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Crypto Market Faces Headwinds: Jobs & Tariffs Hit BTC

Headline News: The First Crack in the Jobs market Last week, Bitcoin fell 4.36% amid a broader market sell-off, driven by a confluence of macro headwinds including a hawkish Federal Reserve, persistent inflation, and a significant downward revision in jobs data. Market anxiety intensified, with the VIX surging by 545bps last week. This risk-off sentiment […]

Ooi Sang Kuang

Chairman, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ooi is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of OCBC Bank, Singapore. He served as a Special Advisor in Bank Negara Malaysia and, prior to that, was the Deputy Governor and a Member of the Board of Directors.