Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ether climbed to end the week as President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation into law, while bitcoin and its proxies took a breather. The price of ether was last higher by 4% at $3,578.67, according to Coin Metrics, trading at highs not seen since January…
American Express has long benefited from a focus on wealthier customers who appreciate the credit card company’s travel and dining perks. That has helped insulate the company from concerns over a spending slowdown. In the second quarter, total spending on Amex cards jumped 7%, matching the first quarter and higher than the 6% increase a…
Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images DeFi Development, a company vying to be the MicroStrategy of Solana, is expanding internationally through a franchise model. The company plans to partner with others looking to operate their own Solana treasuries with DeFi’s support. In return, DeFi Development will retain an equity stake in…
Peter Thiel, president and founder of Clarium Capital Management LLC, holds hundred dollars bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Bitmine (BMNR) 1-month The current wave of interest in Ethereum and…
Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Coinbase unveiled Wednesday an “everything app” designed to bring more people into the crypto economy. The “Base App,” which replaces Coinbase Wallet, will combine wallet, trading and payment functions as well as social media, messaging and support for mini apps – all running on the company’s homegrown public…
People walk out of the Morgan Stanley global headquarters in Manhattan on March 20, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Morgan Stanley on Wednesday reported second-quarter results that crushed Wall Street expectations on the back of higher trading revenues. Here’s what the bank reported for the second quarter compared with what Wall…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies and several stocks tied to the ecosystem rose Wednesday as investors dismissed a snag in what was expected to be a winning week for crypto regulation. Bitcoin was last higher by nearly 2% at $118,716.00, according to Coin Metrics, while ether rose more than 4% to $3,201.26. …
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during the Goldman Sachs Investor Day at Goldman Sachs Headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Goldman Sachs on Wednesday posted results that topped expectations as its trading operations generated $840 million more revenue than analysts had expected. Here’s what the company reported:…
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, leaves the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with Republican members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the issue of debanking on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Bank of America on Wednesday posted mixed results for the…
President Donald Trump‘s massive tax and spending package will bring sweeping changes to federal student loans, in part by capping how much money people can borrow from the federal government to pay for college and graduate school. Among other measures, the legislation, which Trump has called the “one big, beautiful bill,” sets new limits for students and their…
