According to Chainalysis, illicit activities like cybercrime, money laundering, and terrorist finance accounted for 0.15% of $15.8T total crypto transactions conducted in 2021, reaching $14B and up 79% from $7.8B the previous year.

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White men manage 97% of all hedge fund assets.

Just 1.4% of America's wealth is handled by asset management firms that are owned by women and/or people of color as of September 2021, even though there is zero difference in performance.

Centralized crypto exchanges reported more than $14 trillion in trading volume in the year 2021, according to The Block Research.

2021 Google searches revealed our interest in alternative assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and persistent economic insecurity, evidenced by questions about stimulus checks and student loan forgiveness. It also showed the cultural rift between millennials and Gen Z cropped up in queries about hair parts and jeans, as did other social media trend, like how to make TikTok pasta or Squid Game cookies. When Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, Americans tried figure out how to be a normal person again, like what kind of pants to wear and if you could wear sweatpants.

Politicians and their immediate families bought $267 million and sold $364 million worth of assets this year, of which 60% were company stocks. Republicans bought $100 million worth of stock versus $75 million for Democrats.

Options trading by short-term investors is surging, and their zeal is translating to bigger swings in individual stocks and fueling momentum behind many rallies.

New research shows insider trading is everywhere. So far, no one seems to care.

Bad things lead to more bad things. But (some) bad things can be fixed.

They risk disappointing investors and triggering a stock selloff if those actual results fall short.

Building upon the record number of listings in the first quarter, Nasdaq has extended its listings leadership to 30 consecutive quarters, welcoming 395 initial public offerings in the first half of this year and raising a total of $103 billion.

Women need to sink or swim while below-average men often make it because they played "good politics," new research concludes.

The new estimate reflects pandemic-relief efforts for borrowers and low repayment rates on the government’s $1.6 trillion portfolio.

Struggling households shoulder greater burden of fees and interest, highlighting the need for innovative solutions that reduce economic pressures...

An unsettling trend has emerged at Pictet: Senior employees keep leaving — and the partners want to know why.

More employers are actively recruiting job candidates, even for low- and middle-level white collar jobs as fewer answer ads during COVID crisis.

The Great Stagnation

Paying with cryptocurrency, settling in fiat

The Swiss bank is in turmoil after a series of financial disasters that have battered its reputation and are likely to diminish its global clout.