Rahul Karunakar

Bangalore

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High-Frequency Trading Firm Tower Research Capital Bets Big on Bitcoin

1 week ago | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

With institutional investors rekindling their interest in cryptos following US President Donald Trump's endorsement of the sector, a lesser-known division within the high-speed trading giant Tower Research Capital is discreetly ramping up its investments in digital assets. One of Tower's own quant trading divisions, Limestone Trading, has increased its funding for its crypto trading activities.
Mantra Token's 90% Crash Shows the Inherent Risk Side of Cryptos

3 weeks ago | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

A cryptocurrency initiative named Mantra, claiming to be a blockchain facilitating the exchange of "real-world assets," experienced a staggering 90% decline in the value of its token OM within just a few hours last week, resulting in a loss exceeding $5 billion. While traders continue to analyze the factors behind the token's drop to 50 cents, those with experience in the cryptocurrency sector recognize that the design of OM's token raised significant concerns.
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Indian Law Ministry Requests Gujarat Court To Serve US SEC Summons To Gautam Adani

1 month ago | wionews.com | Rahul Karunakar

The Indian Ministry of Law and Justice has formally requested a Gujarat court to serve legal documents to Gautam Adani concerning a bribery case under investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The US SEC has levied bribery charges worth billions of dollars against Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani. The SEC's claims centre on the payment of bribes to Indian government officials in order to negotiate overpriced energy contracts.
Fed's Crypto Role Under a Vibecession Cloud + A B.R.O. Introduction

1 month ago | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

The US Federal Reserve's approach is to wait and see how the hard data plays out. The central bank is not perturbed by massive negative bets and moves in financial markets. But the moves suggest the Fed trigger is not coming anytime soon for cryptos. If anything, Bitcoin has shown that the next Fed move could be a pause for a longer period than the rate cuts currently pencilled in for the early second half of this year.
'Inaugural Crypto Ball' For Trump Before White House Inauguration

Jan 14, 2025 | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

The crypto sector has gone all out to lure Donald Trump since before his campaign began last year. Apart from the sector's contribution to his election fund, crypto honchos are donating heavily to his inaugural fund.
US Crypto-AI Chief & His Tech-Friendly Worldview

Dec 9, 2024 | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

In a surprising move, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed David Sacks to oversee policymaking on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. Sacks has no experience or significant investing connections to the new industries but has built a profession that encompasses more than artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency.
Rally Hits a Wall on Wall Street

Mar 11, 2024 | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar

Speculation among traders that this year's rise to numerous milestones has been overdone drove stocks to tumble. The biggest drags were big tech firms, which had fuelled the recent rally. Weakness in the most prominent category of the S&P 500 weighed on overall sentiment just as investors were trying to make sense of mixed employment data. Nearly $4.5 billion was pulled out from tech funds last week, after a trillion-dollar rally in tech stocks, suggesting the market is clearly heating up.
2023 Hangover Entails A Terrible Start For Markets Since 2003

Jan 7, 2024 | blockhead.co | Rahul Karunakar |Emmanuel Musa

Blockhead Business — Newsletters — SEC — Ripple — Solana — Bitcoin — Ethereum — BlackRock — Fidelity Investments — Bank of Japan — S&P 500 — Business Bulletin Wall Street has a rough start to the year, Bitcoin slips, and China's Zhongzhi Enterprise Group bankruptcy heightens anxiety whilst the USD remains strong $TIA could go on another bullish run, based on its latest price action and bullish on-chart indicators.
Can Arbitrum (ARB) reach $2 after hitting a new all-time high?

Jan 2, 2024 | blockhead.co | Emmanuel Musa |Rahul Karunakar

Arbitrum (ARB) hit a new all-time high of $1.83, as the Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain continued its bullish trajectory. With Arbitrum gathering huge interest due to its fast smart contract transactions while reducing transaction costs, this has translated to important gains for its native coin, ARB. On-chain trading data from Coinmarketcap showed that ARB recorded a 102% increase in its daily trading volume and a 12% increase in its total marketcap over the past 24 hours.