Monique Mulima

Bloomberg • 24th June 2025

Circle’s 750% Surge Heats Up Debate Over Stablecoin Payments

A surge in shares of Circle Internet Group Inc., lifted by a wave of optimism about US stablecoins, has investors and market-watchers alike wondering just how much upside could be left in the near-term for the newly publicly-traded company.

Bloomberg • 20th June 2025

Circle Gets Buy Rating After Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill

Circle Internet Group Inc.’s shares jumped 20% on Friday after Seaport Global gave the stablecoin issuer its first buy rating in the wake of the US Senate’s move this week to pass legislation setting up regulatory rules for cryptocurrencies pegged to the dollar.

Bloomberg • 20th June 2025

Canadian Crypto Firms Struggle to Create First Local Stablecoin

While the US Senate advanced far-reaching stablecoin legislation, Canadian companies are pushing to get even the most basic stablecoin products available for users in the country.

Bloomberg • 16th June 2025

Solana Investors May Benefit As Financial Uses Grow, Cantor Says

Companies looking to invest in the cryptocurrency Solana may benefit from increased use of the coin in the financial industry, according to analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Bloomberg • 13th June 2025

Ethereum Treasury Firm SharpLink Plunges 69% on Routine Filing

Shares of SharpLink Gaming Inc. plunged 69% on Friday following the registration of shares for a group of investors, a move the company’s chairman defended as standard procedure.

Bloomberg • 10th June 2025

McDonald’s Shares Slump as GLP-1 Risks Spur Rare Sell Rating

McDonald’s Corp. shares slipped on Tuesday after Redburn Atlantic gave the burger chain its sole sell rating, saying shifting consumer patterns due to weight-loss drugs and inflation are cause for concern.

Bloomberg • 9th June 2025

Pot Stock Euphoria Vanishes as US Legalization Remains Elusive

The stock market’s marijuana boom is over. And for the once high-flying cannabis industry, a euphoric dream of never-ending growth has turned into a survival nightmare as it navigates through the bust.

Bloomberg • 6th June 2025

Stablecoin Firm Circle Jumps as IPO Pop Hits 205% on Second Day

Circle Internet Group’s share price continues to increase, rising on Friday as much as 25% from its previous close, a day after the stablecoin issuer’s more than doubled from the IPO price.

Bloomberg • 5th June 2025

Stablecoin Firm Circle Triples After IPO Priced Above Range

Circle Internet Group Inc. had one of the splashiest debuts in years, with shares surging 168% after the company and some of its shareholders raised nearly $1.1 billion in an upsized initial public offering.

Bloomberg • 2nd June 2025

Saylor’s Bitcoin Copycats Fall Behind as Speculative Pop Fades

Turns out, buying Bitcoin to boost your share price might not be the corporate panacea that it once seemed.

Bloomberg • 30th May 2025

Trump Media Raises $2.44 Billion for Bitcoin Treasury Plan

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the company behind Truth Social, raised around $1.44 billion from selling stock at a price of $25.72 per share and raised about $1 billion in convertible bonds, to buy Bitcoin for its treasury.

Bloomberg • 27th May 2025

Trump Media to Raise $2.5 Billion in Capital to Buy Bitcoin

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the company behind Truth Social, agreed to sell around $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible bonds to buy Bitcoin for its treasury.

Bloomberg • 27th May 2025

Stablecoin Issuer Circle, Shareholders Seek $624 Million in IPO

Circle Internet Group Inc. and some of its backers are seeking to raise as much as $624 million in a long-awaited initial public offering, as crypto companies increasingly tap the public markets to raise funds.

Bloomberg • 23rd May 2025

Economists Say Canada Recession Has Already Begun as Trade War Rages On

Canada’s economy is likely in the early stages of a recession, according to forecasters, as unemployment rises and exports fall because of a trade war with the US.

Bloomberg • 22nd May 2025

Strategy’s Up to $2.1 Billion Preferred Sale to Test Crypto Rise

Michael Saylor’s Strategy plans to sell up to $2.1 billion of 10% perpetual strife preferred stock. The latest offering hit as Bitcoin rose to an all-time high.

Bloomberg • 10th May 2025

Canadian Telecom Firms Blame Immigration Policies for Mobile Subscriber Slowdown

For years, Canada’s top telecom providers rode a wave of high immigration, collectively adding hundreds of thousands of new mobile phone subscribers most quarters.

Bloomberg • 28th April 2025

A Guide to Canada’s Election, Starring Donald Trump

A few months ago, Canada’s Pierre Poilievre seemed to be cruising toward victory in the next election.

Bloomberg • 24th April 2025

Carney Says Canada Has Leverage to Wait For a US Trade Deal

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada does not need to reach a quick deal with US President Donald Trump, arguing his country has enough leverage in the negotiations to wait longer if necessary.

Bloomberg • 17th April 2025

Canada’s Gen Z Voters Turn to Conservative Poilievre in Race Against Carney

Giancarlo Zorrilla attended a campaign rally for the first time in his life in March.

Bloomberg • 25th March 2025

Poilievre Boosts Pledge to Scrap Canada’s Sales Tax on Some Homes

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre upgraded one of his key election promises to scrap the federal sales tax on new homes in Canada, expanding it to cover new residences worth less than C$1.3 million ($910,000).

Bloomberg • 10th February 2025

Saylor’s Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases After Posting Loss

Strategy, the self-styled Bitcoin Treasury company that until recently was called MicroStrategy Inc., said it acquired $742.2 million of the digital asset over the past seven days, resuming weekly purchases that began in late October.

Bloomberg • 7th February 2025

Circle’s Stablecoin Regains Market Cap Lost From Crypto Collapse

Circle Internet Financial Ltd.’s USDC stablecoin has gained back all of the market value it lost after the collapse in crypto prices following the failure of FTX.

Bloomberg • 7th February 2025

Alaska Senator Says She Understands Canadians Feeling Betrayed by Trump

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski says she completely understands Canadians’ “sense of betrayal” from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, but that his demands for the northern nation to boost its border security and military spending are valid.

Bloomberg • 6th February 2025

Melania Memecoin Is Down 90% From Peak as Novelty Value Wanes

Crypto enthusiasts are learning the hard way that even the US First Family’s participation in a memecoin is no guarantee of success.