Morgan Stanley Sets Up Digital Asset Lab to Test Stablecoins, Tokenization and DeFi
Morgan Stanley has established a Digital Asset Lab to test emerging financial technologies including stablecoins, asset tokenization and decentraliz…
Spacecoin Parent Company Signs $50 Million Satellite Services Deal in Philippines
Space Network, the space infrastructure company behind Spacecoin, has signed a $50 million binding pre-order agreement with HQ Company to provide sat…
Cboe Extends S&P 500 Index Options License Through 2051, Explores Tokenized
Cboe Global Markets has extended its exclusive licensing agreement with S&P Dow Jones Indices for another 25 years, securing its rights to offer …
Kalshi in Talks to Raise $1 Billion at $40 Billion Valuation
Prediction market platform Kalshi is in advanced talks to raise about $1 billion from existing and new investors at a valuation of roughly $40 billio…
SlowMist Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Route Bitget Stolen Funds
Suspected North Korean-linked hackers are using cross-chain infrastructure to move cryptocurrency stolen in the Bitget breach, according to blockcha…
Bitwise Launches First U.S. Spot NEAR ETF With In-House Staking
Bitwise has launched the first U.S. spot NEAR exchange-traded fund, giving investors exposure to the NEAR token through shares listed on NYSE Arca. T…
Bitget CEO Says Recovery of $388 Million Hack Funds Remains Uncertain
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said she is “NOT very optimistic” about recovering the funds stolen in the cryptocurrency exchange’s $388 million security brea…
European Banks Launch Own ETFs as Industry Targets BlackRock and Vanguard
European banks are moving to launch their own exchange-traded funds as the region’s ETF market expands, seeking to retain more of the fees generated …
Trump Meets Top Tech Executives at White House and Signs AI Safety Document
President Donald Trump met with leading technology and artificial intelligence executives at the White House on September 29 and said the group had s…
OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Sol and Always-On AI Agent Dots
OpenAI has launched two new products, GPT-6.1 Sol and an always-on AI agent called Dots, expanding its offerings for professional work, coding and au…
Trump and Major AI Firms Sign Voluntary Pact on AI Safety Controls
President Donald Trump and leaders of major artificial intelligence companies have signed a voluntary agreement establishing safeguards for advanced …
U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level Since 2014, Conference Board Says
U.S. consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since 2014 in September, with households expressing growing concerns about personal finances, price…