Cipher Mining’s $1.3B Convertible Notes Overshadow Its HPC Deal
Cipher Mining’s (CIFR) $3B HPC deal should have been a catalyst, but the stock went sideways as a $1.3B convertible raise stole the spotlight. Here’s why institutions rushed in, and what it means for shareholders. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining […] Powered by...
New Pirate IPTV Crackdown, Déjà Vu, and the Resilience of Organized Crime
Italy generates more headlines concerning boots-on-the-ground anti-piracy operations than any other country in Europe. If we consider volume of events, no other member state comes anywhere close. If the claimed number of subscribers of every service allegedly shut down in the last decade were added together, the whole of Europe combined couldn’t mount a credible challenge. Yet, the larger the subscriber numbers, the more difficult it...
U.S. Rightsholders Urge China to Take Action Against ‘Export-Only’ Piracy Services
The American copyright industry generates billions of dollars in annual revenue and its content is generally viewed as one of the country’s primary exports. Whether they produce movies, music, software, or content for the publishing sector, U.S. companies are among the market leaders. U.S. companies also have a clear presence in China, and with more than a billion potential consumers, it’s a massive market. This offers enormous...
Crypto.com Secures Full CFTC Derivatives Stack, Clears Way for Margined Crypto Products
Crypto.com announced that its affiliate Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA) has received approval for an amended designated contract market (DCM) license, completing a full suite of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) derivatives permissions — DCM, DCO and FCM. The DCM amendment authorizes margined derivatives trading (including crypto perpetuals) on CDNA alongside its existing […] Powered by...
Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Launches Regulated Bitcoin Yield Fund Targeting 8–10% Annual Returns
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum today launched the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund, developed with Starboard Digital and Starmark as AIFM, targeting an 8–10% annual return paid in bitcoin via systematic arbitrage strategies that convert trading profits into additional BTC. Designed for professional and institutional investors, the Cayman-domiciled fund offers monthly liquidity, a strict risk-management […] Powered by...
