By courting retail daredevils and opportunistic hedge funds alike, Michael Saylor has outwitted his Wall Street skeptics to build up a Bitcoin empire, helping create a whole new crypto-investment complex along the way. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/michael-saylor-fueled-crypto-complex-gets-bigger-with-debt-etf?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Michael Saylor-Fueled Crypto Complex Gets Bigger With Debt ETF
By courting retail daredevils and opportunistic hedge funds alike, Michael Saylor has outwitted his Wall Street skeptics to build up a Bitcoin empire, helping create a whole new crypto-investment complex along the way.
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For Wall Street firms that had only dipped their toes in the crypto space, the next four years present an opportunity to make inroads in an industry that’s swiftly gained momentum amid the Trump administration’s embrace. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/wall-street-goes-all-in-on-great-crypto-comeback-fueled-by-trump?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Wall Street Goes All In on Great Crypto Comeback Fueled by Trump
It was only three years ago that a dispute between an infamous crypto billionaire and a titan of the financial establishment became the center of attention at an annual event known as the Davos of the derivatives market.
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Fake Toll Texts Now Targeting Drivers By Where they Live https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-14/fake-toll-texts-now-targeting-drivers-by-where-they-live?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Fake Toll Texts Now Targeting Drivers by Where They Live
Surging scam threatens motorists with penalties and legal action for unpaid tolls.
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In today's Bloomberg Deals, we give you a recap of a recent Cantor Fitzgerald event in New York centered around technology dealmaking https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-14/lutnick-s-cantor-fitzgerald-gives-tech-center-stage-at-first-annual-conference?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Lutnick’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gives Tech Center Stage at First Annual Conference
Hi, it’s Maggie Eastland in New York, where this week I attended Cantor Fitzgerald’s first-ever tech investment banking conference. Elsewhere, the soda Poppi could find itself as part of Pepsi soon.
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Bitcoin rebounded from the four-month low reached earlier in the week with other risky assets bouncing back from the recent turmoil seen in global markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/bitcoin-rises-from-four-month-low-amid-marketwide-relief-rally?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Bitcoin Rises From Four-Month Low Amid Marketwide ‘Relief Rally’
Bitcoin rebounded from the four-month low reached earlier in the week with other risky assets bouncing back from the recent turmoil seen in global markets.
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The hires are a bold statement of intent by the Texas Stock Exchange and, as industry veteran Dave Nadig put it, add “instantaneous authority" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-14/what-txse-poaching-nasdaq-cboe-s-talent-means-for-etfs?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Upstart TXSE Just Poached Top Talent From Nasdaq and Cboe
The hires are a bold statement of intent by the exchange
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David Sacks, Trump’s adviser for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, has divested more than $200 million worth of holdings related to the digital-asset industry, according to the White House https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/trump-crypto-czar-sacks-sells-over-200-million-in-investments?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Trump Crypto Czar Sacks Sells Over $200 Million in Investments
David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s adviser for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, and his venture-capital firm Craft Ventures have divested more than $200 million worth of holdings related to the digital-asset industry, according to a memo released…
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ECB Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau says the US risks bringing about the next financial emergency through its support of cryptocurrencies and non-bank finance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-15/ecb-s-villeroy-says-us-crypto-support-sows-seeds-of-future-shock?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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ECB’s Villeroy Says US Crypto Support Sows Seeds of Future Shock
European Central Bank Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the US risks bringing about the next financial emergency through its support of cryptocurrencies and non-bank finance.
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Get up to speed on what's moving global markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-16/asia-to-extend-stock-rally-on-new-chinese-measures-markets-wrap?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Stocks Rise as Retail Sales Weak, But Not Awful: Markets Wrap
US stocks climbed for a second day, extending the recovery from a sharp drop that reached 10% last week, as industrial and energy shares rallied on economic data that while missing forecasts was able to quell concern about an imminent recession.
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Digital-asset exchange OKX has suspended a service used by hackers to launder proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist on trading platform Bybit, after drawing scrutiny from European watchdogs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/crypto-exchange-okx-suspends-defi-service-that-drew-eu-scrutiny?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Crypto Exchange OKX Suspends DeFi Service After EU Scrutiny
Digital-asset exchange OKX has suspended a service used by hackers to launder some of the proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist on trading platform Bybit, after drawing scrutiny from European watchdogs.
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Financing a US sovereign wealth fund could be done through a really huge real estate deal, says @johnauthers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-17/selling-the-family-silver-american-style?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Selling the Family Silver, American-Style
The easiest way to finance a US sovereign wealth fund could be through a massive sale of federal resources.
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US Bitcoin ETFs record their longest run of weekly net outflows since listing in January last year as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs drive a wider retreat from riskier assets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/us-bitcoin-etfs-shed-5-5-billion-in-longest-run-of-outflows?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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US Bitcoin ETFs Shed $5.5 Billion in Longest Run of Outflows
US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their longest run of weekly net outflows since listing in January last year as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs drove a wider retreat from riskier assets.
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Abu Dhabi's crypto ambitions are growing, and PwC’s rivals are looking to gain ground in Saudi Arabia. Read the Mideast Money newsletter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-17/abu-dhabi-uae-deepens-crypto-push-with-binance-deal-pwc-s-saudi-ban-impact?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Abu Dhabi’s $2 Billion Binance Deal Signals Growing Crypto Ambitions
Welcome to the Mideast Money newsletter, I’m Adveith Nair. Join us each week as my team and I chronicle the intersection of money and power in a region that's become one of the most influential in global finance. You can sign up here.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy said it bought $10.7 million of Bitcoin, a week after unveiling plans to issue up to $21 billion of preferred stock to acquire more of the cryptocurrency. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/strategy-buys-more-bitcoin-after-announcing-preferred-offering?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Strategy Buys More Bitcoin After Announcing Preferred Sales
Michael Saylor’s Strategy said it bought $10.7 million of Bitcoin, a week after unveiling plans to issue up to $21 billion of preferred stock to acquire more of the cryptocurrency.
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Gemini, the crypto exchange backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins that recently filed confidentially to go public, has named Dan Chen chief financial officer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/winklevoss-s-gemini-names-dan-chen-as-cfo-of-crypto-exchange?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Winklevosses’ Gemini Names Dan Chen as CFO of Crypto Exchange
Gemini, the crypto exchange backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins that recently filed confidentially to go public, has named Dan Chen chief financial officer.
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World Liberty Financial, the crypto project promoted by President Donald Trump, has completed its second set of token sales and raised a total of $550 million in gross proceeds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/trump-s-crypto-project-has-raised-550-million-in-token-sales?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Trump’s Crypto Project Has Raised $550 Million in Token Sales
World Liberty Financial, the crypto project promoted by President Donald Trump, has completed its second set of token sales and raised a total of $550 million in gross proceeds, according to a press release.
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At a conference attended by some of the biggest names in traditional finance, @KatLeighDoherty gets a vibe check on all things crypto. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/how-wall-street-thinks-about-crypto-s-future-under-trump?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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How Wall Street Thinks About Crypto’s Future Under Trump
Today on the Big Take podcast: The financial old guard is embracing digital assets anew and it’s considering giving core products a crypto update.
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Get up to speed on what's moving global markets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Tech Stocks Swoon to Halt Wall Street’s Rebound: Markets Wrap
Heavy selling resumed in Wall Street’s largest technology companies, with American shares snapping a two-day rebound amid signs investors are paring exposure in US risk assets. European stocks gained.
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German lawmakers are on the verge of unlocking hundreds of billions of euros in debt-financed defense and infrastructure spending. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-18/germany-set-to-embark-on-defense-spending-spree?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Germany Set to Embark on Defense Spending Spree
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.
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We asked top Wall Street executives for their thoughts on what would help speed up blockchain and digital asset adoption in traditional finance. Read their answers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-18/wall-street-tradfi-blockchain-bosses-call-for-education-new-rules-in-2025?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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