Richard Frost

2 weeks ago | securitysa.com | Richard Frost

printer friendly versionCrypto in SA: between progress and precautionThe Consensus Web3 and Crypto Perception Survey ( https://tinyurl.com/yhekewsj) says that most South Africans have purchased cryptocurrencies. Most have bought Bitcoin (67%), less have bought Ethereum (29%), and BNB (25%). It also found that South Africa is one of the leaders when it comes to the adoption of cryptocurrencies worldwide and 47% of those surveyed call it ‘the future of money’.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Frost |Filipe Pacheco

In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we look at how 2025 is turning into a banner year for deals from share sales to M&A and contemplate what Donald Trump’s global tariffs mean for the city. Our Brazilian reporter searches for his heartland in a new South American-style steak house in Central. In late 2023, we wrote about how investment bankers were taking extended holidays, contemplating a career change and wrestling with anxiety due to a seemingly permanent collapse in deals in Hong Kong.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Frost |Filipe Pacheco

In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we look at how 2025 is turning into a banner year for deals from share sales to M&A, and contemplate what Donald Trump’s global tariffs mean for the city. Our Brazilian reporter searches for his heartland with a review of a new South American-style steak house in Central. To subscribe to this weekly newsletter for free, click here.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Frost

Governments and investors across the world steeled themselves for US President Donald Trump to unleash a barrage of reciprocal tariffs against trading partners. The European Union said it will use a range of options to fight back against new levies, which will be announced at 3 p.m. Washington time on Wednesday. “If necessary we have a strong plan to retaliate and will use it,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Richard Frost

1 / 2(Bloomberg) -- Tens of thousands of partying rugby fans from around the world tested Hong Kong’s new 50,000-seat stadium over the weekend, and there was one common topic of conversation: how the catering failed to keep up with demand. Most Read from BloombergAdvertisementDespite no shortage of outlets, service was slow, lines were long and in many areas hot meals repeatedly ran out over the course of the three-day Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.