Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surre…
Regulation
FCA bans senior manager for lack of honesty and integrity
The FCA has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services due to a serious lack of honesty a…
Blockchain Association backs SEC’s proposal to scrap outdated NMS rules, citing tokenization benefits
The rules, established in 2005, have "failed to achieve their stated purposes," the Blockchain Association sai…
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Bitpanda Hit With Europe's First Published MiCA Penalty in Austria
Austrian regulators have fined crypto exchange Bitpanda 70,000 euros, roughly $82,000, in what stands as the f…
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
The retail billionaire Mike Ashley has signalled that his summer shopping spree may be far from over, after he…
Kraken brings US stock trading to European Economic Area customers
Kraken has launched US stock trading for eligible customers across all European Economic Area member countries…
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappoint…
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Wetherspoons pubs ban playing music or taking calls on phone speakers
The pub chain Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music or taking calls on speaker after growing co…
Ripple partners with South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank for cross-border payments
Ripple partnered with Jeonbuk Bank on Aug. 18 to deploy Ripple Payments for cross border business remittances,…
Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than d…
Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality
Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle…
Robinhood Chain TVL surges 45% in August as tokenized RWAs lose ground
Stablecoin market cap on the chain has reached $640 million, the bulk of which has come from USDe.
Tokenized equities triple market share as Ondo, Binance and xStocks dominate
RWA crypto projects are no longer a niche side story in DeFi. They have become one of the clearest bridges bet…
IREN delivers first of four AI cloud deployments to Microsoft under $9.7 billion deal
IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) reported that its first 50MW Horizon 1 direct-to-chip liquid cooled AI Cloud deployment ha…
Bitcoin production slips again in July for CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan
CleanSpark is up 6.4% year to date, while BitFuFu and Canaan have fallen more than 50% and 70%, respectively.
CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch
The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cos…
US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
Under the law, entities generally cannot issue payment stablecoins in the U.S. without obtaining an appropriat…
Wall Street Pushback Halts SEC's Crypto Fundraising Framework, Sources Say
More drama in Washington’s ongoing crypto policy debate unfolded Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commi…
Fed policy stance keeps Treasury yields high, says Citadel Securities
The S&P 500 edged up 0.02% on Monday, while U.S. crude slumped 7.5%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped…
Nvidia financing initiative follows SEC guidance that takes sponsors off the hook for data center investments
The tech sector is getting creative in its hunt for new capital, with AI chipmaker Nvidia entering $500 billio…
Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion
In July, ETH outperformed Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 basis points, the largest since July 2025, reflective of the str…
Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
Sainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identifie…
Five things to watch in markets in the week ahead
Investing.com - The ongoing war in Iran is tipped to be front and center for investors this week, as markets f…
Austria’s FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty
Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined Bitpanda GmbH EUR 70,000 (about $81,000) for several breaches…