‘It has to pass’: Andrew Cuomo warns U.S. is falling behind on crypto rules
A decade ago, the bankrupt owner of the Greenidge power plant in Dresden, New York, sold the uncompetitive coal-fired relic for scrap and surrendered its operating permits.
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SEC Proposes New Regulation for Crypto Assets; Here Are the Details
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US President Trump: I have paused 50% tariffs against Canada
Following overnight negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, “I have paused 50% tariffs against Canada for a three-day period.”
FalconX, Interstice Connect Canton to Ethereum, Solana and Robinhood Chain
The non-custodial cross-chain swap engine connects Canton’s institutional tokenized-asset markets with liquidity and trading activity across major public blockchains.
Rare Books Traced to Amazon AI Training Facility to Be Scanned and Destroyed
AI companies are scanning truckloads of books, sometimes rare ones, and often destroying them in the process to train their models—and now we have some idea of which companies and how they’re doing it.
Supply & Contracting Drive Uranium’s Long-Term Fundamentals
Uranium has been on quite a journey over the past few years. While the metal has always been valued for its role in nuclear energy, interest from governments, as well as the broader investment base, has noticeably impro…
Mozilla Tests an AI 'Smart Window' in Firefox—But Only If You Opt In
Mozilla is testing a new "Smart Window" in Firefox—a separate, optional window where you can chat with an AI assistant of your choice while you browse. The company is inviting users onto a waitlist to try it first.
XRP ETF Inflow Collapse Weakens the Institutional Demand Thesis
Seven spot ETFs and $1.44 billion in inflows could not lift XRP off its lows. The reason is not weak demand. It is that the ETFs delivered access without the one thing institutions actually require, and only an act of C…
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Flag support rebound keeps bulls alive
The USD/CHF pair recovers some ground on Tuesday after testing the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 0.7866 along with the bottom trendline of the ‘bearish flag’, which so far contained price action amid the lack of…
USD/JPY Recovery Shows Intervention Cannot Close the Rate Gap
Yen is under broad-based pressure again, barely 10 days after joint US-Japan intervention forced traders to retreat. That does not mean intervention has failed. It means intervention solved only one part of the problem.…
Chinese Yuan: Gradual appreciation view – MUFG
MUFG analysts Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that July data point to weaker Chinese growth and a widening divergence between the "new" and "traditional" economy. Despite short-term production disruptions from Middle East…
Crude Stockpiles Unexpectedly Decline, Indicating Stronger Demand
Gold prices slipped by 0.52% to settle at 1,53,152, as easing geopolitical tensions reduced safe-haven demand. Optimism around a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal, along with comments from Donald Trump suggesting the confl…
Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI Data Centers as Backlash Grows
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday imposing new restrictions on large AI data centers, including rules aimed at making developers pay for their impact on the state's electrical grid.
Cypherpunk launches Zcash mining fleet controlling 18% of network hashrate
The $33.3 million Winklevoss Capital deal expands Cypherpunk’s ZEC strategy as it targets 5% ownership of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply.
Port of Los Angeles posts high July volume, helped by retail goods, AI project parts
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to steadily decline for the rest of the year amid rising tariffs.
UK Labour Weakness Deepens the Case Against Further BoE Tightening
Sterling fell to $1.3479 on Thursday, August 13, down 0.12% against the previous session, after touching an intraday high just above $1.3500 in the immediate aftermath of the UK second-quarter GDP release. The pair has …
Bitcoin Wallet Maker BitBox Says AI Found Severe Flaws in Firmware
BitBox, the Zurich-based maker behind the BitBox02, released the Dixence security update this week after its own engineers uncovered two severe flaws in the cryptocurrency wallet's firmware.
Trump Family Crypto Firm Tied to Chinese AI Models US Government Called a Security Risk
President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial is working with an AI company that offers models from Chinese tech firms his administration has flagged over national security concerns, Reutersreported Monday.
Ripple- and Coinbase-funded PAC spends $2M in Florida race with little mention of crypto
A Florida representative not running for reelection who voted against the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts has endorsed a Democratic candidate, possibly leading to PAC-funded negative ads.
Forex Today: US Dollar firms on Hormuz jitters ahead of UK CPI and FOMC Minutes
The US Dollar Index (DXY) held a firm tone near the 99.60s on Tuesday, keeping a mild safe-haven bid as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz stayed front and center. Gold and Oil both sold off, and most major currencies…
Arguing With People on X May Get You More Posts You Hate as Algo Feeds on Ragebait
Arguing with people on X may be teaching the platform to show you more posts you hate.
Turn on the Lights to the Utilities Spending Boom With This ETF
Domestic for-profit utilities are spending big to meet the artificial intelligence (AI) demand moment. Regulatory Research Associates estimates that from 2026 through 2030, U.S. utilities will shell out a staggering $1.…
Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card as Payward broadens financial services push
The multi-asset card lets US customers spend crypto and fiat and earn cashback as Kraken’s parent company expands across financial services.
Balance China’s Shifting Lithium Market With the BATT ETF
Recent price forecasts from BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, highlighted notable market trends in mainland China’s lithium market. BMI revised its forecasts for China lithium carbonate to $20,100 per ton and lithium hydr…