Nominate a fintech or insurtech company

Online banking businessman using smartphone with Icon Fintech and Blockchain concept Sarinyapinngam | Istock | Getty Images For a second year, CNBC and independent research firm Statista are working together to identify the world’s top fintech companies, to be named in a published CNBC report this July. Nominations are now open for the top global … Read more

Bitcoin reverses higher after Fed meeting, reclaiming $65,000

Bitcoin reversed higher on Wednesday as investors took a pause from the recent pullback and weighed the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 1% at $65,381.29, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier in the day, it fell as low as $60,793.60. Cryptocurrencies cut earlier losses at the … Read more

Bitcoin briefly slumps below $63,000 after hitting $73,000 last week

Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $64,061.09, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier it fell to as low as $62,320.30, after reaching a record of $73,679 last week. “As ETFs buy up available supply of bitcoins on … Read more

Bitcoin may lose its reputation as a volatile asset. Here’s why

Bitcoin may start to lose its reputation as a volatile asset. According to Bitwise Asset Management’s Matt Hougan, the cryptocurrency’s wild price swings have come down substantially over the past decade. “What’s driving the bitcoin market right now is a simple demand-supply imbalance,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Monday. “We … Read more

Bitcoin shows its volatility once again in steep overnight decline, now back below $70,000

Bitcoin offices are seen in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 28, 2024.  Umit Turhan Coskun | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin suffered a steep drop in overnight trading, showing that the world’s largest cryptocurrency hasn’t shaken its tendency for big drops despite continuing to gain acceptance within the mainstream financial world. Data from Coin Metrics shows … Read more

El-Erian and Krugman can’t shake off their market fears

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 29, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A new day, a new all-time high. From stocks to bitcoin, asset classes across the board have been hitting uncharted territories. Why? There are a few reasons … Read more

Bitcoin breaks $70,000 in volatile trading, hitting a new record

The price of bitcoin jumped to a new record on Friday, breaking through $70,000 for the first time ever. The cryptocurrency gave back its gains from the spike and was last lower by more than 1% at $66,943.70, according to Coin Metrics. At one point, however, it rose as high as $70,170.00, topping its previous … Read more

No news is good news for Wall Street

A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. services activity moderates

Prices on displayed in a New York grocery store on Feb. 1, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Bitcoin touches an all-time high above $69,000 then falls 4%

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high for the first time in more than two years, as this year’s rally — fueled by excitement over bitcoin ETFs and the upcoming halving event — accelerated. The price of the cryptocurrency topped $69,210 on Tuesday morning before retreating, according to … Read more