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A7A5 claims $34.4B in volume; analytics firms say 34% of transactions are circular. The dispute highlights why sanctioned stablecoin metrics are unreliable for compliance teams and regulators.
Canada's TSX surged 308 points. Gold topped $4,187 on a weaker jobs report, easing rate-hike fears. Iran tensions lifted oil. The sector readthrough for commodities.
Sen. Raphael Warnock called Trump's economic agenda an 'abomination' during a June 23 hearing, citing rising prices and stagnant wages. The clash sets up a midterm debate over economic metrics.
US national debt hits $39.4 trillion. Stablecoin issuers like Tether hold hundreds of billions in Treasuries. The debt ceiling could bind by mid-2027.
Klarna users in the U.K. can run a free Money MOT financial health check inside the app. The partnership with Money Wellness offers budgeting advice, debt management tips and direct advisor access.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls for ban on lawmakers issuing memecoins after Trump disclosed $1.4B in crypto income. The CLARITY Act faces new ethics hurdle.
Trump's $1.4B crypto disclosure gives Democrats new leverage to demand ethics rules in the CLARITY Act. With August recess looming, the bill's path hinges on whether Scott can bridge the gap.
The central bank told a parliamentary panel that crypto assets are hard to regulate and enable money laundering. Q1 2026 volumes fell 11%.
Natural gas holds 20-day MA support as volatility compresses. A break above $3.33 opens $3.40 resistance; failure risks a drop toward $2.80.
Incumbents who mistake the procurement category for the problem face the same fate as Blockbuster. AI is shifting the operating reality. Which providers will follow the problem?
CryptoQuant data shows cumulative altcoin sell pressure hit -$209 billion by mid-June, the worst reading since 2021. Over 15 months of net selling on spot exchanges with no reversal in sight.
Bank of Queensland trades at 0.6 times book with a 6.5% yield. Two analysts weigh whether the discount compensates for risk or overstates the damage.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe says European allies have mostly replaced U.S. cuts to NATO forces, signaling sustained demand for defense contractors like Rheinmetall and BAE Systems.
Prosecutors seek three more days of police custody for Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, citing coded chats and a rehearsal location as key evidence in the Ketan Agarwal murder case.
Standard Chartered's MiCA passport lets it serve all 27 EU states under one license, while Tether's USDT loses regulated exchange access. ESMA's register now lists 300 authorized crypto firms.
The Ontario Securities Commission is moving to force developer Harry Stinson into bankruptcy after he failed to pay $14.4 million in sanctions for illegal securities sales.
ESMA added 37 licensed crypto firms to its MiCA register, the first update since the July 1 deadline. Germany leads with 58 authorizations. Binance did not make the cut.
Senator Marcoleta faces plunder charges after Ombudsman filing. Political risk in the Philippines rises as the case moves to Sandiganbayan.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon are combining app protection and digital identity tools to help banks and retailers fight mobile fraud, a growing threat.
New Hampshire's HB639 cleared registration, advancing protections for crypto payments and self-custody, plus node operation. The bill faces committee review before final passage.
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A new report tracking $60B in tokenized assets finds 80% of secondary trade volume comes from just 10 products. Fragmentation and private placement rules limit liquidity.
Anthropic restored its Fable 5 model after a 19-day export control blackout, but the model returned with restrictions and degraded performance on some tasks.
Bridge secured MiCA and EMI licenses in Luxembourg, enabling its euro stablecoin infrastructure to operate across all 27 EU member states, a step toward broader adoption of euro-denominated stablecoins.
Sen. Gillibrand says conflict-of-interest rules are critical after Trump's $1.4B crypto disclosure. Clarity Act markup expected in two weeks.
A7A5 claims $34.4B in volume. TRM Labs and Elliptic say the real number is far lower and declining. The gap exposes the limits of measuring DeFi activity under sanctions.
Hagerty's revised CLARITY Act timeline targets Senate vote after July 13 recess. Bill needs 60 votes with 53 GOP seats. Bloomberg Intelligence puts passage probability at 60%.
NOBLE, representing 3,000 law enforcement executives, endorsed the CLARITY Act as Lummis pushes for a Senate floor vote before the August recess.
The Canada-BC prosperity deal and a new Pembina-led oil pipeline could unlock $200B in investment, creating 175,000 jobs and accelerating LNG and copper projects.
Cardinal Health's Alpha Score sits at 58 after a contributor cut on 2026E. The bullish take may miss margin pressure from PBM regulation and pharmacy customer risk.