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Global crypto user base surpassed half a billion in 2023 — Crypto.com report
January 26th, 2024
A research report from Crypto.com estimates the number of worldwide cryptocurrency users surged to 580 million people in 2023. More than half a billion people had become cryptocurrency users or owners by the end of 2023, according to a ...
UAE defies fintech slowdown with a 92% jump in funding — against a global plunge of 48%
January 26th, 2024
KEY POINTS Data from industry body Innovate Finance shows that global investment in fintechs sank to $51.2 billion in 2023, down 48% from 2022. Despite that, the UAE saw total investment soar 92%, thanks in part to more fintech-friendly ...
One of the world’s biggest hacker forums taken down
April 14th, 2022
The illegal marketplace ‘RaidForums’ has been shut down and its infrastructure seized as a result of Operation TOURNIQUET, a complex law enforcement effort coordinated by Europol to support independent investigations of the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal, and ...
World shares steadied on Friday; Gold recovered somewhat
September 17th, 2021
World shares steadied on Friday above three-week lows set in the previous session though they were heading for a weekly loss on China jitters and global growth concerns, while strong U.S. retail sales data buoyed the dollar. Shares in ...
London copper set for third straight weekly gain on weaker dollar
April 23rd, 2021
Copper prices were on track for their third straight week of gains on Friday, as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced metals cheaper and more appealing to holders of other currencies. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 rose ...
Cyprus, Ghana and Kenya join growing list of countries to create beneficial ownership registries
April 15th, 2021
An infamous tax haven in the heart of Europe and two of Africa’s largest economies will force companies to declare their owners, joining a growing list of countries responding to public pressure over crime and tax avoidance enabled by ...
The dollar rose on Friday; Riskier currencies lost out
March 12th, 2021
The dollar rose on Friday, recovering its losses from the day before, as a spike in Treasury yields early in the European session triggered a risk-off move in global currency markets, with riskier currencies taking a hit. Market participants ...
European stocks were largely flat on Wednesday
January 27th, 2021
European stocks were largely flat on Wednesday due to losses in technology and mining sectors and as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.02% following ...
Emerging market stocks neared a record high on Friday
January 8th, 2021
Emerging market stocks neared a record high on Friday as hopes of economic recovery and loose monetary policy lifted sentiment, while most currencies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa fell against a recovering dollar. The MSCI’s index of ...
British pound rose against the dollar
December 15th, 2020
The dollar traded near 2 1/2-year lows against major peers on Tuesday as demand for the safest assets flagged amid progress toward agreeing U.S. fiscal stimulus and optimism for a Brexit deal. The greenback was near its weakest since ...
