FT News Briefing

Fears of regulation lead to cryptocurrency chaos

US companies have urged South Korea’s president to free Samsung’s jailed chairman and argue the billionaire executive could boost American efforts to shake off the country’s dependence on computer chips produced overseas. Swedish oat milk producer Oatly raised $1.4bn in its initial public offering on Wednesday,Plus, the FT’s Trading Room editor, Philip Stafford, explains how a warning from Chinese regulators led to a chaotic day for cryptocurrency traders. US companies lobby South Korea to free jailed Samsung boss<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/26d77bfe-b55a-4edb-bc57-7370b6c6a670?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/26d77bfe-b55a-4edb-bc57-7370b6c6a670?</a> Entrepreneur behind Oatly’s rapid expansion faces US market test<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e37d6985-5c48-46f4-8b02-a67c1a6dfd01" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/e37d6985-5c48-46f4-8b02-a67c1a6dfd01</a> Bitcoin gyrates on fears of regulatory crackdown<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c4c29bb3-c8ee-454c-a2dd-eac9f644007f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c4c29bb3-c8ee-454c-a2dd-eac9f644007f</a> Japanese pensioners with US stimulus cheques descend on Tokyo banks <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/102e0104-ca6f-4d59-be1b-90860426d5a5?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/102e0104-ca6f-4d59-be1b-90860426d5a5?</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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