After a price drop destroyed the country’s fundraising efforts in May, Ukraine, which has been pummelling by three months of war, expects to continue to harness crypto investors to help collect finances. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the Ukrainian government requested cryptocurrency donations on social media. At the World Economic Forum in…
In the face of rising inflation, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that there is a “limit to what a government can do.” Rutte told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the Dutch government would assist people on lower and lower-middle incomes with growing energy expenses. “You can’t help…
Airbnb Inc, the vacation rental provider, has announced that it will cease all listings and experiences in mainland China as of July 30, joining a long list of Western internet platforms that have abandoned the Chinese market. The news was published on the company’s official WeChat account without any explanation for the decision. Chinese customers will still…
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday that global finance executives may need to get used to dealing with multiple bouts of inflationary pressures. Due to mounting pressures on energy and food prices from Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s zero-COVID policies, which have slashed manufacturing with lockdowns, and the…
The European Commission has detailed a strategy to increase the EU’s renewable energy capacity and reduce its dependency on Russian fossil fuels, while also conceding that existing coal plants may have to be utilised for “longer than initially thought.” On Wednesday, the Commission published a statement describing the REPowerEU plan’s goals, emphasising the importance of…
Elon Musk announced on Friday that his $44 billion cash purchase for Twitter Inc is “temporarily on pause” till the social media company provides statistics on the proportion of fraudulent accounts. Twitter shares plunged more than 20% in premarket trade, although they recovered some ground after Musk, the CEO of the electric vehicle market Tesla…
Bitcoin investors are panicking as the terraUSD stablecoin continues to drift away from its intended $1 peg. Late Monday, TerraUSD, or UST, fell below 70 cents for the first time, as holders fled the token in what some have dubbed a “bank run.” According to Coinbase data, the coin plummeted as low as 62 cents…
Due to a continuing shortage of chips and other essential ingredients, some of the world’s largest tech and automotive businesses have had to lower their expectations for this year. Apple CEO Tim Cook warned on Thursday that the company was “not immune” to supply chain issues, citing “quite significant supply constraints” in the iPad business…
The New York Post reported on Tuesday that Elon Musk is willing to invest between $10 billion and $15 billion of his own money to take Twitter private, citing two persons familiar with the situation. According to the story, the billionaire, who owns 9.1% of Twitter, is intending to launch a tender offer in approximately…
According to figures provided by an industry association on Tuesday, African start-ups garnered a record $5.2 billion in venture financing last year, rebounding from a pandemic-induced slump in 2020 with an almost five-fold surge in investments. The success of startups like Nigeria’s Paystack, which was purchased by Stripe in 2020, and sister fintech Flutterwave, which…
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