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Block said it is working with the SEC on how to “explore legal action against Hindenburg Research for the factually inaccurate and misleading report”. American multinational financial technology giant Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) is currently under intense pressure following a damning report from short seller, Hindenburg Research. According to the report, Hindenburg Research accused Block of running a fraudulent operation that takes advantage of the demographics it claims to serve, the unbanked....

Mike McGlone anticipates a Bitcoin Supercycle due to the asset’s raving performance despite economic circumstances. Commodity strategist Mike McGlone believes that a Bitcoin (BTC) Supercycle is on the horizon amid the leading crypto’s 2023 price upswing. According to the Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist, BTC’s recent performance compared to gold proves his claim. The prominent digital currency has outperformed gold almost tenfold this year and appears set to continue...

Modulo’s $460 million marks a significant recovery in the ongoing bankruptcy case. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is currently working toward recovering some of the customer funds that were reportedly misappropriated. To this end, it filed a motion on Wednesday that would see it recover $460 million in assets for stakeholders. Per the filing, the fund is being recovered from Bahamas-based hedge fund Modulo Capital, which received no less than $475 million from Alameda Research – the...

Following a signed agreement between SpaceX and NASA, the government agency is considering SpaceX as an emergency return option for the ISS crew.  Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to receive financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi investors in a new funding round. This follows an equity funding round in May 2022, which generated about $1.7 billion and reached a $127 billion market worth. At the same time, the company was positioned to be the US most valued startup with more than $125...

Forensic research platform Hindenburg Research has teased another report amid the ongoing US banking crisis.  Following its Adani report, US short-seller Hindenburg Research says it will release a new report on another target soon. The New York-based research firm did not specify the next release and provided no details about timing or content. Nonetheless, speculation is rife that the upcoming Hindenburg report could deal with the ongoing US banking crisis. This is because of the crisis’...

According to the Swiss National Bank, additional interest rate hikes should not be ruled out in the mid to long term. The apex bank of Switzerland, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced its latest interest rate hike by 50 basis points or 0.5%. According to the press release published by the SNB earlier today, the benchmark interest rate is now pegged at 1.5% in what the regulator tagged as its attempt to stem the soaring inflation rate. “The SNB is tightening its monetary policy...

Financial powerhouse JPMorgan will acquire Aumni for the data platform’s value at its last fundraising in 2021.  Banking giant JPMorgan appears set to acquire leading venture and private markets investment data platform Aumni. Yesterday, the New York-based multinational financial services company announced a definitive purchase agreement with Aumni. Although JPMorgan did not disclose financial terms, the bank expects to pay the data platform’s value at its last fundraising in 2021. This...

Leading bank Goldman Sachs has deployed ChatGPT-like AI products for developers to experiment with code development. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is reportedly using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) to assist developers with writing code. A top executive at the New York-based banking giant revealed this to the public. According to Goldman Sachs chief information officer Marco Argenti, the AI development is currently in a “proof of concept” stage. Argenti further stated that Goldman Sachs’...

According to Geely, it is projecting a total of 1.65 million units for the current fiscal year and it expects its electric vehicle to dominate the mix. Chinese automobile giant Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0175) has beaten revenue expectations with respect to its revenue for the 2022 financial year. According to the performance report shared by the auto giant, it raked in a revenue of 148 billion yuan ($21.49 billion), up by 45.6% from the year-ago period. The impressive performance...

Virgin Orbit stock is up over 73% in the pre-market while yesterday it closed down almost 15%. Aircraft engineering company Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) is about to close a deal with venture capital investor Matthew Brown. Reuters reported the news referring to a term sheet that reveals that the company is nearing an agreement with the investor via a private share placement. Meanwhile, Virgin Orbit is moving toward filing for bankruptcy if it does not secure capital as soon as possible. The...