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Trump said a 1994 IND transfer could speed ibogaine development. Psyence BioMed, with GMP manufacturing via PsyLabs, says it is ready to help lead clinical work.
The SEC's proposed safe harbor lets firms issue up to $75M in tokens annually without investment-contract classification, filling a gap left by the stalled CLARITY Act.
Handshake AI offers $6 per page for professional documents, up to $30K. Proving ownership of work-created material is tricky, experts warn. The move highlights AI firms' hunger for training data.
A $2,000 cruise on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas was ruined by constant motion in a front cabin. Seasoned cruisers say book mid-ship to avoid seasickness. The lesson: location matters more than size.
CEO Langley said drones are now Flock's fastest-growing segment, with over 200 customers. The push comes as license-plate cameras face backlash over misread rates as high as 71%.
The SEC proposed Reg Crypto with a $75M annual exemption for crypto investment contracts. Issuers get two registration pathways, state preemption, and a safe harbor for token classification.
SEC publishes formal crypto regulation proposal after canceling closed-door meeting. 70-day comment period opens before final vote. Industry faces new compliance standards.
A confirmed crypto transaction cannot be reversed on the blockchain. In four of six typical wrong-address cases, the key to the destination address sits at an exchange or the sender's wallet.
The DeFi protocol approved a $52M milestone-gated budget and a new leadership team to build on-chain credit infrastructure for banks, asset managers, and fintech firms.
The SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets lets projects raise up to $75M without full registration and later separate tokens from securities exposure.
Institutional traders gain access to Crypto.com's regulated prediction markets and margin-based crypto futures through TT's trading infrastructure. Q4 2026 launch.
Nasdaq's SEC-approved 23-hour trading day launches December 6, with 20% price bands to control overnight volatility. A September SEC panel reviews safeguards.
Kraken's Krak Card goes live in the US with up to 2% cashback in bitcoin or dollars. The Visa-based card converts 600+ assets at checkout and ties reward rates to customer holdings.
Atico Mining reported $2.1 million in mining income for Q2 2026, but a 39% drop in gold output and a stronger Colombian peso pushed the company to a $0.2 million net loss.
Angry Chickz launches loyalty app with free slider offer through August. The Nashville hot chicken chain's app lets customers order ahead and earn rewards.
The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal would let eligible issuers raise up to $75 million in 12 months without full registration, plus a safe harbor for tokens that outgrow their investment-contract roots.
Binance gave Russian investigators client data tied to small donations for Ukrainian forces, months after the exchange said it left the market. The case tests EU privacy rules.
Elizabeth Hobson's lawsuit claims the firm disclosed her address and pressured her to show surgical incisions after she reported discrimination and retaliation.
Hycroft Mining drills 82.7m at 87.5 g/t silver at Brimstone and extends Vortex 150m west with 748 g/t silver over 4.2m, keeping both zones open.
StrikePoint Gold acquires Northumberland from Newmont with $70M upfront, C$140M bought deal, and 4.43Moz AuEq resource in Nevada's Walker Lane. Deal includes two $25M contingent payments tied to feasibility and production.
Paramount Skydance hired two more former Google execs as David Ellison pushes to turn the 114-year-old studio into a tech powerhouse alongside its Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
StrikePoint Gold buys Newmont's Northumberland gold deposit in Nevada for $70M upfront plus contingent payments. The deposit hosts 2.86M oz indicated gold-equivalent. A C$140M bought deal financing led by Canaccord Genuity backs the acquisition.
QNET replaced four senior executives in a single move, the biggest leadership shakeup in its 20-year history. The new team includes a chief information officer for the first time, signaling a push to digitize its distributor network and customer platform.
Visa is taking bids for a settlement partner holding crypto exchange licenses in the U.S., Canada, UK and Singapore after Mastercard bought BVNK, CoinDesk reports.
Evolution Petroleum pays $16M for 3,420 net royalty acres in the core Midland Basin. CEO says base-case underwriting assumes 125 wells per year vs 241-well recent average, leaving room for upside.
Oil-Dri unit Amlan sponsors poultry nutrition symposium Aug. 25 in Little Rock; CEO Jaffee to open. Event covers gut health, mycotoxins, global protein markets.
The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal creates exemptions for token offerings up to $75M and a safe harbor for decentralized projects, with a 60-day comment period now open.
Mastercard, Visa, Circle, Fiserv and others form the Agentic Payments Alliance to set shared standards for AI agents making payments, before siloed approaches lock in.
Edward Zimbardi was deported from Fiji to face 25 federal charges for a $165M crypto Ponzi scheme promising 25% monthly returns. The case highlights DOJ pursuit of crypto fraud fugitives; Zimbardi appeared in federal court Monday.
Nymex natural gas rallied 3.1% on hotter weather forecasts, but 111.6 Bcf/day production and a storage surplus cap the upside. Thursday’s EIA report decides whether the heat is real.