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Paradigm closed a $1.2B AI fund and deployed into drone-delivery and space-defense startups. The firm says it's not pivoting from crypto. The move signals a broader capital shift.
Edaa board approved amended Securities Depository Center Procedures on April 16, updating settlement and custody rules for Saudi Arabia's capital market. The changes take effect after publication.
ESMA launches first crypto sweep after MiCA takes effect and AscendEX collapses, freezing hundreds of millions in user funds. The test shows how the new rules handle real failures.
Russia banned diesel exports to prevent domestic shortages after Ukrainian drone attacks crippled refineries. The move tightens global supply already strained by the Iran conflict.
ESMA opens proceedings against three unregistered crypto firms as MiCA enforcement begins. Kazakhstan signs law allowing banks to issue digital assets under AIFC sandbox.
5N Plus shares have quadrupled since early 2024 on power semiconductor and space solar growth. The next earnings will test if the story justifies the price.
Dinari and tZERO's partnership gives broker dealers a single integration for tokenized US equities, but the model still faces regulatory uncertainty and thin off-hours liquidity.
Blockchain promised advertising transparency. It misdiagnosed the problem. The real fix is in out-of-home advertising: structured inventory and direct access, no token needed.
BofA cut 32 commodity price targets but kept uranium as its top conviction for 2026, citing supply deficits and growing nuclear demand. The bank sees spot uranium climbing toward $90 a pound.
Beeline Medicines closed a $126.3M extension, bringing its Series A to $426.3M. Bain Capital and CPP Investments, along with Bristol Myers Squibb, backed the round. Proceeds will fund afimetoran's pivotal lupus trial.
MSTR at $100, COIN at $150, Metaplanet at ¥200. The cluster of support tests raises a question only a Bitcoin break can answer. Proprietary Alpha Scores sit at 28 and 34 (Weak).
Bank of America says the yen intervention checklist is nearly complete. USD/JPY at multi-decade highs. Effectiveness depends on the dollar cycle, not just BOJ firepower.
Marriott's Renaissance Phoenix Glendale took No. 10 in U.S. News's inaugural conference hotel ranking. The nod signals brand strength in group bookings, a key RevPAR driver. Earnings next month will confirm the trend.
Mises's guided reading list of liberal thought works, from Hume to Bentham, offers investors a framework for understanding the institutional foundations that underpin stocks like Apple.
Mises argued that capitalism can only be destroyed from within. For investors, the spread of antiliberal ideas is a long-term risk that portfolio models ignore.
Microsoft and Amazon launched enterprise AI assistants modeled on Claude Cowork. Moor Insights & Strategy finds credible first products but real gaps in mobility, governance, and interoperability. Adoption numbers and pricing changes are the next markers.
The live-action Moana scored 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest critic score for any Disney live-action remake, raising questions about the studio's IP strategy.
ExxonMobil's Alpha Score sits at 53 as oil jumps after Trump ends Iran ceasefire. The risk event reshapes exposure for the energy giant's upstream assets, with diplomacy the key variable.
The SEC added rulemakings on token offerings and broker custody to its 2026 agenda, plus a third on trading venue structure. Chair Atkins aims for US as 'crypto capital.'
The Mises Institute's liberal foreign policy framework advocates self-determination, free trade, and open borders. Here's what that means for trade flows, geopolitical risk, and portfolio allocation.
Paradigm closed a $1.2B fund for AI and robotics, not crypto. The move shows even crypto-native VCs see limited room to deploy large funds inside crypto alone.
Toss is running a three-month proof-of-concept for a Korean won stablecoin on Optimism's OP Stack, targeting institutional payments with privacy from Sunnyside Labs.
Chamath Palihapitiya's AI-native software factory 8090 raised $135M in a Series A led by Salesforce, with participation from WNDR, Craft Ventures, TPB, and others.
AI4Eyes' platform combines multiple dry eye tests into one five-minute exam. Québec clinics will test the system through a government program that funds real-world medtech validation.
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The messaging-compliance startup raised $180 million from Riverwood Capital. The deal signals growing demand for tools that govern WhatsApp, WeChat, and iMessage at work.
Tom Woods' foreword to Mises' 'Liberalism' asks when the state may use force. The answer: only to defend property and person. The Mises Institute carries that tradition.
Two negotiated deals worth SAR 10.2 million crossed the tape on Bahri Tuesday, July 8. The trades may signal institutional positioning in the Saudi shipper.
EUR/USD slips below 1.0800 as the Fed-ECB rate gap widens to 250 bps. Fawad Razaqzada breaks down the yield divergence and key levels to track. U.S. GDP and inflation data are the next catalysts.
Senator Cynthia Lummis urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before the August 7 recess. Failure could delay digital asset legislation until 2030, she said.