Bitcoin ETFs threaten Coinbase after stock rose almost 400% in 2023

Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Now that the SEC has approved the creation of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, Coinbase’s position in the crypto market is poised to take a dramatic turn. … Read more

Bitcoin wavers, ether soars after SEC greenlights launch of U.S. bitcoin ETFs

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin hovered around the flat line higher late Wednesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light for the first-ever spot bitcoin ETFs to trade in the U.S., as expected. The cryptocurrency trimmed earlier losses and was last trading flat at $46,671.22, according to Coin Metrics. … Read more

Bitcoin rises above $47,000 for the first time since April 2022

Bitcoin rose to a 21-month high to start the week as investors awaited the potential approval of a U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund this week. On Monday, the cryptocurrency rose more than 6% to $47,020.57, according to Coin Metrics, as BlackRock, Grayscale and other potential bitcoin ETF issuers submitted final updates to the U.S. Securities and … Read more

Watch inflation and earnings in the stock market next week

The first week of 2024 is officially in the books – and with it, the end of a nine-week winning streak on Wall Street. The S & P 500 dropped about 1.5% during the holiday-shortened trading week. The Nasdaq was the worst performer this week, losing more than 3% as the Magnificent Seven stocks and … Read more

Follow CEOs at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to watch for on Wall Street next week, highlighting JPMorgan‘s market-moving health-care conference in San Francisco. Taking place from Monday to Thursday, the conference is one of the year’s largest gatherings of major industry CEOs where they reveal earnings guidance and updates on clinical trial research. “The … Read more

Wall Street heads into the week ahead on edge as inflation and earnings data loom

Investors are heading into next week on edge as stocks struggle to start the year, with key inflation data and big bank earnings on deck. The major averages kicked off 2024 with a whimper. The S & P 500 on Friday snapped its best weekly winning streak going back to 2004. The Nasdaq and Dow … Read more

Bitcoin 2023 rally pumped up Marathon, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, GBTC

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images For crypto bulls, the most lucrative bets in 2023 were in the stock market. While bitcoin rallied over 150% for the year, shares of Coinbase, MicroStrategy and … Read more

Spot bitcoin ETF approval may be coming in January 2024

The price of bitcoin has surged in 2023 as investors await approval for the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which would be a milestone for cryptocurrency investors, experts say. In early December, the digital currency topped $44,000 for the first time since April 2022, and year-to-date gains were above 160%, as of Dec. 21, … Read more

Blackrock, AIIB among backers of Asia-focused Seraya Partners Fund I

Wind turbine blades rotate in the tidal flat in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, November 18, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Top global asset managers including Blackrock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800 million, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. The Seraya … Read more

Coinbase jumps in November as FTX, Binance founders brace for prison

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also said the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to invest more outside of the U.S. Carlos Jasso | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a month that saw two of the crypto industry’s leading figures headed on the path to prison, Coinbase shares rocketed … Read more