Standard Chartered PLC (LSE:STAN; HKEX:2888) has launched cryptocurrency trading for eligible affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates, following regulatory approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."
Geopolitics is top of mind at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum with escalating tensions in the Middle East. One of Japan's top trading houses explained the impact of the war on their businesses around the world. Masayuki Omoto, President & CEO of Marubeni spoke to Bloomberg's Shery Ahn on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi.
Tether has invested in EFY Finance’s seed funding round to expand institutional use of USD₮ and USA₮ across Latin America.
Starknet, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has introduced Shadow Accounts to separate DeFi activity from users’ main wallet identities.
Cathie Wood, founder, CEO and CIO of Ark Investment Management, discusses why she avoids traditional memory-chip players, saying the business cycle is "most volatile." Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Wood adds that we are "just at the beginning" of the artificial intelligence revolution. "In terms of our semiconductor exposure, [we] tend to be at the less-cyclical end of the spectrum," she adds.
ASML upgraded the low end of its 2026 sales forecast as increasing artificial intelligence spending boosts demand for the Dutch company's chip-making machines. The firm projected annual sales of between 44 billion ($49 billion) and 45 billion this year. ASML's outlook offers an indication of investment plans by chipmakers like TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel. Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie reports.
Privy, a wallet infrastructure provider owned by Stripe, has partnered with Ripple to bring programmable wallets to the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar says he sees India as a "power in the middle" rather than a "middle power."
Canadian Minister of International Trade says they see a lot of collaborative opportunities in India especially in the field of energy, mining, and food security. Maninder Sidhu spoke to Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi.
Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) has urged early preparation for Bitcoin’s (BTC) post-quantum transition, outlining technical priorities for strengthening network security.
Aramco's headquarters in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia was hit by a Houthi missile attack. Authorities said the strike on Dhahran caused a limited fire and no injuries as fighting between the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen & Saudi-led coalition intensified. Rachel Ziemba founder of Ziemba Insights spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the likelihood of the US getting involved in the fighting.
