★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsMarkets FTC Settles Suit Over Amgen-Horizon Deal, Potentially Averting Further Pharma M&A Hurdles The FTC's settlement with Amgen and Horizon has cleared the way for the two companies to complete a $27.8 billion…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 5, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesⓁ BitcoinMarketsPolitics & Policy SEC Suffers Another Digital Asset Defeat in Court, Paving the Way for Reconsideration of Bitcoin ETF Applications A favorable decision from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals helped Grayscale Investments hand the SEC its second defeat in court in as…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesFinancePolitics & Policy SEC Tries to Slam the Door on Spot BTC Funds Until 2024, Grayscale Suit Set to Conclude in Coming Days With the SEC likely to punt any decisions on various spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs into 2024, BTC's unit price has…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & PolicyTechnology Crypto Tokens Climb as SEC’s Crackdown May be Stunted by Dismissals in XRP Case Ripple Labs's partial legal victory against the SEC last week, following the dismissal of some charges against the company, represents a rare…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & PolicyTechnology Ethereum May Face Contagion from SEC Crackdown on Crypto Exchanges’ Staking Services Ethereum (ETH), the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, may be particularly exposed to the SEC's "staking-as-a-service" crackdown. Unlike many…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & PolicyTechnology Staking Services and Stablecoins in SEC Crosshairs as Crypto Industry Preps for Court Battles Summary: A crypto crackdown by US regulators appears to have arrived just as digital asset prices were once again gaining their…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 14, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsPolitics & Policy SEC Decision on Key Bitcoin ETF Application Looms as Grayscale Preps Lawsuit, Dissent Rises From Within Numerous Bitcoin ETFs have been approved by the SEC over the last year, but a spot fund, widely-regarded as the…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 22, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Politics & PolicyServices Cannabis Stocks Continue to Slide, Sector Struggles to Overcome Legislative Deadlock Shares of most major cannabis firms have plummeted year to date. This continuation of a downtrend that began in the…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 19, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & Policy Chinese Stocks Suffer Historic Sell-Off, Government Tightens Grip on Tech and Education Sectors Over the last week, Chinese stocks trading on US markets have posted historic losses amid new regulatory restrictions proposed by…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 29, 2021