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Swiss Regulator Approves First Retail Fund That Holds Bitcoin Directly
FINMA waived the diversification rules for the fund but leaned hard on custody and investor-protection safeguards.
Idealab’s Bill Gross thinks AI could help launch 1 million new businesses, making up for any job losses it causes
The Idealab CEO is giving away 1.2 million AI-generated business ideas and offering AI agents to help run those new companies
What does the UK’s approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean?
Decision has implications for household energy bills, the UK economy and the climate crisisUK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North SeaAbout four years and six energy secretaries aft…
A Cancun All-Inclusive Where Adults Get Their Own Resort
Secrets and Dreams Playa Mujeres are all-inclusive resorts in Cancun, Mexico, and are part of the Hyatt Inclusive Collection.
Steven Bartlett started ‘The Diary of a CEO’ with a $100 microphone. Now he says it’s on track for $60 million in annual revenue
The podcast host says he rejected a deal that would have meant more ads and leaving YouTube. Now, his business extends beyond sponsorships.
Goldman sees a housing freeze through 2027. It would lock in an economic divide between millennials
Generation Refi and Generation Rent are pulling away as 3% and 7% carry massive implications. It's the locked-in and the locked-out.
Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Best Day in Nearly a Month as BlackRock Does All the Buying
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $526.7 million on Monday, their biggest day since Sept. 22. BlackRock's IBIT supplied all of it while Fidelity and Grayscale funds bled.
OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plans
The former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.
Bitcoin's Next Move: Here's What to Watch
Bitcoin trades just below $83,000, above both the short-term and long-term moving averages. Here are the levels traders are watching.
Strive closes $630M SATS IPO, leaves Bitcoin allocation unspecified
The Bitcoin treasury company could acquire an estimated 7,372 BTC with its net proceeds, potentially surpassing Metaplanet’s holdings if it allocates the full amount.
UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement
The long-awaited decision about the controversial North Sea field is expected on Wednesday morning.
Zcash Leads Crypto Bounce, Surging 8.5% as Bitcoin Reclaims $83,000
Zcash jumped 8.5% in 24 hours to $1,215.85 as the broader crypto market rebounded, with Bitcoin up 1.6% and ETF money flowing back in.
The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap
Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can't show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it's still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael …
Social Security benefits could be cut 22% in 2032—and one fix would mean a 40% payroll tax hike for millennials and Gen Z
Retirees are getting a 3.6% raise in 2027, but the program’s main trust fund is set to run dry in less than seven years.
‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers
Our dependence on internet services of a few key tech companies leaves us vulnerable to cloud failures, bugs and more, experts sayIt happened again. A power outage hit a datacentr…
Injective, BDACS plan Korean won stablecoin settlement for tokenized assets
Injective and BDACS plan to bring won-backed stablecoin KRW1 to tokenized asset markets as South Korea develops a regulatory framework for local currency stablecoins.
NatWest orders 13,000 staff back to their desks two days a week
Union furious as bank scraps remote-first policy for thousands of employees from February 2027NatWest has ordered 13,000 staff to increase their in-office days from two days per m…
Stablecoin transfers quadruple to $891B as US banks expand adoption: Report
Coinbase reports growing adoption by banks and businesses, even as stablecoin market capitalization remains largely unchanged over the past year.
The Midterms Are the First Real Test of Whether Markets Beat Pollsters
Former NBC News political director Chuck Todd is hosting NEXTPredict two weeks before the vote, and has yet to pick a side.
Alphabet, Microsoft add objections to OKX-ICE proposed tokenized stock platform
About 25% of the US-listed companies in OKXICE’s initial tokenized stock platform proposal are asking to opt-out of the venture.
Bitcoin price spikes to $83.3K as US stocks rise on Q3 earnings, oil falls
High US corporate earnings reports boosted stock markets and saw BTC price hit $83,300 before reversing at a 21-day trend line.
The non-gamer CEO racing to save Microsoft’s Xbox
Asha Sharma has cut thousands of jobs, consolidated studios, and rewritten the playbook. Insiders wonder if she’s saving the brand or preparing it for a non-Microsoft future.
As billionaires fight a tax hike, Jensen Huang says paying $8 billion is a ‘privilege’: ‘I’m just afraid of being poor’
As billionaires flee the Golden State, the Nvidia cofounder says he’s happy to stay put and share the spoils of his success: “I am the ultimate American Dream.”
Jamie Dimon says CEOs should be more like Ted Lasso instead of like ‘autocrats’—and tell their employees how they truly feel
The JPMorgan Chase CEO admits Apple TV’s Ted Lasso offers a leadership lesson in balancing empathy and accountability while building a winning team.