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MIND Technology CEO Rob Capps told the iAccess Alpha conference the company sees a lucrative opportunity in maritime security, beyond its traditional seismic exploration markets.
Fake GTA 6 early access sites demand $250 in crypto for nonexistent VIP access. Crypto's irreversibility makes refunds impossible. Malwarebytes warns: no early access program exists.
Portugal beat Uzbekistan 2-1 at the World Cup. Ronaldo scored. Crypto assets tied to his name saw no price movement. The lack of reaction shows fading sports-crypto hype.
Payward, parent of Kraken, secures a BVI VASP license as the jurisdiction courts crypto firms with lower setup costs and a 2023 VASP Act. BVI Finance says demand is rising.
FinCEN proposes amending October 2025 rule to cover H-Pay, a successor to Huione Pay. Americans lost at least $10bn to SE Asia crypto scams in 2024.
HYPE fell 11% from its ATH as the DEX sector cooled. Yet a whale loaded $93M in longs and a Hayes-linked wallet re-entered. The $55 neckline decides the trend.
Amazon's Prime Day tests Alexa for Shopping at scale. Bank of America expects $21.6B in sales. If the AI performs, Amazon can sell the infrastructure to third-party retailers via AWS.
Ladun Investment secured two infrastructure contracts with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City worth SAR 2.39 billion, expanding its project backlog in the capital's expansion.
Allium closed a $40 million Series B led by Amplify Partners, with participation from firms Kleiner Perkins and Theory Ventures. The startup processes and standardizes onchain data from more than 150
EU Parliament committee votes 43-14 to advance Digital Euro rules. Offline wallets, zero-knowledge privacy, and a 2029 target for circulation. Full floor vote set for July.
Commerce Minister Majid Al-Qasabi says new ownership rules for non-Saudis will ease relocation for professionals and support companies as part of Vision 2030 economic reforms.
Meta is building a prediction market app called Arena, the NYT reports. DraftKings and Flutter shares fell on disruption fears. Meta's Alpha Score is 58.
XRP and LINK stayed flat despite MiCA approval and a major bank-backed blockchain project. Gold at $4,128. Kiyosaki said he will wait for a technical reversal before adding exposure.
Offshore service names and Latin American producers lead the pack. The divergence from Chevron and ExxonMobil signals a rotation toward longer-cycle projects.
Fidelity High Income Fund returned 0.31% in Q1 2026, outperforming its ICE BofA benchmark by 86 bps. AlphaScala analyzes the performance and ICE's score.
Despite $173M in new funding, critics say Canada's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy ignores AI's role in capital allocation. The gender gap remains stagnant at 18%.
City Cement says revised fuel prices will increase production costs by 2.32%. The impact hits margins directly, but the bigger question is whether the company can pass through costs.
Saudi Cabinet reviewed development achievements in Jeddah. The session, chaired by King Salman, covered progress on Vision 2030 initiatives. Investors await potential policy signals.
SOND emerges from stealth with $7M seed led by E14 Fund for Dreambuds, an in-ear sleep system with real-time sensing and AI guidance. Shipping later this year.
Brazil's MPF reiterated that political parties cannot accept crypto donations, enforcing a 2019 ban that requires all campaign funds to flow through traceable banking channels like PIX.
Target will open 11 stores in July as part of a plan for 30-plus new locations in 2026. The expansion follows a Q1 where comparable sales rose 5.6% across all six core categories.
Boston-based Ladder Health, a virtual-first pediatric developmental care startup, raised $7 million in seed funding led by Nina Capital. The round will fuel state expansion.
Seven Seven Six, Ohanian's VC firm, led the round in the hair-tech startup's braid-assist device that aims to triple stylist throughput in salons.
Strong direct bidding by reserve managers and long-term investors pushed the two-year auction tail negative, signaling robust demand at 4.19%. The composition shift may cap short-end yields and weigh on the dollar ahead of five-year and seven-year sales this week.
ESMA warns unauthorized crypto firms to exit EU by June 30 MiCA deadline. Firms in limbo face enforcement. No grace period for late applicants.
MoonPay buys Entendre to automate stablecoin accounting. The AI platform cuts manual work by half and closes books 3x faster for Polygon Labs and others.
The Enforcement Directorate found physical gold stock 40% lower than books, and examined ₹3,000 crore in trade receivables adjusted against suspicious gold imports.
Meta invests $900M in Indian fintech CRED at $4.5B valuation and appoints founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp. Here's what it means for WhatsApp Pay and CRED's investors.
Bitcoin broke below $63,000 as a leverage flush liquidated $500M in crypto positions, 80% from longs. Ether fell 5.5%. The move tracked equities and metals in a broad risk-off unwind.
Magna Mining's TSX listing widens institutional access as a 29.7% CuEq intercept at its past-producing Levack Mine strengthens the restart case.