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Revolut enables Visa Click to Pay for 53M customers across UK and Europe, enrolling them automatically. The tokenized checkout works with biometrics and can lift authorization rates by over 10%.
A quantitative blog tested averaging weights from different shrinkage methods. The result: it does not beat shrinking inputs directly for portfolio optimization.
A Reuters report says Binance's MiCA license application in Greece may be rejected before the June 30 EU deadline. The exchange denies receiving any official rejection signal.
RB Leipzig fired head coach Ole Werner after one season despite a third-place finish. The Kraken crypto partnership remains unaffected, but the coaching turnover raises questions about organizational stability.
An investor who has held Rubrik since December says the market is pricing it for years of losses. Revenue grew 38% in the latest quarter. Free cash flow turned positive. The 6x revenue multiple is half the sector median.
Bay Area rents are climbing as AI firms expand hiring. ESS's mixed Alpha Score suggests the stock already reflects the improvement, with limited upside at current prices.
Torex Gold CEO Richard Howes says Media Luna ramp-up is on schedule with costs falling to $900/oz. Free cash flow hit $95M in Q1.
Senate and House negotiators agreed to block the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until 2031, while preserving room for private stablecoins with cash-like privacy.
Stablecoin supply crossed $300B as Binance's APAC director said regulation and utility in stablecoins and tokenized assets will define crypto in 2026.
Tokenized stock volumes hit $4.3B in 30 days as SpaceX IPO fuels Solana dominance. Platforms faced allocation shortages. Cumulative on-chain volume passes $20B.
Proscia’s Fifth Generation Concentriq uses domain-specific AI models to reduce manual workload in pathology, aiming to speed drug discovery and case review for 12 million annual cases.
BTIG upgrades MFA Financial and MITT to Buy on deep book-value discounts; cuts Ellington Financial to Neutral on narrower margin of safety.
Corteva executives said the EU is implementing gene-editing approval for crops, a decade-long catalyst for seed research. The shift opens Europe to new seed varieties and supports Corteva's R&D pipeline.
Bloomberg's Mike McGlone says the CLARITY Act legitimizes stablecoins and tokenized assets but will push most tokens to zero. The bill has a July 4 target; only 16 legislative days remain.
Alberta Innovates commits $14M to 12 organizations in defense, aerospace, and agri-food. The Crown corporation says the funding will unlock $48M in follow-on capital across the province.
BitGo authorized a $50 million share repurchase, sending shares up 20%. But the stock remains 65% below its IPO price amid a broader crypto market downturn.
Lummis and Gallego's resolution urges Trump not to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried, adding political heat to the CLARITY Act's ethics provisions at a critical juncture.
Trump says he will cancel Jay Clayton's DNI confirmation hearing, imperiling FISA reauthorization. Cotton says the committee will proceed unless Trump withdraws the nomination.
GeoPark's Colombian assets face regulatory risk from the May 29 election, while its Vaca Muerta ramp carries execution and balance-sheet pressure. The stock's 3.8x EBITDA discount to peers reflects the dual uncertainty.
Applied Materials jumps 8% after launching SENZ, an integrated optical platform for AI smart glasses. The unified module cuts AR development cycles in half and opens a direct line to the consumer device market.
Brent crude fell 15% in four sessions to the 200-day moving average at $77.86, where oversold conditions suggest a pause. Upside is capped near the $82–$90 zone before bears resume selling. A breakdown opens $73 and $70.
Real retail sales rose 0.4% in May, beating forecasts. The control group gained 0.7%. TD sees consumer spending holding near 2% through year-end. Fed dot plot next.
Bengaluru's $153B ecosystem ranks 6th in Asia but faces a funding bottleneck: 86% of late-stage AI VC goes to North America. The risk is real for its 25,000 startup target.
HFCL wins a second BharatNet Phase-III contract from RVNL, worth ₹2,666 crore in UP West. The order adds to a ₹2,167.65 crore backlog from January, pushing combined value past ₹4,800 crore.
The Russell 2000 has risen 43% since late May, outpacing the S&P 500. The AI capex cycle is pulling smaller suppliers along. Q2 earnings in July will test whether the rotation has legs.
BitGo announced a $50M buyback after its stock fell 70% from the January IPO price. The program covers 8% of shares and has no expiry, signaling management sees deep undervaluation.
The CLARITY Act is 80-85% done on substance, but ethics rules tied to Trump's crypto ventures block Senate passage. Nage sees a July floor vote if the standoff ends.
BitGo's BaFin-regulated Crypto-as-a-Service lets European firms comply with MiCA without their own license. The June 2026 deadline is approaching.
NGS acquires Flatrock Compression at 6.2x EBITDA, adding scale in gas compression. The deal is accretive. Integration risk remains.
Klipy's API is live in three apps with 10 million monthly users. The startup plans to build personalized sticker generation amid competition from GIPHY and Tenor.