Advanced Trade, Inc, New York State Department of Financial Services, New, DFS Locations: cryptocurrencies, New York, Robinhood
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRegulation in focus at Coinbase crypto summit, and Fed's Powell talks stablecoins: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Martin Leinweber, digital asset product strategist at Market Vector Indexes, discusses what he believes is moving markets amid the backdrop of the SEC's crackdown on crypto exchanges and regulatory developments overseas.
Persons: Fed's Powell, stablecoins, explainers, Martin Leinweber Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC
CNBC Daily Open: Everybody's fighting inflation
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Rally fadesU.S. stocks fell on Wednesday for the third-straight session as investors took a breather from last week's rally. In Europe, markets lost ground after U.K. inflation data came in higher than expected. More hikesFed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed his belief that more rate hikes are likely until more progress is made on bringing down inflation.
Persons: Jerome Powell, Goldman Sachs Organizations: CNBC, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Financial Services Committee, bullishness, EV Locations: Europe, BlackRock
Accenture — The stock fell 2.6% after the consulting firm shaved the top end of its revenue expectations for the fiscal year. Darden posted earnings of $2.58 per share on revenue of $2.77 billion in its latest quarter. Tesla — Tesla shares traded flat amid a choppy session after Morgan Stanley downgraded the electric-vehicle giant to an equal weight rating from overweight, citing valuation concerns. Loop also reiterated its buy rating and raised its price target given what it sees as an opportunity for the stock to rally further. Expedia , TripAdvisor — Expedia and TripAdvisor gained 1.5% and 3.2%, respectively, after B. Riley initiated coverage on each stock as buy.
Persons: AeroSystems, Max, Darden, Eugene Lee, influencer Dylan, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Root, JPMorgan Chase, Dow, , TripAdvisor, Riley, Expedia, Eli Lilly —, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound Organizations: Bed, Boeing, Accenture, Darden, FactSet, Anheuser, Busch InBev —, Deutsche Bank, NRG Energy, Wall Street, Elliott Investment Management, Embedded Insurance, Alcoa, JPMorgan, Amazon Prime, Bank of America Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Wichita , Kansas, Illinois
Darden Restaurants — The company behind Olive Garden and other restaurant chains slid nearly 4% in the premarket. Darden beat expectations of analysts polled by Refinitiv for earnings in the fiscal fourth quarter, while revenue came in line with expectations. Meanwhile, Darden's revenue guidance was higher than Wall Street forecasted. The Wall Street firm said the stock is pricing in only downside risk without the expectation for recovery. Alcoa — Shares of the aluminum company slumped 3.5% in premarket trading after Morgan Stanley downgraded Alcoa to underweight from equal weight.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Darden, Refinitiv, FactSet, Eugene Lee, Overstock.com, discounter, Overstock, Mauricio Gutierrez, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Aerosystems, , Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring Organizations: Tesla, Darden, Olive, Wall, Bed, NRG Energy, Journal, Elliott Investment Management, Anheuser, Busch Inbev, Deutsche Bank, Alcoa —, Alcoa, Refinitiv, Revenue, Boeing Locations: Austin , Texas, Kansas
Dozens of companies are using AI tools to enhance their marketing strategies, a Bynder study found. Clients are also using AI to optimize their content, improve spelling and grammar, and paraphrase information, according to the study. As a result, marketing teams have gotten the tech to brainstorm ideas, come up with grabby hooks, and complete research tasks. Marketing teams are even deploying AI by having the tech repurpose content and develop the voice of their companies' brand. High-level executives agree that AI can boost a marketing team's bottom line.
Persons: Bynder, Peggy Dean, Jacqueline DeStefano, Jonathan Adashek, Adashek, Warren Daniels Organizations: Morning, Spotify, Canon, Puma, IBM Locations: Bynder
Crypto influencers seized on BlackRock's application to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Some said it sends a bullish sign to the wider crypto market; others spread conspiracy theories. The attention underscores the relatively new scrutiny BlackRock faces in the mainstream. "So BlackRock, Citadel, Deutsche Bank and NASDAQ have all started to enter the crypto space in the last week. Citadel, BlackRock, Schwab JPMorgan…" (These tweets refer to Citadel, the hedge fund founded and led by billionaire Ken Griffin.
Persons: Crypto influencers, BlackRock, Matt Hougan, Michael Novogratz, Brian Armstrong, Morgan Chittum, permissioned blockchains, Fink, bitcoin, Crypto, They've, Schwab JPMorgan …, Ken Griffin, Griffin, That's, Rich Latour, Latour Organizations: BlackRock, Morning, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Coinbase, Bitwise Asset Management, Galaxy Digital, SEC, Citadel, Deutsche Bank, NASDAQ, Citadel Securities Locations: bitcoin, BlackRock, cryptoland
Bitcoin rose to its highest level in more than a month on Wednesday, as traders got excited about the prospects of a spot bitcoin ETF following a series of recent applications from companies including BlackRock . The price of bitcoin jumped 10% to $29,405.22 at about 11 a.m. ET, the highest point since May 6, according to CoinGecko data, extending gains from earlier in the day. Investors are growing bullish about the prospects of BlackRock and other major institutional names getting involved in digital assets. "The slate of spot bitcoin ETF application announcements by larger institutions has definitely brought back bullishness into the crypto markets," Vijay Ayyar, head of international markets at CoinDCX, India's largest crypto exchange, told CNBC.
Persons: Bitcoin, bitcoin, Vijay Ayyar, Ayyar Organizations: Mobile, CNBC, BTC Locations: Barcelona, Spain, BlackRock, CoinDCX
The total held by illiquid entities, or those with little-to-no spending history, hit a record high 15,207,843 tokens. Bitcoin climbed 9% Wednesday, and the illiquid supply change data suggests high demand. Earlier this week, BlackRock submitted an application for a spot bitcoin ETF. The total amount held by these illiquid entities is now at a record 15,207,843 tokens. Earlier this week, BlackRock submitted an application for a spot bitcoin ETF, which would allow investors to gain exposure to the token without owning the asset.
Persons: Bitcoin, , CoinDesk, James Check Organizations: BlackRock, Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve
In each case, Coinbase filed briefs as an "amicus," or friend of the court. A ruling favoring another crypto defendant at the trial court level would not be binding on Coinbase's own case, but the company could potentially point to it in its defense, legal experts said. Coinbase argued the digital assets on its platform do not pass that test, in part because they lack contractual agreements. In its other amicus brief, Coinbase urged a federal judge in Manhattan to allow the fair notice defense in the SEC case against Ripple Labs, which was the industry's highest-profile battle with the regulator prior to the Coinbase case. Coinbase argued to U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres that denying the Ripple defendants the fair notice defense "would jeopardize the validity of the defense in future cases."
Persons: Coinbase, Gibson Dunn, Crutcher, Akiva Shapiro, Gary Gensler, Paul Grewal, Coinbase's, Cahill Gordon, Reindel, Tana Lin, Ishan Wahi, Wahi, Lin, Gensler, Analisa Torres, Torres, XRP, Jody Godoy, Tom Hals, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S, Supreme, SEC, Reuters, FAIR, U.S . Constitution, Ripple Labs, San, District, Thomson Locations: U.S, Coinbase, Manhattan, Solana, Cardano, Seattle, U.S ., San Francisco, New York, Wilmington , Delaware
A crypto exchange backed by financial giants Charles Schwab , Fidelity Digital Assets and Citadel Securities has officially launched trading in four crypto assets, the company said Tuesday. EDX Markets first announced its launch plans for a "non-custodial" exchange in September, about two months before the collapse of FTX. The EDX exchange allows trading of bitcoin , ether , litecoin and bitcoin cash – none of which were named "crypto asset securities" in the lawsuits the Securities and Exchange Commission brought against Binance and Coinbase two weeks ago. EDX also has plans to launch a clearinghouse business this year to facilitate the settlement process but will still keep customer assets held at third-party banks and a crypto custodian. The company is set to announce Tuesday that it has closed a second funding round with new investors, including the options-exchange operator Miami International Holdings and affiliates of proprietary trading firms DV Trading, GTS, GSR and Hudson River Trading.
Persons: Charles Schwab, Binance, EDX Organizations: Fidelity Digital Assets, Citadel Securities, EDX, Sequoia Capital, Virtu, BlackRock, Securities and Exchange Commission, Miami International Holdings Locations: U.S, Hudson
Investors and advisors can't ignore crypto anymore, according to Ric Edelman, founder of Edelman Financial Engines. "It's the first new invention of an asset class in 170 years — the last new asset class was the discovery of oil in the 1850s," he told CNBC Pro at the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals' Vision conference in Austin, Texas. "We need to recognize that in order to have a truly diversified portfolio, we need to have exposure to every asset class," he added. "That means advisors need to rethink their notion of portfolio diversification and acknowledge that crypto — like it or not, understand it or not — belongs in a diversified portfolio on a long-term basis." Edelman said to stick to bitcoin and ether — "the Pepsi and Coke of crypto for most folks" — and that you "don't need a lot of it," recommending a low, single-digit allocation as a percentage of a portfolio.
Persons: Ric Edelman, Edelman, DACFP Organizations: Edelman, CNBC Pro, Digital Assets, Financial Professionals, Pepsi, Coke Locations: Austin , Texas
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