- ASX200 is trading just 5.7 points higher at 7031.5 at 1:30pm AEST.
- Digital Wine Ventures partners with Earlypay for BNPL service.
- Seven West Media finalises content deals with Facebook & Google.
The tech sector is the worst performer today, trading 1.7% lower at 1:30pm AEST as Codan is falling 4.14%, Nuix sheds 3.86% and Altium is trading 3.2% lower.
The Australian market is trading just 5.7 points higher at 7031.5 at 1:30pm AEST, reversing strong gains from this morning as Westpac?s 4% gain boosts the financials sector to drive the key index despite the majority of the other sectors trading in the red.
Bitcoin is rising this afternoon, trading around US$58,000 at 1:30pm AEST. Meantime Ethereum continues to hit new records today, topping US$3,000 for the first time ever this morning and is currently trading at US$3,049.74 at 1:30pm AEST, up 3.38% in the last 24-hours as the European Investment Bank?s digital bond issuance news from last week continues to fuel an Ethereum rally.
Australian-based wine-tech business Digital Wine Ventures today announced its subsidiary WINEDEPOT has partnered with Earlypay to create a BNPL service called LIQUIDITY for WINEDEPOT?s B2B marketplace in a bid to break the cost barrier of sales and maintain a high average order value.
Making headlines, media giant Seven West Media announced finalised deals with Google and Facebook to provide content to the tech giants. Seven West has signed a licensing deal with Google?s parent company Alphabet, and signed a long-term agreement with Facebook.
And the four-man SpaceX Crew-1 mission has splashed back to Earth breaking the record for the longest-ever duration for a crew launched into space in an American-built spacecraft, as the crew spent more than 5 months in space.