Caution Advised as Investors Shift from India to Chinese Equities

Investor sentiment is shifting from Indian equities to Chinese stocks, driven by a tech rally following DeepSeek’s AI advancements. While Chinese markets have surged over 26% since January, Indian stocks have faced corrections, with experts cautioning about ongoing volatility in China due to economic uncertainties. As a result, many funds are reallocating their investments, increasing exposure to China while reducing stakes in India.

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Ethereum’s Etherealize Aims to Challenge Bitcoin’s Market Dominance

Ethereum is making a strategic push to challenge Bitcoin’s dominance with the launch of Etherealize, a startup aimed at promoting institutional adoption of ETH. Led by Vivek Raman and supported by Vitalik Buterin, the initiative focuses on marketing Ethereum to financial institutions and emphasizes tokenization as a key strategy.Despite Ethereum’s innovative capabilities, it has struggled to keep pace with Bitcoin’s recent momentum, gaining only 40% compared to Bitcoin’s 160% surge over the past year. With Ether still 31% below its 2021 peak, Etherealize aims to enhance Ethereum’s appeal and redefine its role in the blockchain landscape.

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Ethereum seeks Wall Street support as Ether lags behind Bitcoin

Ethereum, once seen as Bitcoin’s main rival, has struggled to keep pace as Bitcoin surged 160% over the past year, while Ether only rose 40%. To regain momentum, founder Vitalik Buterin is backing a new startup, Etherealize, aimed at marketing Ether to Wall Street and enhancing its institutional appeal.

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Ethereum Startup Etherealize Aims to Attract Institutional Investors with Wall Street Expertise

Etherealize, a new Ethereum-focused startup led by Wall Street veteran Vivek Raman, aims to enhance institutional interest in the Ethereum ecosystem. Backed by Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation, the firm seeks to address the challenges of articulating Ethereum’s value to institutional investors amid growing concerns about the foundation’s leadership and effectiveness. Critics have raised issues regarding the foundation’s budget management and its ability to support developers, while Raman emphasizes Ethereum’s reliability as a blockchain that has withstood the test of time.

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US Jobs Report Signals Slowing Growth Ahead of 2025 Market Outlook

US employers are expected to have added 160,000 jobs in December, indicating a steady but slowing labor market as the year closes. Projections suggest the unemployment rate will hold at 4.2%, with wage growth cooling, reflecting a resilient economy that is not fueling inflationary pressures. Strategists from various firms have differing estimates, with some predicting job gains as high as 180,000, while others anticipate a more modest increase.

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