... In 2020, the Central Bank allowed non-qualified investors to participate in pre-IPO after passing a test (with a cap on investment amounts in the hundreds of thousands of rubles). Concurrently, several large financial companies launched specialized platforms for pre-IPO deals, and the Moscow Exchange announced plans to establish a separate over-the-counter segment for such operations. The first pre-IPO transactions in Russia were relatively small: according to the Central Bank's estimates, their ...

... preparing to enter the U.S. market with a new regulated stablecoin, highlighting the demand for reliable digital dollars. Binance Coin (BNB) – ~$800. The token of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reached an all-time high amidst growing platform activity. Despite tightening regulation in several countries, BNB has solidified its status as one of the leading coins, providing holders with advantages on the exchange and within the BNB Chain ecosystem. USD Coin (USDC) – ~$1, the second ...

... $5 billion with a valuation of around $170 billion; the developer of "safe AI" is already among the world's most valuable startups. Scale AI (U.S.) – secured $14.3 billion in funding from Meta and partners for scaling its data processing platform and AI model training. xAI (U.S.) – Elon Musk's new AI project attracted approximately $5 billion (the round was led by SpaceX), demonstrating corporate investors' interest in promising industry players. Databricks (U.S.) – raised around ...

... in artificial intelligence. Baidu's success in autonomous driving and other innovative projects will be particularly interesting. Baidu's results will serve as an indicator for the entire Chinese tech sector. Alibaba (BABA) — the leading e-commerce platform and IT conglomerate in China. Key aspects of the report: dynamics of gross merchandise volume (GMV) on trading platforms, indicators from the Alibaba Cloud division, as well as the progress of the company's structural reorganization (splitting ...

... Administration (EIA), in the second quarter of 2024, global oil supply exceeded demand by 590,000 barrels per day. By the end of the year, this surplus is expected to narrow to 300,000 barrels per day. Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the OPEN OIL MARKET platform for oil products and raw materials, explains this trend with the following factors: Easing of OPEC+ quotas: Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other alliance members plan to increase oil production by December 2024, adding an extra 540,000 barrels ...