Cybercrime ringleader Malone Lam pleads guilty in $245M crypto theft conspiracy
US prosecutors said Lam organized an international network that targeted cryptocurrency holders through social engineering and home break-ins.
Finance
Iran eases currency rules to bypass US sanctions with crypto: Report
Exporters can now fund imports with overseas earnings without first selling their foreign currency at official rates, the Financial Times reported.
Gold sticks to modest gains on soft USD; Fed hike bets cap upside ahead of US inflation
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on a modest Asian session bounce from a one-week low touched earlier this Wednesday, albeit it sticks to a positive bias and, for now, seems to have snapped a three-day losing stre…
What Time is Apple Event Today
Appleâs special event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with the keynote set to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET. The event will take place at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, and will be streamed live for viewe…
United States Dollar Index weakens despite rising inflation concerns, Fed rate hike bets
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is losing ground for the third consecutive day and trading around 98.80 during Asian hours on Wednesday.
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Softens to near 178.50, retains bearish bias despite oversold RSI
The EUR/JPY cross trades in negative territory near 178.50 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against the Euro (EUR) as a slew of hawkish comments from the Bank of …
Moonshot’s Kimi rattled markets. U.S. agencies now say it was trained on American models
The latest Chinese model trails U.S. competitors on benchmarks. But it may not have to win the performance race to reshape the geopolitics of artificial intelligence.
Swiss Franc strengthens as US Dollar holds losses despite Fed rate hike odds
USD/CHF loses ground for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.8090 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair remains subdued as the US Dollar (USD) holds losses despite a hawkish tone surrounding the Federal …
Gemini receives Singapore payment license for crypto services
Gemini’s local entity is authorized to provide digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services without standard transaction-volume limits.
Coinbase Reveals What Happens If CLARITY Act Passes, Or Doesn’t
Ryan VanGrack, vice chair and head of corporate affairs at Coinbase, said the crypto industry has reached a turning point on the CLARITY Act, with a broader coalition now backing the bill than ever before.
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Bullish bias remains above 1.1600 ahead of ECB and US inflation
The EUR/USD pair attracts fresh buyers during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it lacks bullish conviction and remains confined within the weekly range. Spot prices currently trade near the 1.1630 region, up aroun…
USD/JPY Price Forecast: Hammer teases rebound after 650-pip slide
The USD/JPY continued to fall for the second straight day, losing 0.40%, but found support around 153.00, with the pair set to end the session at around 153.75.
Franklin Templeton digital asset veteran takes helm at StablecoinX
Former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen will lead StablecoinX, the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token.
OpenAI Says It Solved a $1M Math Problem. A Rival Mathematician Says He Did It First
NYU's Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck of racing to claim credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about his unpublished work with Anthropic's Levent Alpöge.
$47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'
Liquid Network said Tuesday that Blockstream, the Bitcoin infrastructure company behind the sidechain, is in ongoing talks with the hackers who exploited the network for roughly $320 million to fully recover the stolen …
Silver Price Forecast: Head-and-Shoulders risk builds below $67
Silver price struggles to clear a key technical resistance near $67.00, retraces to two-day lows at $65.31, and records a 1.42% loss. The non-yielding metal failed to sustain its early gains amid elevated US bond yields…
Oil Prices Near $100 Lift This Energy Income ETF
Oil prices climbed further Tuesday, with Brent crude rising 1% to $97.95 a barrel and briefly touching $99.46, according to the Associated Press. The benchmark has climbed from around $72 over the past two months. Fight…
New York town weighs crypto mining and AI data center ban
One of the first towns in the US to ban Bitcoin mining for 18 months is considering another temporary moratorium extending to data centers and other crypto mining operations.
Diesel Hits a Record as Washington Takes a 35% Stake in Venezuelan Oil
Trump just claimed rights to more oil than exists beneath all 50 states combined, but the Gulf Coast refiners responsible for turning that crude into gasoline have a very different reaction than the White House expected.
How Concentration and Duration Risk Redefined the Benchmark
The indexes most investors use to track the markets don’t look the way they did just five years ago. Many investors are aware that the major stock market index has become far more concentrated in a handful of companies …
Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs
Global payment processing giant Visa is combining payment network data with blockchain lending tools to help stablecoin-linked card programs and fintechs borrow working capital.
Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs
Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x.
PONS Price Aims to Jump Past $1 After 13,000% Rally Post Mid-July
The PONS price has already delivered a spectacular run, and one whale is still sitting on a serious paper profit. Wallet 0xfc27 spent 280.5 ETH, worth $696,000, to buy 2 million PONS at $0.347 a week ago. The position n…
MoonPay Gets Dutch EMI License to Issue Euro Stablecoins Across Europe
The post MoonPay Gets Dutch EMI License to Issue Euro Stablecoins Across Europe appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News