Finance

Follow Frank on X. In a report released this Wednesday, Fidelity Digital Assets in collaboration with Lightning payment provider Voltage released a report on the state of the Lightning Network. The report details the many ways in which the Lightning Network has grown since its launch in 2018. It also illustrates how more businesses have…

Dogecoin price fell to $0.24 on Friday, with gains from the buzz around DOGE ETFs subdued at 5%. The global memecoin sector faced negative sentiment this week due to the controversy surrounding the  Argentina President’s link to a scam token. Santiment’s Total Holder metric shows 160,000 new-user wallets were created on the Dogecoin network since…

UnitedHealth Group stock slides hard as DOJ opens investigation. Government probe involves possible fraudulent overcharging of Medicare Advantage plans. UNH stock slides as low as 438.50, a 10-month low. Health insurer calls allegations “false” and “outrageous”.   UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock crashed on Friday morning in light of a new United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ)…

Production at the VW plant in Emden. Sina Schuldt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The struggling German economy has been a major talking point among critics of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ government during the latest election campaign — but analysts warn a new leadership might not turn these tides. As voters prepare to head to…

Litecoin price hit $128 on Thursday, retracting 5% from the 30-day peak of $140 recorded after the US SEC’s confirmation of Bitwise’s LTC ETF filing. Whales have acquired $500 million worth of LTC in the last 14 days, with institutional players making strategic moves. Rising average transaction size signals increased whale presence, which could provide…

GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen. GameStop CEO and billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to roughly 7 million shares worth about $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said the sizable stake in Alibaba is a bullish bet on…

WMT dips more than 6% despite beating Q4 consenus on top and bottom lines. Walmart fails to impress with full-year guidance. 2025 revenue set to grow 3% to 4% at Walmart. Dividend is hiked 13%, well above normal.   Walmart (WMT) stock is trading 6% lower on Thursday despite delivering better than expected quarterly results…

People take pictures of the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Treasury Department has set a new deadline of March 21 for millions of businesses to fulfill a new reporting requirement on “beneficial ownership information,” after a court order allowed the federal…

President Donald Trump said his administration is going to audit the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. “We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there,” Trump said Wednesday on Air Force One. A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam from…

Think back through Bitcoin’s history. I guarantee you a handful of events just popped into your mind first, like landmarks. If you kept thinking your mind probably started filling in from there with those landmark events as anchors. Don’t take these as hard predictions, ignore the coating of hyperbole I can’t stop myself from adding…