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Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline
The five-month application window precedes the new regulatory framework’s planned introduction in October 2027, after years of legislative development.
Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, September 30: Steadily Above 7%
TL;DR: Mortgage rates are in a holding pattern today, and inflation is still running hot.
‘It’s like psychological warfare’ Trump moves to end $4 billion ‘Housing First’ policy that funded 6,500 projects to eliminate homelessness
More than 60% of the program’s 2024 funding went to permanent supportive housing, while just 1% went to transitional housing
Current price of oil as of Sept. 30, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Ex NFL star Antonio Brown once faced 30 years for attempted murder. Now he’ll plead no contest to aggravated assault and avoid prison entirely
Brown was accused of firing two shots at a man after a celebrity boxing match, and a plea deal could keep him out of prison
Iran says it got a U.S. response to its peace proposal as its currency hits a new record low seven months into the war
The talks are focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s currency hits another record low and new U.S. sanctions take effect
Could THORChain face prosecution over stolen Bitget funds?
THORChain will not — or can not — block addresses linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack. Can the devs be prosecuted for money laundering? It’s complicated, says crypto lawyer Y…
Cardano tapped by Brazil’s state oil giant to track cleaner jet fuel and diesel
Petrobras is testing the blockchain in two research projects aimed at preventing emissions benefits from being counted twice and tracing fuel data across production and use.
New report finds that rapid expansion of tokenization is giving rise to new styles of investing
Dune, a data analytics platform, found that the $34 billion market for tokenized assets now looks more like an always-open crypto trading platform.
Singapore crypto activity grows 55% as broader region contracts
Singapore’s crypto economy grew 55.4% to $284 billion as institutional-platform activity surged 94%, while the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam stood out for small-value P2P tran…
Greggs to cut 740 jobs and close factories
High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.
Girls Who Code CEO: the most discerning people in the AI debate aren’t in Silicon Valley. They’re teenage girls
Teen girls aren’t falling behind, they're asking better questions — and showing AI companies what user agency looks like.
Manchester City could be forced to pay Premier League up to £50m in legal costs
Club have been found guilty of breaking financial rulesCity deny wrongdoing, saying it is a ‘conspiracy theory’Manchester City are set to owe the Premier League tens of millions o…
AI is redefining operating models. CFOs can lead the transformation
The CFO skill set is uniquely aligned to AI transformation: strategic vision, business model innovation, and organizational agility
FCA opens crypto authorization window ahead of 2027 UK regime
Crypto businesses should apply by Feb. 28, 2027, while existing money laundering registrations will not convert into FCA authorization.
Morning Minute: Robinhood Adds Perps, Weekend Stocks, and AI Traders
Robinhood is leaning deeper into crypto as they look to unlock their “everything app” vision.
CFTC Investigating Adam Kinzinger Over Kalshi Bets on His Own Pardon: Report
The former congressman says he made $823 on the trades, had no inside information, and had checked the platform's rules first.
AI is giving CFOs a bigger slice of the C-suite, new IBM data shows
Jim Kavanaugh, IBM’s CFO and SVP of finance and operations, says AI is shifting CFOs from “guardians of stability” to “agents of transformation.”
Altcoin exchange deposit count jumps 160% in 2 weeks
CryptoQuant flagged potential selling pressure as deposit transactions and depositing addresses hit their highest counts since October 2025.
A stronger dollar is a weaker threat to bitcoin than traders think
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 30, 2026
McDonald's AI ‘Pricing Engine’ Gauges What Customers Will Pay for a Big Mac: Report
Machine-learning models set an 'optimal price' per item per restaurant, and have widened the gap between branches two miles apart.
Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace
Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.
The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules. Wall Street must not repeat the ‘paperwork crisis’
If ownership data is split across a token wrapper, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), a broker’s internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database, we are setting the stage …
A single market worth protecting: Getting the MiCA review right
As the European Commission’s MiCA review consultation closes, Europe must decide whether its crypto rulebook is protecting the market without making it too costly to build in.