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Hawaii Law Bars Cash Deposits at Crypto ATMs From October

Hawaii bans cash-in crypto kiosk purchases from October under Act 224. A committee report found over 93% of kiosk transactions in other states were scams targeting older adults.

Stocks17d ago

Academy Sports taps Instacart for same-day delivery after Uber Eats deal

Academy Sports adds Instacart same-day delivery at store prices. The retailer, already partnered with Uber Eats, plans 125 new stores over five years after Q1 sales rose 6.7%.

Crypto17d ago

BitMEX Shutdown Marks End of Perpetual Swap Pioneer

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the crypto perpetual swap, will shut down Sept 23, 2026. CEO Peter Wilkinson reflects on the decline and what it means for derivatives competition.

Crypto17d ago

Trezor Breach Exposes 13,689 Hardware Wallet Buyers: Names, Addresses Leaked

13,689 Trezor customers had names, phone numbers and shipping addresses stolen from logistics partner ShipMonk. No funds at risk; physical targeting is the real threat. The stolen data set is a verified list of hardware wallet owners with delivery addresses.

Crypto17d ago

Cronje: DeFi Has Drifted Far From Real Decentralization

Andre Cronje says DeFi has abandoned its founding principles, pointing to risk committees and governance concentration as evidence. TVL has halved since October 2025.

Stocks17d ago

Anthropic's $6 Billion Decart Deal Targets AI Compute Costs

The acquisition, Anthropic's largest known, would ease compute strain before an October IPO that investors expect to value Anthropic at $2 trillion or more.

Crypto17d ago

Binance bStocks Claims No.2 in Tokenized Equities, Kraken xStocks Slips

Binance's bStocks overtook Kraken's xStocks to become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer in under two months. Kraken now sits third.

Commodities17d ago

India ricebran oil gap hits 1.2mt as SEA urges policy fix

India's untapped ricebran oil capacity sits at 1.2mt as SEA's Mehta calls for GST reform, milling upgrades, and R&D to cut edible oil imports.

Stocks17d ago

Karen Millen returns to UK high street after seven-year absence

Karen Millen will open concession stores in TFG locations starting August 14, responding to customer demand for physical retail experience.

Stocks17d ago

Tata Succession Fight Heats Up as Trusts Start Chairman Search

Tata Trusts moved to replace Chairman N Chandrasekaran after Noel Tata blocked a third term. The succession committee needs regulatory clearance first.

Stocks17d ago

Small IPOs see faster anchor exits, SEBI study finds

SEBI study of 242 mainboard IPOs shows anchor investors exit smaller issues faster: 72% sold in a year vs 41% for larger IPOs. FPIs drive the selling.

Crypto17d ago

Cronje: Most DeFi Has Become 'Onchain Finance'

Cronje says most protocols have abandoned true decentralization for circuit breakers and governance override powers. ECB paper questions DAO decentralization under MiCA.