Another big crypto scoop from team @FT
17.07.2025 21:18
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Another big crypto scoop from team @FT
It's "crypto week" in Washington, and also at Cantor Fitzgerald.
The firm long led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and now his sons is finalizing a $4bn+ bitcoin buying deal with one of its many Spacs.
Read the @FT scoop here: www.ft.com/content/a4a3...
If you want to understand finance, you have to watch the big private capital groups. Fascinating read by @antoinegara.bsky.social on how they are drifting apart on strategy - Blackstone sticking to a fee-based approach, while Apollo and KKR embrace insurance-powered models www.ft.com/content/cbac...
My colleague @pollard.bsky.social and I look at what could be one of the biggest policy decisions of Trump's administration -- and the multibillion-dollar hedge fund windfall among some of his most ardent supporters that hangs in the balance.
www.ft.com/content/d6d6...
TMTG confirms our reporting less than a day after calling the FT "dumb."
ir.tmtgcorp.com/news-events/...
BIG scoop from team @FT
President Trump's media company is preparing to raise $3bn to buy cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. The move comes as Trump promises pro-crypto regulation & administration officials will soon descend on Vegas for an industry confab.
www.ft.com/content/cc55...
Our scoop earlier this week on President Trump's consideration of an executive order to further propel private equity funds into 401k savings plans.
www.ft.com/content/aeda...
The FT will have some follow up reporting and analysis soon.
FT SCOOP: US venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to invest in TikTok as part of an effort led by Trump to wrest control of the popular video app from its Chinese owners
on.ft.com/4iXce94
w @antoinegara.bsky.social @ivanlevingston.bsky.social & @georgehammond.bsky.social
CoreWeave, the cloud computing group seeking to launch a blockbuster $32bn IPO, violated several key terms of a $7.6bn loan last year, triggering a series of so-called technical defaults.
Full details only in the FT, w/ @tabbykinder.bsky.social and @antoinegara.bsky.social on.ft.com/4c4F44x
@antoinegara.bsky.social named US private equity and deals editor at @financialtimes.com: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/f...
luv the victorian meets hi tech aesthetic
www.ft.com/content/3fc1...
Really great color piece on the souring of the dealmaking market from New Orleans. Also FT was first to spot the vibe shift in January. @sindap @JFK_America @mroliverbarnes
www.ft.com/content/68ab...
What Jared Kushner did next—The president’s son-in-law has built a global business in part with relationships from his time in the first Trump White House. www.ft.com/content/da95... @financial-times.bsky.social @antoinegara.bsky.social
Always mildly disconcerting when after a heavy installation project there are a few screws and washers left over. Anyhow, onwards…
An M&A scoop for the Bluesky @sindap.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/e341...
A kingdom for a sprig of rosemary.
Prediction: The cyclopentane is the next frontier for comfortable home living and the design of the modern kitchen.
5th ave. threads, 6th st. cred
Many a Christmas day I reflect on friends and family, goals I set that were accomplished and the ones that were missed. Lessons learned. Personal and mental wellness and which global mega conglomerate was able to reach my soul.
www.ft.com/content/5cbd...
Order of importance, general health or finishing the leftovers?
… guests. Crap.
A scoop before Thanksgiving: BlackRock has a handshake deal to buy HPS Investment Partners, as it looks to bolster its alternative investment business with the addition of one of the biggest private credit groups @arashmassoudi.bsky.social @brookeamasters.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/971b...
…running out of thyme
ChatGPT: “how do I cook a turkey. Why is there so much rosemary in the fridge. Do these carrots have any use? Celery??? The recipe says turnips but that seems skippable.”
China’s defence minister placed under investigation for corruption
www.ft.com/content/6414...
Core, always taking one for the team….
Mubadala Capital agrees C$12.1bn deal for Canadian asset manager CI Financial
Asset management subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s state investment fund seeks more exposure in North America
on.ft.com/49awcsS via @antoinegara.bsky.social Chloe Cornish @financialtimes.com
Generally, I’m pro tourist... sometimes. But I just walked by someone comparing Grand Central terminal to Caesar’s Palace and the Venetian in Las Vegas.
