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As part of the security token issuance (STO), Taiji Capital will raise a total of $100 million HK by selling the PRINCE tokens. This will significantly reduce the financing costs marking a major shift in real-estate investment.  In the latest development, the Taiji Capital Group is looking for a revolutionary transformation in Hong Kong’s real estate market through security token issuance (STO). Taiji Capital unveils a closed-ended fund managed by its subsidiary firm Pioneer Asset...

In an official statement on Sunday, Alibaba said that Zhang will be replaced by Eddie Wu. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (HKG: 9988), one of the prominent players in the Chinese technology industry, faced a 3.5% decline in its stock value on Monday following a surprising turn of events on September 10. The company announced that its departing CEO, Daniel Zhang, would not only relinquish his role as chairman of the group as planned but also step down as CEO of Alibaba’s cloud business. Following...

Going by the new estimates, Morgan Stanley expects that Tesla’s market capitalization will surge by at least $600 billion over the next 12 to 18 months. A recent Reuters report has tipped Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), the electric vehicle (EV) maker, as poised to see a major boost in its market capitalization. This follows after Morgan Stanley analysts published a note about Tesla’s Dojo on Sunday. Addressing investors in the note, the team of analysts, led by Adam Jonas, shared how the...

Stellar lumen price is rising toward the $0.150 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.120 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1320 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it clears the $0.135 and $0.142 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.130 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM...

Ripple price is struggling to stay above the $0.486 support against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.510 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.5010 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start another decline if it stays below $0.5085 and $0.5180. Ripple price is struggling below $0.520 against the US Dollar, unlike Bitcoin. XRP...

Coinbase – one of the world’s largest digital currency exchanges – has ended its staking program in four states. At press time, California, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and South Carolina will no longer be privy to the trading platform’s earn program. Coinbase Earn Program Ends in Various Regions The move is a response to the present lawsuit the company is facing from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As it stands, the SEC made the claim that Coinbase has...

Grayscale’s victory over the SEC could be seen as a major setback for the financial regulator, which has intensified its enforcement efforts against the cryptocurrency industry. However, this landmark win did not translate into a notable increase in the accumulation of crypto assets in the spot market. In fact, CCData’s latest report disclosed that the losing streak continued in August despite minor fluctuations. Spot Volumes Takes Hit The total trading volume for spot and...

The world’s most valuable company – Apple, with market cap nearing $3 trillion, has reportedly secured the rights to the upcoming book about FTX’s founder – Sam Bankman-Fried. The book will likely be one of the many documentaries, including short TV series, to be released about SBF and his former empire. Apple Gets the Book FTX’s demise was undeniably the biggest news in the second half of 2022 in the cryptocurrency industry, perhaps even in finance. The once-prominent...

Coinbase, the leading digital currency exchange, has rolled out lending services to its prime institutional investors. The organization suggests that the lending feature promotes the crypto market’s development after some shortcomings. Various virtual currency platforms, such as Celsius and Voyager, filed for bankruptcy due to their shortcomings. A filing by the US Securities and Exchange Commission stated that the crypto exchange’s customers had invested $57 million in the...

Bitcoin’s price performance continues in a sluggish fashion, with the asset failing to produce any significant moves in either direction. Several alternative coins have dropped hard over the past day, with SOL leading the adverse charts. BTC Boring Below $26K September has not been the most exciting month in terms of price performance for BTC, at least for now. The asset started the month with a crash to an 11-week low of $25,350, which followed the surge past $28,000 after...