BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash
BlackRock's proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin's selloff. Source:CoinDesk
Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates
Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30year…
Money-saving tips to cope with higher prices — from our readers
I asked people what they’re doing to make life more affordable today. I’ll definitely be trying some of these. Source:MarketWatch
Salesforce gets a chilly investor response to a $6 billion deal at a 58% premium
Salesforce said on Tuesday that it is making a nearly $6 billion acquisition at a 58% premium, but Wall Street’s response was frosty. Source:MarketWatch
Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre
The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan. Source:CoinDesk
Agents can trade 24/7 — but Yat Siu warns you could lose access at any time
The Animoca Brands chairman explains that AI agents can make trades while you sleep, but users need to plan for the day they lose access to the bots.…
SEC and AMF Announce Supervisory MOU To Enhance Cooperation for Investment Advisers and Investment Service Providers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of…
Meet the college students trying to reverse an obscure ban on trading onion futures
In the U.S., investors can legally trade futures contracts tied to all sorts of commodities, from pork bellies to oil to the computing power needed to power…
FINMA approves Switzerland’s first Bitcoin ETF for retail investors
The Swiss regulator cited a growing appetite for cryptocurrency investments and said that multiple fund providers have submitted Bitcoin ETF applications.…
Meta is back on offense — and its next move could signal higher AI spending across Big Tech
Meta could be the first major tech company this earnings season to foreshadow higherthanexpected AI costs for next year. Source:MarketWatch
SEC, FSA Hold Autumn Financial Regulatory Dialogue
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) convened the Autumn SECFSA Financial Regulatory Dialogue in…
Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading
Seven more issuers have opted out of being listed on the planned tokenized stock venue under the SEC's framework, bringing its disclosed objection count to 16.…