Kraken adds S&P 500 to funded trading program, commodities to follow
Kraken’s funded trading program adds roundtheclock exposure to the US equity benchmark as it builds out its multiasset offering. Source：Cointelegraph
Now China wants to become the shop floor for the Muslim world
Chinese exporters are moving into halal food, cosmetics and fashion, but success in this vast market depends on something harder to manufacture than cheap…
Will Trump accounts and grandparent 529s bring down the price of college in the future?
Caps on student borrowing could also play into how America pays for college. Source：MarketWatch
Alphabet’s stock slips as Nvidia’s $500 billion financing deal threatens custom chips
Investors are concerned that Alphabet faces a fresh threat from Nvidia’s plans to help fund the AI buildout alongside major Wall Street players.…
Chili’s has hopped on the chicken-sandwich bandwagon, and it’s driving big sales gains
The number of chicken sandwiches sold at Chili’s locations has increased 175% — and shares of its parent company are now trading at record highs.…
Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth
Crypto companies from including Coinbase, BitGo, Robinhood, Polygon and Pump.fun have announced workforce reductions this year, citing a variety of reasons,…
SpaceX’s stock is getting a Grok-fueled boost
The company is best known for rocket launches but has big revenue goals for its AI business. Source：MarketWatch
Wintermute plans $1 billion AI push beyond crypto: Bloomberg
The firm aims for noncrypto markets to drive over 50% of revenue by 2027, up from 10% currently, as it seeks to diversify its business. Source：CoinDesk
Solana platform taps prediction market Kalshi for Wall Street-style high-speed data feed
Solanabased DoubleZero looks to meet institutional demands by adding prediction market Kalshi’s order book to its lowlatency market data feed. Source：CoinDesk
HashKey begins beta distribution of Hong Kong-regulated HKDAP stablecoin
HashKey has become an authorized distributor for Anchorpoint’s HKDAP, expanding institutional access as Hong Kong’s regulated stablecoin market takes shape.…
Nvidia, Intel, Google: Wall Street is partying like it’s 1999
The signs are all around that Wall Street is back in that dangerous atmosphere of giddy euphoria that those with long memories will remember from the infamous…
An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes. Here’s how.
For diversification in the stock market, there are actively managed alternatives to index funds. Source：MarketWatch