These under-the-radar risk factors may explain why some older people are more vulnerable to scams
Criminals use sophisticated techniques to form deep emotional attachments to their victims Source：MarketWatch
My friend is terminally ill. Should she sell her rental home and pay $100,000 in capital gains?
“Her younger son lives in the condo, but wants to move elsewhere with friends.” Source：MarketWatch
Exchanges reporting crypto gains to IRS becomes tax nightmare
The IRS can now see your crypto gains, but has no idea about the costbasis. That’s proving to be a big headache for some cryptocurrency investors.…
Bitcoin bull market ‘confirmed’ but $90K presents profit-taking risk: Analysis
BTC price analysis concluded that onchain signals had “confirmed” the new Bitcoin bull market. Source：Cointelegraph
Canada’s six largest banks explore tokenized Canadian dollar deposits
The country’s largest financial institutions are exploring tokenized deposits for interbank payments, just weeks after regulators clarified how they should be…
Canada's 'Big Six' banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative
Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to broader digital asset ecosystems.…
How to avoid the ‘widow tax’ and other financial headaches if your spouse dies
A surviving spouse is sometimes left with less income and a higher tax bill. These taxsaving strategies can soften the impact. Source：MarketWatch
Tax-free bond yields are in a sweet spot. Get in before it’s too late.
Yields on municipal bonds — adjusted for taxableequivalent comparisons — have widened dramatically over those of corporate bonds over the past two months.…
Binance takes $100M stake in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded fiveyear partnership promoting USDC. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto’s wild boom-and-bust cycles are fading, Solstice CEO says
Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.…
Cardano joins Solana, XRP Ledger in race to power AI agent payments
The official x402 kit now includes Cardano tools for apps and AI agents to pay with ADA and other network tokens, though the facilitator has so far only been…
AMD hits a major milestone as AI stocks blaze higher
On an intraday basis, AMD became the 14th U.S. company to see its market capitalization top $1 trillion. Source：MarketWatch