Shipping industry set to consolidate as Hapag-Lloyd to buy Israeli firm for 58% premium
Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd agreed to buy Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion.
Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd agreed to buy Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzYyNzktMGMzNy03OWNiLTgzYjktNjMwMDBhNzExM2I4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto services platform Nexo relaunches in the United States" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Nexo exited the US in 2022, citing regulatory hostility toward the crypto industry from federal and state financial regulators.</p>
The holiday period is crucial for the launch of new products and Chinese AI plays are trying to prove they are as good as, or close enough to, global frontier models from OpenAI and Google.
Ray Dalio warns that the rules‑based order is now over, putting monetary debasement, dollar risk and neutral, permissionless financial rails back at the center of the macro conversation.
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth reportedly is close to putting Claude maker Anthropic on a “supply chain risk” list that would be a devastating blow to its finances.
Unloved companies with rock-bottom expectations are the real engines of your portfolio.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzU3NGItMDJiMy03NGQ0LWExYTMtNmRlNTFmMTJkODk4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="When will crypto’s CLARITY Act framework pass in the US Senate?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The CLARITY Act moved quickly through the House of Representatives since it was introduced in June 2025 but has been plagued with delays in the Senate.</p>
The shale-oil revolution that transformed the U.S. into the world’s top oil producer is entering a new phase — one that could see America’s hard-fought lead in energy erode in fewer than five years as oil production growth peters out.
South Korea and Japan have left Wall Street in the dust in 2026
Deutsche Bank says angst behind the selloff of over stocks vulnerable to AI disruption has been simmering awhile.
An innovative use of tax data shows just how tough it is for New Yorkers to grow a family.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzMxYjUtN2UxZS03ODQ1LWEzZWEtMWM2ODUwNjMxOTY0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Metaplanet revenue jumps 738% as Bitcoin generates 95% of sales" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Metaplanet reported about $40 million in operating profit but still recorded a $619 million net loss amid the Bitcoin price drop.</p>
Binance said an internal review with external counsel found no sanctions violations and that it continues to meet its regulatory obligations under monitoring and oversight.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjAyZGUtMzhjZi03OWFlLWEwMjAtNmY5N2RjOTFmZTdk.jpg" alt="$75K or bearish ‘regime shift?’ Five things to know in Bitcoin this week" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin market analysis focused on liquidations and the wick to $59,000 for signs of the next significant BTC price move on lower time frames.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzY1YzYtNDliOS03MWY5LWFmNjMtNGZkYTc1YTkxMjExLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto funds log fourth week of outflows at $173M as BTC dips below $70K" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets.</p>
Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzY1OGYtYTU2Ni03Y2I3LWIyOTgtMDVjZjI0YzFiNWJkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="OKX secures EU payment license to expand stablecoin services" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.</p>
Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzBkMGUtZWRlNC03ZDNkLWE1NGEtM2I1OGI1ZDRiNGVkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin down 22%, could it be the worst Q1 since 2018?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>If Bitcoin posts a loss at the end of this month, it will also mark Bitcoin’s first time ending both January and February in the red.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzY0ODktNjEwNS03MWMyLWFiYmItNDdjMmJlNTAwMmUxLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Russians move $129B in crypto yearly ‘outside our attention’: Official" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. </p>