Author: Anthony M. Orbison

The last two weeks have seen the digital asset sector get hit with a massive correction. That has affected essentially every cryptocurrency across the board. Among the most affected is VeChain, despite the slide to $0.045, VET is still expected to enjoy a 300% increase in 2025.Despite the recent skid, there are still high hopes for the digital asset sector in the coming year. With VeChain announcing its continued collaboration with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), it should be among the biggest winners when the calendar turns.IT’S OFFICIAL 🪇We partnered with VeChain to launch an epic campaign in LA for…

Walmart (WMT) currently has a leg up on some of its competitors as an increased number of consumers have been flocking to the retailer’s stores in the midst of the holiday season. In Walmart’s third-quarter earnings report for fiscal year 2025, the retailer revealed that it saw a 5% year-over-year increase in its U.S. comparable sales. This boost in sales contributed to Walmart enjoying a 5.5% increase in revenue during the quarter. 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸In preparation for the holiday season, Walmart kicked off its holiday deals in October, earlier than…

A widely followed crypto analyst says that Ethereum and altcoins are bracing for a swing to the upside as ETH prints the same pattern it did in 2020. In a new video update, crypto strategist Jason Pizzino tells his 344,000 YouTube subscribers that the Ethereum/Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) pair is flashing a “major altcoin signal.” However, he warns that altcoins still have a bit further to drop before market sentiment turns around and sparks a rally. “ETH/BTC in November got a bounce but again it still has not broken past at least the 4% level and the major level that I’m watching for…

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet (NASDAQ:)’s Google’s proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe whose members include Air France KLM (OTC:) and Lufthansa. Google has announced a series of changes in search result formats in recent months following conflicting demands from price-comparison sites, hotels, airlines and small retailers, with the latest tweaks announced last month. It is trying to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which prohibits it from favouring its own products and services on its platform or risk…

Ethereum price has retreated sharply in the past few days after finding substantial resistance at $4,000.  Ethereum (ETH) traded at $3,340 on Monday as cryptocurrencies stabilized. This was slightly up from last week’s low of $3,100. Seasonality data suggests that Ethereum price may rebound sharply in the first quarter of 2025. According to CoinGlass, ETH had positive returns in all but two first quarters since 2017. Its best performance was in 2017, when it jumped by 518%, followed by 202,1 when it rose by 160%.  Its average first-quarter returns since 2017 were 92%, making it the best period of the…

Investopedia / Photo Illustration by Alice Morgan / Getty Images Analysts from Bitwise, Standard Chartered, and VanEck see bitcoin rising to the $180,000 to $200,000 level in 2025. Flows into spot bitcoin ETFs in 2025 could keep pace with the numbers from 2024, analysts say. Bitcoin prices could also see a boost if the U.S. decides to adopt a bitcoin strategic reserve. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has had a strong 2024, climbing past many price milestones—including $100,000—as a confluence of factors drove up investor confidence in the leading cryptocurrency. It all started with demand associated with the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…

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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Japan-based early-stage investment firm Metaplanet continues its Bitcoin (BTC) buying spree. The company announced today that it has purchased 619.7 BTC for $61 million – including fees and other expenses – making it the firm’s largest Bitcoin acquisition to date. Metaplanet Increases BTC Holdings To 1,762 The recent crypto market downturn from its all-time highs (ATH) does not appear to bother Metaplanet, as the Tokyo-listed firm made its largest BTC purchase to date, buying 619.7 BTC worth $ 61 million at an average price of around $96,000. Related Reading To recall, Metaplanet started…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Financial & markets regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Federal Reserve is weighing “significant changes” to its annual stress tests for large US banks that would reduce volatility of tests’ results and make the process more transparent.The Fed did not provide a detailed account of the changes but said they could amend models that calculate hypothetical losses for banks, averaging results over two years to lessen the risk of large year-on-year swings, and allow the public to comment on hypothetical scenarios each year before they are finalised. The Fed…

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s environmental regulator has filed four charges against the major Los Bronces mine, controlled by Anglo American (JO:), for noncompliance with environmental permits, the agency said on Monday. The charges could carry a fine of nearly 17 billion pesos ($17.17 million), according to the Superintendency of the Environment, or SMA. Los Bronces is one of Chile’s biggest copper mines with output of 255,000 metric tons last year, as well as a key project for Anglo American, which has been a takeover target of larger rival BHP. Anglo American did not immediately respond to a request for comment. One…