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KuCoin faces contempt proceedings after ignoring a Seychelles Supreme Court order to return $2M in USDT to a Swiss investor who said the exchange froze his account.
Federal prosecutors allege Misam Abidi ran Star Credit Holdings as a Ponzi scheme, using new investor money to pay earlier participants and personal expenses.
Equinor's record 2025 production and buyback plans clash with falling ROACE and transition spending. The 13.8x forward P/E reflects the tension.
Cosan trades at a steep NAV discount as deleveraging and a Brazil rate cycle shift create rerating potential. The bull case hinges on infrastructure assets priced for distress.
SpaceX could triple revenue by 2027 on Starlink growth, Starship launches, and AI infrastructure demand, Renaissance Capital's Matt Kennedy said.
Canada and France signed a classified data-sharing deal covering defense, space, AI and aerospace. The agreement puts Lockheed's F-35 order and Canadian LNG exports in play as Carney deepens European ties.
AstroKick folded after burning $4.2M on astrology-based football analytics. Investors say the failure won't stop sports-tech bets, but due diligence is tightening.
India's generic anti-obesity drug market surged tenfold in a year, driven by diabetes patients and cosmetic users. Regulators are cracking down on ads and sales, threatening pharma companies' investments in GLP-1 generics.
MoneySense and Surviscor rank the 2026 best online brokers in Canada by client experience. Questrade leads, followed by Wealthsimple and TD Direct Investing.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb invited us to see his city after I warned Seattle risked the same decline. The gap in hustle and leadership runs the wrong direction.
Contracts worth $2.4M go to MDA Space, Calian, and Kepler for ground-segment concepts. The RADARSAT+ system is central to Canada's $1B earth observation push.
Silvercorp's Ying District reserves jumped 50% to 19M tonnes containing 106M oz silver. The 17-year mine life and by-product credits give SVM a margin of safety most silver miners lack.
Binance refunds $557M from 27,700 addresses after cancelling tokenized SpaceX IPO due to insufficient shares. $1M SPCXB airdrop distributed.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit debuts at West Edmonton Mall food court on June 26. First 50 guests get free sliders and a year-long 20% discount on orders up to $250 per week.
Anthropic reversed AI model restrictions after developer backlash. The policy targeted open-source competition as much as safety, developers say. Short-term relief, but uncertainty about future restrictions remains.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says a final agreed text of a US-Iran deal is reached. Oil markets watch for sanctions relief as Trump disputes leaked terms.
SpaceX shares opened 11% above their offering price, pushing Musk's net worth past US$1 trillion. A trillion-dollar fortune is roughly the size of Switzerland's GDP.
Modric's expected retirement after the 2026 World Cup coincides with his CoinW ambassador role and a $100K Solana fan token that has yet to gain traction.
Brazil star Neymar ruled out of Scotland friendly with grade 2 calf strain. Recovery timeline raises World Cup questions. His past $1.1M BAYC purchase and Solana meme tokens see no price impact.
Blockworks' acquisition of Messari combines crypto data, research, and APIs into a single system of record for onchain assets, targeting institutional and AI workflows.
Bybit and Binance refunded $557M in SpaceX IPO subscriptions after xStocks failed to deliver shares. The incident shows the hidden counterparty risk in tokenized stocks.
Bybit, Binance, and Bitget canceled SpaceX IPO token allocations after failing to secure shares. Full refunds plus rewards and airdrops are being issued to affected users.
India's proposal for a BRICS Urban Research and Knowledge Network was accepted at the 13th Urbanisation Forum. Each member will designate a nodal organization. The network aims to share best practices on housing, municipal finance, and climate resilience.
Blockworks and Messari operate in overlapping spaces. A tie-up would reshape crypto research and media. Here is the math behind a hypothetical deal.
Binance users deposited $557 million in USDC for tokenized SpaceX pre-IPO exposure. Small wallets dominated; large entries also participated.
BitMine's $200M stake in Beast Industries aims to funnel MrBeast's 500M YouTube subscribers into Ethereum via Step's neobank. Tom Lee calls it a moonshot.
SpaceX closed its $75B IPO with 18,712 Bitcoin on its balance sheet. Every shareholder is now an indirect BTC holder. The next test: earnings call treasury questions.
Fifth Circuit upholds conviction of ex-police chief who arranged car arson for insurance payout. The evidence, the court said, showed the burning was the opening act of a fraud scheme.
Copper tops $4.40 as Codelco cuts output and Las Bambas strike looms. LME stocks at February lows. The $4.50 level is the next test.
Binance lists SPCXB, a tokenized security tied to SpaceX. It's not equity. The Bybit refund precedent and redemption terms define the real risk for traders.