Arizona crypto ATM law helps 35 scam victims recover $171K
Arizona’s crypto ATM law has helped 35 scam victims receive full refunds totaling $171,332 since the measure took effect in September 2025, according to the state’s attorney general.
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Gold edges lower to near $4,400 as Iran-US tensions counter support from tame US inflation
Gold price (XAU/USD) declines to around $4,400 during the early Asian session on Thursday, pressured by escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States (US) and Iran. However, the potential downside for the p…
Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on Oct. 1
Hawaii will join Minnesota, Tennessee and Indiana in becoming the fourth US state to completely ban the use of cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks in response to scams.
The Japanese Yen gives back half of what Tokyo bought
The Dollar has spent Wednesday grinding higher against the Yen with no headline to carry it, trading near 159.50 after a low just beneath 158.60 and a gain of under a tenth of a percent. Close to two Yen have been added…
Cisco's stock drops despite earnings, revenue beat
Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday despite a better-than-expected earnings report and a revenue forecast that sailed past estimates.
'Inner Thoughts' of Every Major AI Model Exposed in Massive Exploit
Security researchers have found a way to read the encrypted "inner thoughts" of every major AI reasoning model—and uncovered 62 live API keys and 33 passwords buried in session logs that developers had shared publicly o…
Why Ethereum Price Could Skyrocket to $3,000 Within Days or Weeks
In the next few months, Ethereum could rise to $3,000 and beyond within a matter of days or weeks.
Inside the Consumer Price Index: July 2026
Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household?
Indonesia: BI succession supports Rupiah stability – DBS
DBS Group Research’s Radhika Rao reports that Indonesia’s onshore markets welcomed President Prabowo’s nomination of Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti as the next Bank Indonesia Governor. She stresses that an experienced…
Goldman Sachs to acquire ETF manager NEOS in $2.25B deal
The deal would add NEOS’ $30 billion ETF business, including Bitcoin- and Ether-linked income funds, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Cohen & Steers Expands Active ETF Lineup With Real Assets Fund
On August 12, Cohen & Steers launched the Cohen & Steers Real Assets Active ETF (CSRA). This actively managed ETF looks to deliver attractive long-term total returns and to maximize real returns during inflationary envi…
Bitcoin’s Drawdown Is a Sizing Question
Bitcoin fell 53% peak to trough. What that does to a portfolio depends almost entirely on how much of it you own, according to CoinShares’ Research.
Prediction markets should dial back faulty filings for incentives to boost trading: CFTC
Like any regulated trading platform under authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, prediction markets firms try to encourage heavy traders and for firms to act as market makers in ways that can deepen part…
SpaceXAI Wants Grok Bot to Do Your Job—But It Needs Access to Your Accounts
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI is joining the race to build AI agents that can navigate software and complete work for users.
Is it Time to Take a Closer Look at Target Maturity ETFs?
Among the key benefits of the ETF wrapper is the wide range of tools it gives advisors and investors to build tailored fixed income portfolios. And given today’s complex rate and inflation environment, it certainly help…
WTI holds firm as Strait of Hormuz concerns outweigh sharp US inventory build
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil trades in a narrow range on Wednesday as traders weigh a sharp rise in US crude inventories against persistent supply risks in the Middle East. At the time of writing, WTI trades around…
The AI-Generated Pattern Hides You From Surveillance Cameras—Including Flock
Bill Swearingen spent the past year running one experiment over and over from his home in Kansas City, where he co-founded the SecKC security meetup. About 31 million tests later, he says he can produce patterns on dema…
NYC council announces probe into ‘predatory marketing practices’ on prediction markets
Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to four companies offering prediction market services to New Yorkers as part of an investigation into their marketing practices.
New Zealand Dollar struggles as political uncertainty overshadows US inflation
NZD/USD retreats to around 0.5865 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.25% on the day. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains under pressure against the US Dollar (USD), while inflation data from the United States …
XRP News: Why One Analyst Calls XRP ‘Gold With Internet Speed’
XRP was built to solve a problem gold never could, according to Vet, a contributor to the XRP Ledger Foundation, an XRP Ledger dUNL validator, and co-founder of XRP Café. In a recent interview, he laid out why he belie…
Goldman Sachs' $2.25B NEOS Deal Hands It Ready-Made Bitcoin Income ETF Business
Goldman Sachs is buying its way into crypto income funds, striking a deal worth up to $2.25 billion to acquire NEOS Investments, the ETF specialist behind one of the market's largest Bitcoin covered-call products.
China’s DeepSeek Upgrades V4 Pro: Claude Fable Is Only 5% Better at 4,500% the Price
DeepSeek shipped the finished version of its flagship on Wednesday with no blog post and no announcement. The tell was a table cell: the model version listed for “deepseek-v4-pro” on the API pricing page now reads DeepS…
After Coldcard Was Hacked, $15 Billion in Bitcoin Moved to Safety
Casa CEO Nick Neuman says the mass Bitcoin migration after the $130M Coldcard exploit proves distributed self-custody is Bitcoin's immune system—not its vulnerability.
Cooler inflation buys the Dow Jones Industrial Average nothing
The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) landed at 12:30 GMT on every line the consensus had written for it, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has spent the hours since handing back the few minutes of enthusiasm th…