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Sen. Tim Scott accuses Elizabeth Warren's team of trying to push crypto offshore. The CLARITY Act needs 60 votes Sept. 15. Polymarket sees a 20% chance of passage by year-end.
Edward Zimbardi faces 25 federal counts after Fiji deported him over a scheme that took $165 million in crypto from thousands of investors.
Golar LNG ordered a fourth FLNG unit, boosting capacity 41% to 12M tonnes. The $2.45B Mark II vessel delivers in 2029. Golar targets a 50% earnings increase with the new unit.
The securities disputes committee accepted the lawsuit after the company offered shares without following regulatory procedures, violating Article 31 of the Capital Market Law. Investors have 90 days to join the case.
SpaceX's June IPO disclosure shows Elon Musk holds 49%, Alphabet 4.2%, and Nvidia 0.9%. Other notable investors include Fidelity, Saudi PIF, and Peter Thiel.
Walmart directs its $2.9B tariff refund into price cuts as slowest U.S. sales growth in six years and falling consumer sentiment underscore household financial strain.
Baccarat's 1.06% house edge on the Banker bet is the tightest on the floor. Stablecoin settlement makes the game fast for crypto traders, but the math stays negative.
Securitize and Neuberger Berman launch HINC, a tokenized high-yield fund on Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The $19.5M Q1 revenue at Securitize points to growing institutional appetite for on-chain credit products.
64% of Americans said Trump family crypto investments are inappropriate, per Reuters/Ipsos poll. 92% of Democrats object, 69% of Republicans approve. Senate vote on crypto bill Sept. 15.
The OCC targets November to finalize payment stablecoin rules before the GENIUS Act effective date in January. Treasury's related proposal comment period closes Oct. 19.
Treasury plans to double long-end buybacks this fall, supporting longer-dated bonds. FOMC minutes show rate hike risk if inflation persists. MBS prices slipped Thursday.
US companies spent $517M on midterm races through March 2026, with crypto, AI, and betting firms contributing $294M. Fairshake still has $130M in reserve.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF returned 17% YTD, outpacing the S&P 500's 13%, as a 7-point P/E gap rewards mature dividend payers over the AI megacap complex.
EIPI yields 6.53% monthly via energy stocks and covered calls on 26% of holdings. Top positions: Enterprise Products, Energy Transfer, Exxon Mobil. Oil price risk and utility capex are key concerns.
SEC staff clearance lets Franklin Templeton invest its tokenized money market fund inside ETFs and mutual funds, with first use possible by Q4.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the 3-3-3 plan for G20: 3% growth, 3% deficit cap, and a digital assets endorsement. The ministerial meets in August.
New York DFS proposed a rule requiring BNPL lenders to offer a consumer portal for loan management, moving the 2025 law closer to enforcement. Comments due Sept. 14.
MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for MetaMask purchases, letting 57M+ Cash App users buy a wide range of digital assets directly into self-custody wallets without card details.
Natural gas stalled at $2.85 as the 50-day EMA capped gains. A storage glut and contract roll weigh on upside. Trader Chris said consolidation persists until a break above $3.
Acting Chair Pham says the CFTC has drafted crypto rules ready to publish if the CLARITY Act stalls. Polymarket odds of passage have dropped below 20%.
Saudi real estate transaction value fell 32% YoY to SAR 35.5B in July, dragged by a 43% drop in residential deals. Rental values rose 25%, with Riyadh leading both segments.
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the long-dated bond buyback could exceed $4 billion, part of a push to show yields don't reflect fundamentals. He also said the deficit has likely peaked and announced tougher Iran sanctions.
WTI crude holds above the 50-day EMA while $90 resistance caps upside. A breakout in either direction is likely this month, traders say.
Whitecap Resources raised its 2026 output target 3% to 384,000-386,000 BOE/day after the Veren deal boosted capital efficiency 12%. CFO Thanh Kang projected C$2.2 billion in free cash flow at US$75 oil.
The Graph published a blueprint for onchain AI agents. The stack uses ERC-8004 for identity and Subgraph MCP for data. A machine-to-machine payment layer closes the loop.
Walmart expanded price rollbacks to 11,000 items as grocery sales rose mid-single-digit. eCommerce grew 24%, fast delivery 48%. Stock fell 8% after same-store sales missed estimates. Full-year outlook raised to 4-5%.
BCV H1 net profit rose 5% to CHF 225 million, with revenue growth in private banking and asset management offsetting low-rate pressure. Costs rose just 1%.
Former Speaker Romualdez submitted sworn statements from 25 former aides of Rep. Co denying cash deliveries, including a recantation by ex-soldier Guteza.
Teachers, volunteers, and Quezon City staff cleaned Masambong Elementary School after monsoon rains flooded the campus on Aug. 20. No word yet on when classes will resume.
The OCC will publish final payment stablecoin rules in November, Gould said at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, clearing the way for applications in 2027.