Barry Silbert is the founder of Digital Currency Group, which owns Grayscale, one of the largest crypto asset managers. The crypto industry heavyweight declared on X (formerly Twitter) on May 24 that crypto's "privacy era" has begun. That's a bold claim from a powerful industry insider with a direct stake; Grayscale recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Zc...
Barry Silbert is the founder of Digital Currency Group, which owns Grayscale, one of the largest crypto asset managers. The crypto industry heavyweight declared on X (formerly Twitter) on May 24 that crypto's "privacy era" has begun. That's a bold claim from a powerful industry insider with a direct stake; Grayscale recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) Trust into the first U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) for a privacy coin. What's more, at Bitcoin Investor Week in February, Silbert predicted that between 5% and 10% of Bitcoin capital would rotate into privacy-focused crypto like Zcash and Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) , arguing that Bitcoin will never be able to offer privacy. Continue reading
Shares in Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and other South Korean tech firms rallied on Monday, as expected meetings between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Korean executives boosted hopes of tie-ups in AI and robotics. Huang is expected to visit South Korea later this week and meet LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and other Korean executives, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Nvidia als...
Shares in Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and other South Korean tech firms rallied on Monday, as expected meetings between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Korean executives boosted hopes of tie-ups in AI and robotics. Huang is expected to visit South Korea later this week and meet LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and other Korean executives, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Nvidia also plans to hold a "Korean Partner Night" event on the sidelines of the COMPUTEX trade show in Taipei on Monday, which Jensen and executives from chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix and other companies will attend.
Yen traders face a heightened risk of intervention over the next two weeks after Japan’s currency defied historic attempts to prop it up. The currency underperformed all its Group-of-10 peers in May despite record spending by Japan. That puts it in danger of weakening to 160 against the dollar well before any support comes from the Bank of Japan in the form of an expected interest hike on June 16....
Yen traders face a heightened risk of intervention over the next two weeks after Japan’s currency defied historic attempts to prop it up. The currency underperformed all its Group-of-10 peers in May despite record spending by Japan. That puts it in danger of weakening to 160 against the dollar well before any support comes from the Bank of Japan in the form of an expected interest hike on June 16. “Intervention is buying time, not turning the tide — the real pivot has to come from the BOJ,” said Masahiko Loo , a senior fixed income strategist at State Street Investment Management. Read more: Japan Used Record $73.6 Billion to Support Yen in Past Month Leveraged funds and asset managers boosted their bearish yen wagers to the most since July 2024, according to calculations based on Commodity Futures Trading Commission data for the week through May 26. The still-wide interest-rate differential between Japan and the US has weighed on the yen, as the BOJ has been slow to hike rates despite the widespread return of inflation. Investors are honing in on the central bank’s June 16 policy decision, with overnight index swaps showing about a 78% chance of a hike at that time. Read more: Japan Spent Billions and Yen Is Still Falling The yen’s weakness despite the massive amount of money spent by the finance ministry “highlights diminishing marginal effectiveness” of intervention, State Street’s Loo said. The war in the Middle East has also added pressure on the currency as elevated oil prices stoke inflation fears. Brent crude climbed on Monday as negotiations over a permanent US-Iran ceasefire showed little sign of a breakthrough. The yen is hovering near its weakest level since April 30, keeping traders on alert for further intervention. Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama reiterated on Friday that authorities can step into the market if there’s volatility or evidence of speculative moves. Japan’s currency traded at 159.49 against the dollar late morning on Monday in Tokyo...