Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast
The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter. Source：MarketWatch
New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi, credit union provisions, but road ahead for bill remains murky
The Clarity Act needs 60 votes when the Senate returns from its recess next week. Republicans circulated a fresh draft on Thursday ahead of the vote.…
Would you buy stock in a company whose own scientists think the product might kill you?
A former Anthropic employee said he was quitting this week and that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” Source：MarketWatch
Why a new SEC plan could ease a legal headache for tokenized securities
The SEC's new proposal to overhaul transferagent rules could eliminate duplicate offchain shareholder records, reducing reconciliation costs and legal…
Elon Musk is pulling in even more cash. Meet his $23 billion underground venture.
The Boring Company, a tunneling startup that works closely with Tesla, just raised $3 billion through a private funding round. Source：MarketWatch
SEC Charges Founder and His Two New Jersey-Based Companies in Alleged $16 Million Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jerseybased companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC…
Investors should be eating up these 9 restaurant stocks, analysts say
Contrarian investors have opportunities for doubledigit percentage gains in inflationbattered stocks, if gas prices come down. Source：MarketWatch
OKX brings OpenAI and Anthropic bets to Europe as pre-IPO trading grows
The exchange is offering up to 10x leverage on privatecompany valuations alongside 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs. Source：CoinDesk
Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps
ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binaryoptions bans, cryptoasset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws. Source：CoinDesk
Liquid Network resumes block production after $320M exploit
Liquid restarted block production after deploying emergency software updates, though transactions and peg operations remain suspended as recovery efforts…
MoneyGram launches Visa stablecoin card as remittance rivals expand
MoneyGram is following rival Western Union’s lead, rolling out a Visa stablecoin debit card as it expands blockchainbased payments. Source：Cointelegraph
Monument Bank delays retail tokenized deposits, cites regulatory issues in the UK
The Londonbased challenger bank tapped a Canadian custodian to meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory requirements. It now expects to roll out…