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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee forecasted that Bitcoin will jump to $200K per BTC before the year ends. The catalysts: the Fed’s incoming interest rate cut and market seasonality during the fourth quarter. Thomas Jong Lee, also known as Tom Lee and the co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, recently made a bold prediction about where Bitcoin (BTC) could be heading after surging to $113K again on Tuesday. In an interview at CNBC’s Squawk Box, he told the host, Andrew Ross Sorkin, that it could “easily” reach $200,000 before 2025 ends. The target amazed Sorkin, as it represented roughly double the price of…

Shakespeare once said that all that glisters may not be gold, but he clearly wasn’t talking about the impressive earnings numbers has been reporting in 2025.The cosmetic kingpin posted another top and bottom-line beat in its Q2 2025 earnings report released after the Aug. 28 trading session, surpassing expectations in a number of different sales categories.Can Ulta continue to stun investors and analysts? Today, we’ll look at two factors pointing to more upside ahead, and one indicating some potential short-term turbulence.A Dazzling Q2 Report Surpassing High ExpectationsUlta Beauty is no stranger to high expectations, and investors were rewarded when the…

Metaplanet, the Japanese hospitality and real estate group turned Bitcoin treasury company, said Tuesday it will issue 385 million new shares to expand its Bitcoin holdings and related businesses.The shares will be sold through an international offering outside Japan at 553 yen ($3.75) each, raising an estimated 212.9 billion yen ($1.44 billion), the company said. The issue price represents a 9.9% discount to Metaplanet’s Tuesday closing price of 614 yen.Source: MetaplanetThe payment date is set for Sept. 16, when underwriters and investors will transfer funds to the company. The delivery date follows on Sept. 17, when the new shares will…

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Crypto mining stocks jumped on Tuesday after Nebius Group announced a five-year agreement to supply Microsoft (MSFT) with graphic processing units valued at $17.4 billion.The deal, aimed at bolstering Microsoft’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, sparked investor enthusiasm for companies with large-scale computing power, bitcoin miners among them.Read more: CoreWeave Shares Gain 4.5% After Launch of VC Arm Targeting AI StartupsThe rally in mining shares came even as bitcoin BTC$111,399.59 itself gave up an early advance and declined by about 1% to $111,100 over the past 24 hours. The contrast underscored how investor attention is increasingly tied to the role mining infrastructure…

Joerg Hiller Sep 09, 2025 20:32 Hexagate and the Venus Protocol community prevented a $13 million loss through early detection and rapid response, setting a new standard for DeFi security practices. In a remarkable display of swift action and technological prowess, Hexagate and the Venus Protocol community successfully thwarted a potentially catastrophic hack aimed at the DeFi platform, according to Chainalysis. The incident, which occurred on September 2, 2025, involved a complex social engineering attack that put approximately $13 million at risk. Early Detection and Intervention The attack was initiated through a compromised…

In a notable development within the Bitcoin network, the Bitcoin node client known as Bitcoin Knots now represents 19% of all active nodes. This information is confirmed by various trackers and analytics platforms that monitor and report on Bitcoin node statistics. This shift highlights a significant change in the Bitcoin ecosystem, as it indicates growing interest and adoption of alternative node clients to the traditionally dominant Bitcoin Core. The growing popularity of Bitcoin Knots comes at a time when the Bitcoin Core developers have released version 29.1, a significant update intended to enhance the network’s performance and security. However, this…

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced a strategic partnership with Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, to provide institutional clients with secure, off-exchange custody through the Sygnum Protect platform. This integration strengthens Bybit’s position as a trusted partner for institutions by combining its broad product range and deep liquidity with the bank-grade security of Swiss-regulated custody. Bybit’s institutional clients can now hold assets off-balance sheet at Sygnum Bank while trading spot and derivatives seamlessly on Bybit. Asset balances are instantly mirrored on the exchange and trading P&L…

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has issued a significant downward revision to estimates, revealing that job creation was far weaker than initially reported for the year ending in March 2025. This revision is more than a statistical adjustment—it carries implications for policy, economic momentum, and investor positioning heading into a period of heightened uncertainty. Sharp Downward Revision: A Reality Check for the Labor Market According to preliminary data, U.S. payrolls grew by 911,000 fewer jobs than previously estimated over the 12-month period. The revised pace of growth drops from 147,000 jobs per month to just over 70,000, signaling…