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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: JetBlue — Shares sank 13% after the airline said it plans to sell $400 million of five-year convertible senior notes. Hawaiian Electric also reported a consolidated net loss of $1.3 billion, or $11.74 per share, in the second quarter, including charges for goodwill impairment. KeyCorp — The Cleveland-based regional bank surged 13% after The Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to take a minority position, making KeyCorp the top performer in the S & P 500 on Monday. Monday.com — Shares surged about 12%, hitting a new 52-week high, after the Israel-based software company posted better-than-expected second-quarter results. Par Technology — The restaurant technology stock added 1.8% following a Jefferies upgrade to buy from hold.
Persons: , KeyCorp, Monday.com, FactSet, Jeff Smith, Wolfe, Piper Sandler, Robinhood, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: JetBlue —, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Maui, Electric, Bank of Nova, Scotiabank, Street Journal, Starbucks, Qualcomm, Wolfe Research, Apple, Technology —, Jefferies Locations: — The Cleveland, Bank of Nova Scotia, Israel, Par
Ms. Harris dropped in on each one, in descending order of price and intimacy, as donors enjoyed peach mimosas and shrimp cocktails before her remarks in the grand ballroom. The Harris campaign is immediately being more intentional at courting this community, dispatching aides to meet with affinity groups representing venture capitalists and the cryptocurrency industry. And she has hired additional fund-raising aides with ties to the Bay Area who helped organize Sunday’s event. Ms. Harris also has connections that Mr. Biden simply does not. Josh Becker, who represents much of Silicon Valley in the California Senate and is close with many industry heavyweights, said he had hosted Ms. Harris in his home two decades ago.
Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris’s, givers, Harris, , “ Harris Walz ”, Donald J, Trump, podcaster David Sacks, Sacks, Sheryl Sandberg, Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs, Josh Becker, Becker, ” Mr, Jason Henry, Nancy Pelosi, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tom Steyer, Liz Simons, John Doerr, Reid Hoffman, Steve Westly, Getty, scions, Westly, Harris “, Eleni Kounalakis, , ” Lateefah Simon, “ Kamala Harris, Simon, “ She’s, Ms, Ron Conway, Steve Spinner, Barack Obama’s, Hopkins, Mr, Spinner Organizations: Sunday, Obama, Bay Area, Facebook, Apple, San, California Senate, The New York Times, Biden, Area, InterContinental Locations: San Francisco, Nob, Woodside, Menlo, California, Pacific Heights, Silicon Valley, Versailles, Bay
Alexis Ohanian said his early investment in Ethereum's pre-token sale is now worth $17.1 million. The Reddit cofounder called it his best-ever investment. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! In a podcast interview with venture capitalist Harry Stebbings, the Reddit cofounder said that he made millions from investing early in Ethereum.
Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Ohanian, , Harry Stebbings Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Ethereum's, Zenefits, Ethereum
Four bitcoin wallets that led to sex-trafficking fugitive Michael Pratt's capture are seen in the bottom left corner. AdvertisementFrom Michael Pratt's 2019 criminal complaint. Federal prosecutors say Pratt increased traffic by forwarding each victim's video link to her school, work, family, and social connections. Michael Pratt's Swiss ID and Barcelona Mailboxes Etc. AdvertisementThese days, DeBarber runs the Baltimore-based Phoenix AI cybersecurity firm with cofounder Justine Li, a Girls Do Porn victim and plaintiff.
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Airbnb host Ashley Class said she had to ban crypto mining at her North Carolina property. She said guests ran up a $1,500 electricity bill after bringing many computer rigs into the home. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! One North Carolina host has had to add another: no cryptocurrency mining. On July 30, Airbnb host Ashley Class said in a video posted to TikTok that she had banned crypto mining in her short-term rentals after a bizarre guest experience.
Persons: Ashley Class, , Ashley Organizations: Service Locations: North Carolina, Carolina
LAS VEGAS — At the largest hacker conference in the world this week, some turned out for a rare overtly partisan event: a fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Organizers said the “Hackers for Harris” event, held late Thursday afternoon in a convention center bar at DEF CON, brought in more than $150,000 in pledged donations — a small amount compared to Harris’ recent hauls, but the largest political fundraiser in the conference’s 31-year-history. The hackers’ enthusiasm for Harris contrasts with how much a different tech sector, the cryptocurrency industry, has embraced former President Donald Trump. Some of Trump’s allies drastically misrepresented DEF CON’s findings about election cybersecurity in their failed attempts to prove he had actually won the 2020 election. Last year, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., introduced a failed amendment to stop paying the salary of a relatively unknown career CISA election cybersecurity official.
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Donald Trump is vowing to make the United States “the crypto capital of the planet,” and a new Republican-sponsored Senate bill demands that the Fed invest billions in bitcoin. All of this might suggest that the crypto world is finally putting its scandals and unsavory reputation as the playground of crooks and financial charlatans behind it. Politicians’ newfound love of crypto probably has more to do with a cynical bid for young voter support and Silicon Valley cash than a maturing of a financially perilous set of assets. If anything, crypto today presents even greater risks to its investors and to our financial institutions than it did before. The fact that the Republican Party is publicly celebrating crypto to American voters could only make matters worse.
Persons: Crypto, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, , Bitcoin Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, Republican, charlatans, Republican Party Locations: United States, bitcoin, Silicon
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin bounces back above $60,000 as cryptocurrency's rise continues to end week: 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, Ben McMillan, chief investment officer of IDX Digital Assets, weighs in on this week's volatility and Resy co-founder Ben Leventhal explains how his new web3 project would allow for diners to pay for meals in crypto.
Persons: explainers, Ben McMillan, Ben Leventhal Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC, IDX
Up to this point, wealth management businesses have only facilitated trades if customers specifically requested exposure to these new spot crypto funds. Of Morgan Stanley's $1.5 trillion in assets under management, the bank disclosed in a May 13F filing that it held around $270 million in spot bitcoin ETFs. The expectation is that other wirehouses and asset managers, who have been on the sidelines performing in-house due diligence on spot crypto ETFs, might feel the pressure to soon follow Morgan Stanley's lead. The spot ether ETFs, which launched less than three weeks ago, have seen relatively tepid flows compared to the blockbuster launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in January. The bitcoin funds collectively hold $54.30 billion in assets under management, versus $7.25 billion across the spot ether funds.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Morgan Stanley's Organizations: BlackRock, Fidelity Locations: bitcoin, Japan, lockstep
Bitcoin has clawed back most of its weekly losses after an 11% rally late Thursday, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to chart analysts. "Bitcoin got nicely oversold after slicing through $53,000 [Monday], so a little relief is in order," Ron Ginsberg, a chart analyst at Wolfe Research, told CNBC. It now needs to hold that level on a consecutive weekly closing basis, Fairlead Strategies' Will Tamplin told CNBC. "Our intermediate-term metrics for bitcoin point lower, so we would look for a bounce to give way to a deeper pullback" to near $51,500, he said. "A cyclical uptrend remains in place for bitcoin, although long-term upside momentum behind the uptrend has slowed due to its corrective phase."
Persons: Bitcoin, Ron Ginsberg, Ginsberg, Will Tamplin Organizations: Metrics, Wolfe Research, CNBC
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign is disappearing — both on the trail and in the polls. Kennedy’s public poll numbers are dropping, from around 9% or 10% in national surveys before Biden dropped out, to about half that level now. The Kennedy campaign did not respond to questions for this article. The Kennedy and Trump campaigns have not commented or provided any details about whether Trump made Kennedy a specific offer. Kennedy posted a video on Aug. 2 announcing an endorsement from Russell Brand, the actor and comedian who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
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Bitcoin's price has been particularly volatile as of late. The coin both rose and fell this week, at one point dropping by about 7% in a single hour alone. These recent movements in bitcoin's price serve as a stark reminder of how erratic the cryptocurrency can be and why financial planners often consider it a discretionary investment. Although bitcoin's price has roughly doubled in value since August 2023, it's not an appropriate investment for everyone, especially those with a lower risk tolerance. Bitcoin's frequent price fluctuations undermine its reliability as a store of value or as a hedge against inflation, at least in the short term.
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Cryptocurrencies on Tuesday recovered some of the previous day's losses after bitcoin briefly fell under $50,000 for the first time in six months. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 3.5% at $55,051.74, according to Coin Metrics. Markets broadly bounced early Tuesday, including stocks tied to the price of bitcoin. Coinbase , MicroStrategy and mining companies Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms all added about 2% each in premarket trading. The sell-off took place as crypto traders were caught in a storm of carry traders unwinding their positions, heightened concerns about a U.S. economic recession, escalating tensions in the Middle East and increasing uncertainty about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Persons: bitcoin, cryptocurrency Organizations: Metrics, Marathon, U.S
Big Tech companies became less known for one particular product. Instead, Big Tech became obsessed with a series of half-baked boondoggles that seemed revolutionary, yet in practice, were either not reliable enough to be trusted or simply not that useful. Big Tech has become sullen, entitled, and lazy, believing that nobody else could snatch away its precious customers. Related storiesEven when tech companies aren't trying to shove AI down our throats, they fall into a similar trap. AdvertisementWhen the public eventually walks out, I don't believe Big Tech is even capable of making the adjustments necessary to win them back.
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Bitcoin was no exception to Monday's broad market rout, which gives investors a good buying opportunity, according to analysts. The flagship cryptocurrency dropped 11% over the three days ending Monday, according to Coin Metrics, pulling down the performance of stocks related to it. "As a reminder, Bitcoin historically has very strong returns in the one-year period post halving," Brett Knoblauch, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said in a note Monday. Cantor has overweight ratings on eight mining stocks, including Riot Platforms , CleanSpark , Iris Energy , Core Scientific and Cipher Mining . Knoblauch said Riot Platforms, one of the largest of the mining stocks, has the best liquidity and one of the cheapest all-in costs to mine bitcoin.
Persons: Bitcoin, Brett Knoblauch, Cantor Fitzgerald, Knoblauch, Cantor, Iris, Energy, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Iris Energy, Core, Cipher
Crypto plunges amid broader market sell-off
  + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCrypto plunges amid broader market sell-offCNBC's Mackenzie Sigalos reports on the latest regarding cryptocurrency prices.
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chip stocks — Nvidia shares fell roughly 12.5% in premarket trading as the artificial intelligence trade continues to unwind, dragging down once-hot semiconductor plays. Apple — Apple shares sank more than 6% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed it sold nearly half its stake in the iPhone maker. Tech stocks — Major tech stocks were among the biggest losers of Monday's global market sell-off. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast a loss of 27 cents per share for the second quarter on $190.3 million in revenue. Crypto — Stocks tied to the price of bitcoin were among the hardest hit in premarket trading as the flagship cryptocurrency dropped below $50,000 for the first time this year.
Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla, Crypto, Stocks, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Palantir, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans Organizations: Nvidia, Broadcom, Computer, Arm Holdings, Apple, Tech, Facebook, Microsoft, FactSet, Reuters, Street Journal, Marathon
Bitcoin dropped on Monday amid the global market meltdown. Crypto has not been spared the carnage as traders eye a growing risk of a US recession. The sell-off in crypto comes as risk assets plunge in a global market rout caused by worries over the state of the US economy. Some market observers have said that the historic market rout could prompt an emergency rate cut from the central bank in the next week. Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 12% early Monday in its worst single-day decline since 1987, and markets in South Korea and Europe also plunged.
Persons: Bitcoin, Crypto, , Gracy Chen Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Fed, Japan's Nikkei, Bank of America Locations: South Korea, Europe
Signs of a slowing U.S. economy sowed panic among investors on Monday, with a sell-off in markets that began last week turning into a global rout. The moves were a sharp reversal in major stock markets, which for much of the past year have risen to new heights, propelled by optimism about cooling inflation, solid labor markets and the promise of artificial intelligence technology. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index fell more than 10 percent at one point. Japanese stocks have been on a tear for more than a year, fueled by a weak Japanese yen. Adding to the pressure, foreign investors have started selling off positions in Japanese stocks over the last few weeks.
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As U.S. markets opened for trading on Monday, tech's mega-cap companies lost about $1 trillion in market cap, deepening a downturn that sent the Nasdaq into correction territory last week. Nvidia shed more than $300 billion in market cap at the opening bell, though it quickly recovered about half of its loss. The company surpassed $3 trillion in market cap and briefly passed Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable company. Its market cap now sits below $2.5 trillion. A widely-read Goldman Sachs note from June warned that the biggest-spending companies had little to show for their AI expenditures.
Persons: Bitcoin, It's, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Goldman Sachs Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Nikkei, Google, Elliott Management Locations: U.S, Meta, cryptocurrency
The prices of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies plunged over the last two days, mirroring the volatility in global stock markets and ending a run of growth and excitement in the crypto industry. The price of Ether, the second most valuable cryptocurrency, was down nearly 20 percent over the same period. And the panic is a reminder that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are highly volatile, prone to dramatic increases and decreases in value. In January, the approval of a new financial product tied to the price of Bitcoin prompted a market surge that propelled Bitcoin to its highest-ever price. The excitement even led to a wave of new memecoins, the digital currencies tied to internet jokes.
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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Crypto stocks — Several bitcoin-related names were hit following the cryptocurrency's drop below $50,000 for the first time since February. Apple — The tech stock dropped more than 5% in the broad market sell-off after news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped half its stake in the iPhone maker. Palantir — The software stock fell more than 4% ahead of the company's s quarterly results. Tech stocks — Major tech names dropped during Monday's sell-off. According to LSEG, analysts are expecting a loss of 26 cents per share on revenue of $192 million.
Persons: Robinhood, MicroStrategy, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Tyson, Tyson Foods, , Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nvidia, Computer, Micro Computer, Semiconductor, VanEck Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Arm Holdings, Apple, Oracle, Tech, Microsoft, Facebook, Meta, Intel —, FactSet, GameStop Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, FactSet .
The cryptocurrency market plummeted in value on Sunday, as investors continued selling out of risky assets. Led by a drop of 11% in bitcoin in the past 24 hours and a 21% plunge in ether, the overall value of cryptocurrencies sank by about $270 billion, according to CoinGecko data. The selloff in the crypto market coincided with a broader slide in equities in Asia-Pacific markets. The latest crypto wipeout will be felt by a broader base of investors after the SEC this year approved new spot exchange-traded funds for bitcoin and ether. WATCH: Bitcoin swings amid broad market selloff
Persons: Bitcoin, It's, Binance's, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Nikkei, Bank of Japan, Nasdaq, Nvidia, U.S . Federal, solana, SEC, CNBC, Wall Locations: bitcoin, Asia, Pacific, U.S, freefall, China, Taiwan, India, Australia
The same Chinese brokers who were laundering fentanyl proceeds were now heavily involved in marijuana trafficking across the U.S. as well. Over the past decade, Chinese organized crime groups in the U.S. quietly became the dominant money launderers for Mexican cartels. Since 2023, federal prosecutors have charged at least 31 people linked to Chinese groups accused of laundering cartel drug money. In the ensuing months, the team began to understand for the first time how the Chinese became the Mexican cartels’ go-to money launderers. The Chinese money brokers then arrange for the cartels to receive the equivalent amount in pesos or cryptocurrency in Mexico.
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How do I start?”The ad then displays a website for a group called America PAC. “I have created a PAC, or a super PAC ... the America PAC,” Musk said in a recent interview. But what is unique about America PAC’s project is who is backing it and the timing of its creation. The America PAC raised over $8 million between April 1 and June 30, according to FEC records. He recently said on X that he is “making some donations to America PAC,” but did not say how much.
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