Intel’s stock is rising as the company looks primed to boost prices even more
The chip maker is reportedly set to further lift prices on its PC chips as costs rise across the supply chain. Source：MarketWatch
Oracle’s stock gets a boost as the OpenAI ecosystem comes back into favor
“It looks like OpenAI is turning things around,” and that’s seen as good news for Oracle, which has a lot riding on the ChatGPT creator’s success.…
Strive’s SATA nears $1 billion market cap as Strategy’s STRC continues to underperform
SATA’s 13% annualised dividend and resilience around par are helping Strive raise capital and outperform Strategy. Source：CoinDesk
Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital
Visa's stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data to…
Novartis’s failed trial for cholesterol drug leads to broad biopharma selloff
Along with several other drugmakers, Novartis has bet that lowering Lp(a) will cut the risk of sometimes fatal cardiovascular events. Source：MarketWatch
The investment lessons from the Vanguard 500 Index fund’s 50-year history
If you had shifted your entire equity portfolio into the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, and then did nothing else for the next few decades, your performance rank…
Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?
Bitcoin believers see it as an almost certain longterm investment, but retirement demands a different approach. How much crypto exposure is too much for your…
Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says
Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin’s complexity paradox: How layer-2 scalers became AI's main target
A string of incidents involving Coldcard, Lightning and Liquid highlights how AI is changing the economics of finding bugs in bitcoin infrastructure.…
Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments
Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach. Source：Cointelegraph
U.S. oil prices reach highest level in over three months after Saudi Arabia says civilian and energy sites struck
A spokesman for the Saudiled coalition fighting in Yemen said 73 people were injured in attacks by the Houthi rebels. Source：MarketWatch
Cronos executes controversial blockchain rollback to recover crypto worth $111 million
Validators rolled back nearly two hours of blockchain history to recover user assets. But the attackers still managed to get away with $9.19 million before…