French crypto market maker Flowdesk has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round amid its growing business and revenue.

Research and development firm Delphi Labs and the Astroport Foundation have rolled out a inscriptions platform for the Cosmos Hub network.

Approximately 70% of CEOs anticipate that AI will transform their business models within three years, necessitating their employees to acquire new skills during that timeframe...

Jeff Bezos, the mastermind behind Amazon.com Inc. and a visionary in space exploration, is often seen as the epitome of success. But even someone of Bezos’s stature seeks inspiration to navigate the complexities and solitude that accompany being at the zenith of global business. In 2018, Bezos offered the world a rare glimpse into what fuels his motivation and perspective on success through a simple post on X. Bezos is not just a figure of corporate prowess but also a seeker of wisdom. This was

Kraken's CEO, David Ripley, envisions a bright future for Bitcoin ETFs and shares insights on the impact on Kraken's business.

The market is still optimistic about the Federal Reserve cutting rate this year, possibly as many as six times, but with March quickly approaching, many are not so sure it will happen so quickly. Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi sit down with executives and economists at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, while Madison Mills and Josh Lipton weigh in from the Yahoo Finance New York studio. Some executives are in the early-March, six-rate-cut camp, namely Anne Walsh of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management. Walsh sees the early March deadline as the outcome, but admits this is “more aggressive now that a lot of the market peers are leaving.” Kenneth Rogoff, former IMF Chief Economist, suggests the uncertainty surrounding factors for a rate cut remain unclear—even to the Fed. “I think the Fed just doesn’t know what it’s looking for.” “Ultimately the driver of rate cuts, in my view, is what happens to inflation,” states Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist, who suggests this is what will determine the pace and amount of rate cuts. It's all part of Yahoo Finance's exclusive coverage from the World Economic Forum, where our team is speaking to top decision-makers as well as preeminent leaders in business, finance, and politics about the world’s most pressing issues and priorities for the coming year. Watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live here. Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim

2023 saw a boom in job market growth, creating 2.7 million jobs that year coming off of pandemic trends. With so many concerns around employment — from AI workplace adoption to inflation stressors on the labor market — coming off of such highs, many are wondering what kind of complications and opportunities lie in store for workers in 2024. Vista Equity Partners Founder, Chairman, and CEO Robert Smith sits down with Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to examine DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives executed for educational institutions and companies, particularly in tech. "We are teaching and training, and we are having these large super-scaler large tech companies, saying how do we participate?" Smith explains. "How do we ensure that these students have a chance to actually contribute to the fabric of this artificial intelligence so that we actually have the ability to ensure that bias does not exist and we're taking into account all of the elements of our society so that we can actually make this a highly productive tool, and not one that's going to disadvantage certain communities." Smith goes on to characterize generative AI as an "enabling technology," commenting on how this new wave of tech adoption may be fueling valuations in Big Tech. It's all part of Yahoo Finance's exclusive coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where our team will speak to top decision-makers as well as preeminent leaders in business, finance, and politics about the world’s most pressing issues and priorities for the coming year. Watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live here. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Qredo has seen more departures in recent weeks as the crypto custodian intensifies efforts to boost the value of its equity business and create …

Crypto firm Qredo sees more departures as efforts intensify to enhance equity business value and build token utility, sources tell The Block.

The CEOs of JP Morgan Chase and BlackRock couldn't have different views in regard to bitcoin and neither are shy about sharing their opinion.

Source: Adobe / dennizn The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have announced that businesses are not required to report the receipt of digital assets in the same manner as cash until specific regulations are issued. The decision by the two federal agencies...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not require US businesses to file reports on transactions exceeding $10,000 until it establishes a legal framework. The IRS explained that the decision came after the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS revised the Infrastructure Investmen...

The two firms expect demand for crypto-focused tax solutions to rise in the U.S. as the buying and selling of digital assets increases.

Reporting from the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi holds a wide-ranging discussion on artificial intelligence with Salesforce (CRM) CEO Marc Benioff, who says AI “can make people a lot better”. Benioff outlines an Italian Gucci call center case showing AI systems boosting worker productivity and revenue by 30%. By handling routine requests, the technology enabled employees to become more versatile “Gucci everything agents” - demonstrating the potential to spawn "digital people" rather than prompt replacement. However, Benioff warns of rising threats like misinformation and data theft rendering AI “a creator of inequality” - saying access to transparent, accountable AI should constitute “a human right”. With minimal governmental AI oversight currently, he presses regulators to “take this really seriously” in 2024 given deployment is accelerating rapidly. On healthcare, Benioff shares a personal example of AI analyzing his cardiac CT - making world-class diagnostics accessible to general practitioners globally. While he notes the tech "is not perfect," he says its democratization promises wider care gains just by implementing artificial intelligence. Benioff also discusses climate change efforts, stressing his belief that businesses can simultaneously chase profits and purpose through sustainability. He argues that by innovating around problems like emissions and biodiversity, “business can be the greatest platform for change” stating, "business doesn't have to be just business, it can be about improving the world." It's all part of Yahoo Finance's exclusive coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where our team will speak to top decision-makers as well as preeminent leaders in business, finance, and politics about the world’s most pressing issues and priorities for the coming year. Watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live here. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

As more and more global leaders pledge funds and policies to combat the worsening climate crisis, a worry among many is that these resolutions are not coming fast enough despite the well-documented evidence and subsequent weather events tied to climate change. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to explore the plans on his agenda as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under the Biden administration, a role Kerry will be departing from this spring. "If you're not ready to acknowledge science and to recognize the reality of what is happening around the planet with greater intensity — storms, many more floods, torrential rainfall, greater intensity to tornados and winds with greater frequency — the damage that is being done by the climate crisis is now costing us already in the billions," Kerry explains. "And it's going to cost much more if we don't move now." While pointing to major corporations and CEOs as being pertinent to leading green transitions, Kerry also talks about his work with Chinese officials to open up and drive dialogues on climate change — "We have to all be at the table" — ultimately calling climate threats "a multilateral, global issue." It's all part of Yahoo Finance's exclusive coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where our team will speak to top decision-makers as well as preeminent leaders in business, finance, and politics about the world’s most pressing issues and priorities for the coming year. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

The US 2024 presidential election and the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of a spot bitcoin ETF are just two events causing quite a stir in corporate and political circles. SkyBridge Founder and Managing Partner Anthony Scaramucci joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to gauge the temperature on crypto regulation by federal regulators and the likelihood of another US presidency under Donald Trump. "Anytime you get people that think like Mr. Trump, you get a lot of cronyism at the top," Scaramucci says, who had a brief tenure as the White House Director of Communications under the Trump administration in 2017. "So, short-term that is the perception, he would help business. But, long-term, if he destabilizes the predictability of our legal system, the cost of capital in the United States and globally is going to go up a lot." In the crypto arena, Scaramucci believes regulation has been "overly politicized" by select US lawmakers and officials, including SEC Chair Gary Gensler: "The point is, if they calmed down and really studied the technology, they'd be running toward the technology and not away from it." It's all part of Yahoo Finance's exclusive coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where our team will speak to top decision-makers as well as preeminent leaders in business, finance, and politics about the world’s most pressing issues and priorities for the coming year. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Several United States lawmakers have proposed bills to block possible definitions of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as money.