Hong Kong Stocks Open Lower; Hang Seng Index Down 0.43%, Tech Index Down 0.33%

Tesla registers 300 million shares of equity, Musk’s stake rises back to 20%, and the world’s richest person’s wealth adds another $1 billion

According to information submitted to the SEC, under Tesla’s 2018 CEO performance incentive plan, it issued about 300 million shares of common stock as stock options, with a service-oriented forfeiture condition that requires continued employment. Musk benefited from holdings of about 717 million shares, or 20.3%, but his voting power is limited by a voting rights agreement, which decouples economic rights from voting rights. If fully exercised at $23.34, the theoretical gain would reach $108 billion. This figure has not yet included his current share value of $649 billion.

Barclays Q1 Profit Beats Expectations at £8.16B, Equities and Investment Banking Outperform

Gate News message, April 28 — Barclays reported first-quarter results on April 28, with total profit of £8.16 billion, beating the consensus estimate of £8.11 billion. Equities revenue reached £1.12 billion, surpassing the forecast of £1.04 billion, while investment banking fees hit £754 million,

Semiconductors are dominating; the market value of the Korean stock market surpasses the United Kingdom; Taiwan has the highest weight among emerging markets, ahead of China.

AI hardware demand is driving a global reshuffling of capital, with rapid expansion in South Korean and Taiwanese stock markets. Korea’s market capitalization of $4.04 trillion surpasses the UK to become the 8th-largest; Taiwan’s $4.48 trillion also surpasses the UK and, for the first time, exceeds China in MSCI emerging-markets weighting. Samsung and SK hynix are lifting the Kospi, supported by policy measures and strong foreign-investor sentiment; TSMC’s terms are relaxed to 25%, and the Taiwan index is pushed higher.

EU Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Russia's Crypto Infrastructure, Banning Platforms and Ruble-Backed Assets

Gate News message, April 28 — The European Union has rolled out its most extensive sanctions package in two years, targeting Russia's financial system and cryptocurrency infrastructure to close off alternative transaction routes used to bypass existing restrictions. Key measures include a total

Nasdaq-Listed Republic Power Group Enters RWA Tokenization Market Through Strategic Investment

Gate News message, April 28 — Nasdaq-listed Republic Power Group Limited announced a definitive transaction to acquire 10% equity in NVC Partners Limited and established technology and platform cooperation agreements with NVTH Limited and its affiliate NVTHK Limited, formally entering the

BlackRock IBIT week inflows rank 9th in the U.S., Bitcoin options OI tops Deribit

According to data posted by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart on X, BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin spot ETF recorded net inflows of $994 million over the week as of April 24, ranking ninth among all U.S. ETF weekly inflows. In the same period, Volmex’s tracked data shows that IBIT options open interest (OI) surpassed Deribit for the first time.