CFTC Kicks Off Crypto Rulemaking, Bypassing a Stalled Congress

The agency submitted a prerule on crypto asset transactions and markets to the White House for review, signaling it will build a derivatives framework on its own authority after the Clarity Act's collapse.

FDIC’s Hill pushes faster merger review process

One element of the proposal would allow some acquisitions to be processed in as few as five days. The agency also proposed a rule intended to reinforce parity between state-chartered and national banks.

Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On

Bitcoin just ripped 5.88% higher in a single session, tearing back toward its 2026 highs. The charts say the move is real, but they also say it's gotten ahead of itself.

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots

The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'

Internal memos warned of a "doom loop" threatening the quality of the very models it was building with OpenAI.

Morning Minute: SEC Approves ‘Innovation Exemption’ Moving Tokenized Stocks Forward

It came just hours after S&P Global announced its acquisition of OpenZeppelin, as everything TradFi moves onchain.

U.S. Treasury curve flattens as long-end yields ease off multi-year peaks