Baird Asset Management, which controls Chautauqua Capital Management, a boutique investment firm, released its second quarter 2025 investor letter for the "Baird Chautauqua International and Global Growth Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Global equity markets experienced a significant shift during the quarter, moving from notable losses to reaching new highs. Markets fell following the President's announcement of unexpectedly severe tariffs, which raised recession fears. After a brief pa ...

Capital B has acquired 12 additional Bitcoin (BTC) for €1.2 million, bringing the European company’s total holdings to 2,812 BTC worth over $314 million as of September 29. The Euronext Growth Paris-listed firm achieved the purchase through a capital increase with strategic partner TOBAM, maintaining an average acquisition cost of €93,216 ($108,800) per Bitcoin. Europe’s Largest Bitcoin Treasury Posts 1,656% Annual Yield The transaction marks the latest expansion in the company’s aggressive accumulation ...

PIX is a payment method developed by the Central Bank of Brazil. Photo by BeInCrypto Qatar National Bank (QNB) has officially adopted JPMorgan’s blockchain payment platform, Kinexys, to accelerate corporate US dollar transactions. The system enables near-instant settlements and operates continuously, allowing cross-border payments outside traditional banking hours. QNB Streamlines US Dollar Settlements QNB, the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa, has integrated JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform to im ...

Baird Asset Management, which controls Chautauqua Capital Management, a boutique investment firm, released its second quarter 2025 investor letter for the "Baird Chautauqua International and Global Growth Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Global equity markets experienced a significant shift during the quarter, moving from notable losses to reaching new highs. Markets fell following the President's announcement of unexpectedly severe tariffs, which raised recession fears. After a brief pa ...

PayPal's David Knox heads to Hyperion DeFi. | Credit: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Key Takeaways Hyperion is a leading HYPE treasury with over 1.71 million HYPE tokens. Crypto treasury firms are rapidly emerging as a new favorite for institutional investors. BTC, ETH, SOL, and BNB are some of the top crypto picks for digital asset treasury companies. David Knox, a heavyweight from global payments behemoth PayPal, is making an ambitious career move and has become the Chief Financial Offic ...

According to its September 29 Form 8-K, Strategy Inc. (MSTR) raised $128.1 million through its at-the-market programs between September 22–28 but deployed just $22.1 million on 196 BTC. The bulk of proceeds are likely for preferred stock dividends which will be paid on September 30. As of September 28, Strategy’s aggregate bitcoin holdings stood at 640,031 BTC. Get these headlines directly to your inbox: subscribe to Blockspace. Strategy sold 101,713 shares of its 10.00% Series A perpetual “STRF” preferre ...

Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB) on Monday agreed to acquire Merus N.V. (NASDAQ: MRUS) with its late-stage asset petosemtamab, which is in Phase 3 development, for $97 per share in an all-cash transaction representing a transaction value of approximately $8 billion. The transaction is anticipated to close by early in the first quarter of 2026. The proposed acquisition of Merus is expected to accelerate Genmab’s shift to a wholly owned model, expanding and diversifying the company’s revenue, driving sustained gro ...

BitMine Immersion Technologies stock rose Monday morning after the company announced that it purchased nearly $1 billion worth of Ethereum over the last week, pushing the valuation of its total ETH treasury to $11 billion. The Ethereum treasury firm’s stock rose more than 6% to a recent price of $53.60, following the announcement. Even with the uptick, BMNR remains down nearly 4% over the last week. The Las Vegas-based company disclosed crypto and cash holdings nearing $11.6 billion, including 2.65 million ...

GSK (GSK) said Chief Executive Emma Walmsley would step down and be succeeded by commercial chief Luke Miels, as the drugmaker works to replenish its product lineup. Walmsley will step down at the end of the year, having led the company through the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions with activist investor Elliott Management and a portfolio shake-up that included the spinoff of its consumer-healthcare business. Most Read from The Wall Street Journal The leadership change comes as GSK seeks to bring to market mo ...

Manny Roman, CEO at Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco), discusses global opportunities in fixed income and says, "the alpha that has been given by the market is quite good." ...