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Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Elon Musk will hold great influence over the fate of global markets in 2025.

Trump, Bitcoin and China: The booms and busts awaiting the ASX in 2025

Australia’s market analysts have forecast steady growth for the domestic sharemarket in 2025, despite looming uncertainties hanging over the next 12 months.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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Craig Wright has long claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin.

The Australian who refuses to accept he did not invent bitcoin

Australian Craig Wright has long claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of bitcoin. But the courts disagree.

  • David Yaffe-Bellany
Jack Dorsey said he did not believe Elon Musk “acted right” in his handling of Twitter.

How two bizarre billionaires almost destroyed Twitter

From Jack Dorsey’s love of “salt juice” to Elon Musk’s strange decision to kill off the famous bird symbol, this is the story of how Twitter was torn apart by the actions of two men.

  • Tom Knowles
There’s a strong correlation among the three Cs: climate denial, COVID-19 vaccine denial and cryptocurrency cultism.

The paranoia of the tech plutocrats

If you follow the world of tech billionaires, you’ll find a baffling mix of climate denial, COVID-19 vaccine denial and cryptocurrency cultism.

  • Paul Krugman
Jack Dorsey criticised Elon Musk, marking an apparent end to the billionaire bromance that helped facilitate the sale of the company.

India threatened to shut down Twitter, co-founder Jack Dorsey says

Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey claims India said it would shut down the social network site unless it complied with orders to restrict certain accounts.

  • Kanishka Singh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Can Jack Dorsey’s fintech Block beat the short-sellers?

It’s been a rocky ride for investors since Afterpay’s owner, US fintech giant Block, arrived on Australia’s sharemarket via a dual-listing last year.

  • Clancy Yeates
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As more payments are managed via smartphones, the government has realised its regulation requires a refresh to ensure Silicon Valley plays by Australia’s rules.

‘Game changer’: Smartphones take on new role in payments battle

First, smartphones were transformed into digital wallets, now technology giants and banks want to turn phones into devices that can receive payments as well.

  • Clancy Yeates
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‘Heartbreaking’: Silicon Valley rocked as tech executive killed in San Francisco stabbing

Jack Dorsey was among those to pay tribute to 43-year-old Bob Lee, who created CashApp and helped develop Android while he was a software engineer for Google.

  • Karen Breslau and Biz Carson
Block CEO Jack Dorsey is under attack by short sellers.

‘Brazen red flag’: Fraud accusation triggers share plunge for Afterpay owner Block

ASX-listed shares of Afterpay-owner Block plunged more than 20 per cent on Friday after a report from short seller Hindenburg Research alleged the fintech facilitated fraudsters and other criminal activity.

  • Colin Kruger
Block chief financial officer Amrita Ahuja

Afterpay’s owner Block says US bank bailout ‘critical’ as it plots Australia expansion

Fintechs may be falling out of fashion, but Afterpay’s owner says it has “unique” advantages when it comes to taking on banks.

  • Clancy Yeates

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