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Ark Invest purchased $92 million worth of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) and 4,320,928 units of the US Bitcoin futures-linked ETF. Cathie Wood’s asset management firm Ark Invest has actively engaged in portfolio rebalancing this year amid a surge in stock prices of crypto firms. In the latest development on Wednesday, December 27, Ark Invest divested its Coinbase holdings and all of its GBTC holdings. In a recent trade filing, the company led by Cathie Wood revealed the sale of...

Amidst the sell-off, Ark Invest has strategically acquired 158,334 shares ($12.1 million) in Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc for its Next Generation Internet ETF.  Ark Invest, a renowned asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has been making strategic adjustments to its portfolio, most notably in its dealings with Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). According to the company’s recent trade filing, Ark Invest sold additional tranches of Coinbase shares,...

While Cathie Wood has been aggressively selling off her investments in crypto firms, she’s making fresh bets in the AI space acquiring shares of top tech companies like Microsoft and Meta. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has been doing massive capital rotation by offloading its crypto investments and eyeing a push into AI. Ark Invest executed its most substantial sale in over a year by divesting approximately $12.85 million in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares from its Next Generation...

Unlike its competitors, Mistral AI chose to make its model available as a free download instead of providing access through APIs. This approach empowers developers to run the model on their own devices and servers. French Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI has reached a valuation of $2 billion following the conclusion of a successful funding round which raised €385 million ($415 million) to further develop its innovative technology and open-source software. Significance of...

Currently valued at $8.6 billion after its £590 million ($624 million) investment round last year, SumUp stands strong in private markets with no immediate plans for an initial public offering. London-based financial services company SumUp has secured £285 million worth approximately $307 million in its latest funding round to expand its business offerings to other parts of the world outside the United Kingdom. The company has already established its presence in other financial markets...

By providing $20 million, M&G is helping GFO-X create a properly regulated environment for safe access to crypto derivatives trading. Global Futures and Options (GFO-X), a crypto derivatives trading platform based in the UK, has announced it received a $20 million investment from the asset management arm of pensions provider M&G Plc. According to GFO-X, the investment was part of a $30 million series B funding round for the company. This confirms that M&G is the lead in the...

Stateless roll-up Versatus LASR represents a pure execution environment that relocates compute processes off-chain without the inherent responsibilities or expenses tied to maintaining state and storing data. On Wednesday, December 6, peer-to-peer web services protocol Versatus Labs announced its successful fundraising of $2.3 million with key investors being Republic Crypto and NGC Ventures. The fundraise happens at the company’s valuation of $50 million. Also, it will help the Versatus...

SpaceX has become one of the most valuable companies in the United States, dominating the market for commercial space launch services, primarily due to the success of its Falcon rockets.  Elon Musk‘s aerospace company SpaceX is in discussions to sell insider shares via a new tender, potentially valuing the privately held firm at around $175 billion, as reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the company plans to sell approximately...

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance plans to spend $5 billion buying back stock from shareholders. This will bring its valuation to $268 billion. As per recent reports, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, plans to spend about $5 billion buying back stock from its shareholders. This comes as the company has faced several setbacks in its journey to becoming publicly listed, including the economy back in China and regulatory issues in the United States. ByteDance Buying Back Stock Reports...

Theta Edgecloud stands out in the cloud computing area as it provides a flexible hybrid model designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses and individuals. Venture capital firm DWF Labs has committed $1 million towards advancing Theta Edgecloud, an innovative hybrid cloud computing system within the Theta Labs ecosystem. This strategic investment demonstrates DWF Labs’ desire to shape the future by combining blockchain technology with thriving industries such as video, 3D rendering,...