Finance

Markets, economy, and industry.

  1. Financial Markets

    A Tale of Two Listings: FreeCast’s Tiny Direct Debut and PayPay’s $1.1 Billion Nasdaq Test

    FreeCast begins trading via direct listing while Japan’s PayPay prepares a major U.S. IPO—together showing the uneven reopening of 2026’s listings market.

    · #ipo #nasdaq #fintech #streaming #softbank

  2. Financial Markets

    Cash floods back into spot bitcoin ETFs as bitcoin rallies above $73,000

    After five weeks of outflows, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.1B in three sessions as bitcoin rebounded above $73,000—highlighting ETFs’ growing sway.

    · #bitcoin #etf #crypto #blackrock #grayscale

  3. Financial Markets

    NYSE owner ICE takes stake, board seat at OKX in bid to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized stocks

    ICE invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, taking a board seat and planning U.S.-regulated crypto futures and tokenized NYSE stocks.

    · #crypto #nyse #derivatives #tokenization #regulation

  4. Financial Markets

    CFTC staff letter opens derivatives margin to stablecoins issued by national trust banks

    A quiet update to a CFTC no-action letter expands eligible stablecoin collateral for futures brokers, edging crypto tokens deeper into U.S. derivatives markets.

    · #cftc #stablecoins #derivatives #occ #crypto

  5. Financial Markets

    Nvidia Posts Record $120 Billion Profit, but Stock Selloff Shaves $259 Billion Off Market Value

    Nvidia capped a historic year on AI chip demand, then saw shares slide as investors weighed how long the spending boom can last.

    · #nvidia #ai #semiconductors #stockmarket #earnings