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As the growing liquidity strain in the price of Bitcoin is a major concern, American banks are likely to start exploring new avenues to rebuild that part of the industry. The recent bank runs of American banks as recorded in March have fueled a massive pulldown on the liquidity base of Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital currency by market capitalization. As reported by CoinTelegraph citing data from crypto analytics provider, Kaiko, the drained liquidity in the market has hit a...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears set to visit China amid an increasingly frosty relationship between Beijing and Washington.  Elon Musk reportedly plans to visit China in April to meet with the country’s Premier Li Qiang. However, inside sources explained that the timing of Musk’s visit remains subject to Li Qiang’s availability. The Elon Musk trip to China would be the first time the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO would visit the East Asian nation since Covid. Musk last visited China when President...

Following two years of crackdowns and sanctions, China appears ready to unlock private sector potential via tech IPO developments.  Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com are reportedly involved in developments that could revive the long-dormant tech IPO landscape in China. Both tech giants are setting plans to float initial public offerings in the East Asian nation. These developments, three expected 2023 monumental Chinese debuts, could prop up the country’s flailing tech industry and...

Huawei has also stepped into booming China’s EV industry by launching vehicles in partnership with Seres. Chinese technology corporation Huawei posted its biggest annual decline in profit in 2022. The company said it has never experienced such a decline in yearly profit as it did last year. According to Huawei, the annual profit decline was due to the strict pandemic controls in China that affected many companies. Notably, Chinese businesses across different sectors felt the impact of the...

Besides the complaint filed by the Center for AI and Digital Policy that may stir the probe of OpenAI, there is a number of other targeted efforts to stifle the development of AI systems across the board. OpenAI, the fast-growing Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup behind the popular platform, ChatGPT may be welcoming a probe from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the violation of section five of the FTC Act that targets deceptive and unfair practices. The probe might be triggered...

News of the operations halt, failed funding, and job cuts did not sit well with shareholders as Virgin Orbit saw its shares are down 50% after the announcement. Aircraft engineering company Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: VORB) has revealed plans to halt operations after failing to secure a funding lifeline as expected. The company’s CEO, Dan Hart, relayed the unfortunate news to employees on Thursday, adding that there would be a massive layoff. Before the move to halt operations,...

The latest jobless claims indicate that the US labor market is tight amid rising interest rates as applications rose by 7,000. According to the Labor Department, US weekly jobless claims have climbed to 198,000, representing an increase of 7,000. Although the new figure is slightly higher than the 195,000 expected, it is still generally low in a tight labor market. The Department of Labor also reported a four-week moving average of weekly claims amounting to 198,250. This figure...

As the tech space digests the Alibaba news, attention also shifts to what becomes of Ant Group’s 2020 suspended IPO.  The decision by Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) to split its business into 6 places has renewed focus on the suspended Ant Group IPO. At the beginning of the week, Alibaba announced plans to split into 6 independent business groups. According to the Chinese e-commerce giant, this decision is strategic and would allow each business unit to operate unrestrained. Alibaba further...

The Alibaba growth sentiment has spread to the entire Chinese sector with the shares of other competing firms soaring following the news. The shares of Chinese multinational e-commerce and tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (HKG: 9988) is trading at a very high growth rate today as the company said it is restructuring its business into 6 different independent divisions. Hong Kong-listed shares jumped by 12.23% to HKD94.55. According to the company, the 6 subdivisions will help unleash...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has confirmed plans to split into smaller groups to allow each one pursue independent IPO. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) recently announced plans to split into 6 business units, each capable of pursuing an IPO. According to the Chinese e-commerce giant, the move seeks to “unlock shareholder value and foster market competitiveness.” The Alibaba IPO-focused split also represents the most significant reorganization in the Hangzhou-based...