SBI doubled crypto business profits in past fiscal year
SBI’s total pre-tax profit from its crypto business surged above $174 million in the past fiscal year. Japanese financial giant SBI Group more than doubled the total profit of its cryptocurrency business during the fiscal year that ended in March.On Wednesday, SBI released a report on the company’s financial results, disclosing that its pre-tax crypto-powered profits during the past fiscal year amounted to 18.9 billion yen ($174 million). The amount is 10 billion yen ($92 million) higher than the total pre-tax total profit recorded over the previous fiscal year, SBI said.SBI’s crypto....
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Venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on his bitcoin price prediction of $250,000 by the end of this year or early next year. However, he explained why he expects the price of the cryptocurrency to soar past his estimate.
Tim Draper’s Bitcoin Price Prediction
Venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on his $250K bitcoin price prediction. In a recent interview with Scott Melker, aka the Wolf of All Streets, Draper was asked if he still believes the price of bitcoin would reach $250K this year. He replied:
Yeah, by the end of this year or early next....
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