TikTok is trialling a new monthly ad-free subscription service, with other social media companies reportedly considering similar plans. It’s understood the tests are in an English-speaking market outside the US, but the company has declined to comment on exactly where. Is the future of social media in paid subscriptions?
As the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, ... Show More
Nov 2022
MM090: FTX fiasco rocks the crypto market
In this episode, we attempt to unpack what exactly happened in the crypto market this week which was rocked by news about FTX and Binance, two of the world's largest crypto exchanges.
The move came as FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was hailed as something of a savior ... Show More
57m 1s
Jul 2021
Tech Dominates a Big Week of Earnings, China Crackdown Effect on Stocks, and Is the Delta Variant About to Peak? On the Crypto Front: Tether Execs Said to Face Criminal Probe and Bitcoin Jumps to 6-We
With stocks having finished Friday's session at record closing highs, Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer looked at what to expect from the markets as we enter a big week full of earnings reports, with mega-cap tech names Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Alphabet leading the pa ... Show More
43m 4s
Jan 2023
Post FTX, Do Blockchain Games Stand a Chance?
The relationship between crypto and gaming is not always straightforward. Some gamers, and some games companies, have outright rejected all things blockchain and crypto. They say the environmental considerations haven’t been fully addressed, and that turning games into speculativ ... Show More
19m 21s
Sep 2023
Fed’s eyes on today’s US employment report
The US employment report will take centre stage today and it could well impact the US Federal Reserve’s future interest rate decisions. In China, authorities are continuing with their strategy of announcing not one big-bang stimulus measure, but rather many small measures, to hel ... Show More
11m 28s