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OG.com seeks CFTC approval for single-stock perpetual futures
OG.com, recently spun out of Crypto.com, joins Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken parent Payward in seeking approval to bring perpetual futures to individual US stocks.
Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails
Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in 2025 after resigning during her second term at the federal commodities regulator.
Man City found guilty of breaking financial rules
Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.
National Coffee Day: Where to Find Free Coffee and Deals on Sept. 29
National Coffee Day returns September 29, with deals confirmed from Klatch Coffee, Caribou Coffee, Dunkin' and more.
Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles
The trade group will be run again by its original CEO, Kristin Smith, when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussle.
Boom or bust? The case for and against panicking about 5% yields
The bond market is flashing a warning, but stocks aren’t listening.
AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
Darktrace's new Signal Labs found AI agents hacking their own evaluation environment to fake a perfect score—and tricking coding assistants into running unauthorized network attac…
Google Built an AI That Hunts Its Own Security Bugs
Google's PageBreak agent autonomously finds and verifies real vulnerabilities in its own web apps, cutting through the flood of noisy AI-generated security reports.
Tether says it had ‘limited’ exposure to bank linked to $84M US seizure
US prosecutors alleged that a payments business illegally transferred hundreds of millions of dollars at the direction of EQIBank, where Tether holds some assets.
Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise
Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise
Circle and Tether Freeze Stablecoins Tied to Bitget Hack—But Most Funds Slip Away
The two stablecoin issuers blacklisted a wallet labeled "Bitget Exploiter 8," locking about $318,000 in USDC and USDT—but the attacker swapped most funds into unfreezable ETH befo…
Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streets
Funds to help local people turn empty shops, pubs and clubs into community hubs, shared workspaces and cafesThe UK government has pledged £210m to regenerate high streets by takin…
‘U.S. trade policy is damaging the U.S. auto industry’: Canada’s purchase of American cars hits new low as Trump’s tariffs backfire on U.S. automakers
In one year, the U.S. share of new vehicles in Canada shrunk from 35.4% to 28.4%, new data shows.
OpenAI Is Building a $500 per Month ChatGPT Pro Max Plan, Leaks Suggest
Leaked code strings and screenshots point to a new tier that would cost 25 times more than ChatGPT Plus, aimed at people who need the bot to work faster, not just longer.
35% of bettors are leaving sportsbooks for prediction markets, echoing the regulatory loophole DraftKings built its business on
The American Gaming Association says states have already lost $500 million in tax revenue to prediction markets.
North Korea accused of plundering Bitget for $387 million in year’s biggest crypto attack
Hackers exploited Bitget’s wallet backend, using a flaw that made fraudulent withdrawals look legitimate.
Rockefeller Foundation President: America is losing its global standing. Here’s how to fix it
One-third of the world sees America as a threat. Here’s how we can win back their trust.
Bitget clarifies $388M in assets affected by security breach
The Bitget breach announced on Thursday affected about $35 million more than previously reported, based on an analysis of assets on Zcash and TRON.
Why the Bond Market’s Struggles Are Driving Up Mortgage Rates
Inflation, an AI borrowing boom and rising government debt are pushing bond yields to their highest levels in 20 years — and mortgage rates are climbing right along with them.
Bitget Hack Losses Climb to $387M: Here’s What Happened, and Why North Korea Is a Suspect
An attacker faked internal transfer requests to drain $387.5 million from Bitget's hot and warm wallets, and the exchange's CEO says the fingerprints look like Pyongyang's.
Libraries are becoming a cost-of-living hack, and some are seeing a surge in sign-ups
Libraries are drawing in users with free streaming, local business discounts, and tech help as the cost of living bites
Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens…
How Labour can reform Britain’s pensions triple lock | Letters
Readers offer solutions to the thorny problem facing the government, in response to an article by Gaby HinsliffGaby Hinsliff (Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break…
‘Our industry sees the risks and is concerned’: European tech leaders join calls for AI slowdown
Pip White, head of U.K. and Ireland, Northern Europe, and Israel at Anthropic, is among the tech leaders calling for a global cooperation on regulating AI.